Monday morning planning

For the first time in I don't know how long, I flipped open my planner to this week, and there was nothing in it. Well, there was one little note "Table/supply pick-up" for this morning (tables and dishes for the BBQ), but that is done, and I'm staring at a week with nothing planned. I'm getting a sick, panicky feeling in my stomach. It may be because I pretended I wasn't home just now, when the JW's came knocking, but I think it is the blank slate of a week with which I am having a hard time dealing.

MUST.

PLAN.

Quickly. Right. Agreed to teach Colleen how to knit this Friday night. Must go to Romni Wools (20% off everything, making some things below cost, people). Must make shopping list for Romni. Lex said she might be free for lunch this week, right? Oh, the library called and my reserved book is in. Feeling better. Tomorrow is a holiday, so ReRe will be home all day; must plan activities. Should we try to get to TO Island? Discuss with Getalife. And OMG, I must clean my office. And isn't this weekend Afrofest? Phew, that's 2 days scheduled, right there. What else? Hotlink every possible noun in blog. Done.

Now what? Oh right, I'm Self-Employed. Last week I had a flurry of meetings with potential clients, which I think is why I have very little planned for this week - something flipped my over-commitment switch, and I stopped making plans. We also had a very busy weekend, with our Canada Day BBQ (which went really well, no rain, yah!). So now that I'm realizing how busy last week was, I'm seeing why I haven't committed myself to very much this week. I'm also thinking about the possibility of full-time employment, and the fact that all this opportunity for self-planning may come to a screeching halt very soon, and that I need to tak advantage of my time while I have it. Hence the panic. So while I make a mid-day trip to the library, I'm going to think about all the things I would do this week if I knew it was the last week I had to myself before starting a job full-time. And the funny thing is, I think I'm going to use my time to Plan. To finally make a weekly dinner plan, along side a weekly housework/errand plan. These are things I've been trying to put together for months, but have never had the pressure of really having to make my non-work hours as efficient as possible. The added benefit is, if I don't end up going back to work full time, and stay self-employed, these plans will help me to segregate my work-time from my non-work time, as I will no longer feel the need to do things, like go to the library mid-day, when I should be responding to all those nice folks who made time to meet with me last week. That, I have planned for this afternoon.

Hmmmm, now that I've got the week planned, time to find me some lunch. Anyone have any hints on planning your non-work time to its greatest efficiency?