A Note to You and From You

Does time seem to fly by for you? Did you not reach a goal you had set? If so, I have an motivating idea for you that may help you make the most of your time and reach your goals within a timeframe you set.

Time seems to be moving quickly, I don’t want to say to myself, “Wow, I missed the opportunity to do 1… 2… 3.”

So instead of being glued to social media, and binging on Netflix all day, yesterday, I wrote myself a note to hold myself accountable for what I can accomplish over the next few months.

Everything on my list are things I have been wanting to do, but kept putting on the back-burner. I now have the gift of time and am not going to let it slip by.

My Gift of Time List:

• Draw more. I started this already – proof below. :-)
• Walk or ride my bike every day for an hour.
• Continue to lose weight and eat healthier foods.
• Clean the files on my computer so it keeps humming along without any problems.
• Clean out my studioffice.
• Create as many posts as possible so I can keep to a regular posting schedule on my blog.
• Watch my favorite old movies.
• Make a few of the recipes I have downloaded from the internet to try for dinner.

You get the idea. If you want to hold yourself accountable, write a note to yourself listing the things you would like to accomplish.

Don’t forget to put a goal reaching date on the note. Once that day arrives, think how nice it will feel that you got what you wanted to accomplish done?

You can write your list on a note card and seal it. After life gets back to normal, open it up to see if you accomplished what you intended.

Take Your List a Step Further

Send your list to a best buddy and have them do the same with you. This way you are working as a team, but on your own lists.

• If you don’t have any note cards, I made one for myself. I like to draw and never made the time for it before. It was the number one item on my “gift of time list”.

I drew an old-fashioned quilt pattern called Grandma’s Garden and made it into a free printable folded note card that you can download and print.

I thought it an appropriate design as it has many colors and patterns that all work together to create a happy patchwork design. Just like we are, each and every one of us, unique in our own way.

Download the free printable Grandma’s Garden note card:

• Grandma’s Garden Quilt Block Note Card
• I printed mine on white card stock sold where printer paper is sold.

If you need some colorful envelopes, you can find them here: Colorful A2 Size Envelopes

Do you have any plans going forward If so, what is going to be on your Gift of Time list?