Wednesday, October 21, 2009

times tables



a creative, business savy friend of mine was telling me how important it is to make yourself a timetable and stick to it. i was telling her about my woes of being a little overwhelmed and getting stuck in problem solving ruts of recent times. (i am learning so much about self publishing!) her advice was sound, as i found myself categorising and dividing time like some kind of physicist.


pictures eat people timetable- imagine the business is a nest

day one
create baby birds for 2 hrs

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 3 hrs

get the sticks in order for 1 hr


day two
create baby birds for 2 hrs

teach the birds to fly for 3 hrs

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 1 hr


day three
create baby birds for four hrs

tell stories about the baby birds and listen to other stories for 1 hr

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 1 hr


what!?
create baby birds- making, drawing, creating

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest- set up my business, buying materials, research

get the sticks in order- paperwork and book keeping

teach the birds to fly- selling my products, etsy, markets, shops etc

tell stories about the baby birds and listen to others- write blog, email outs, myspace, respond to emails










3 comments:

  1. How perfect! My baby birds are getting plump... I still haven't made them a suitable nest. Poor little things. xox

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  2. hi rachel. hope your book plans are going well! I look forward to seeing a copy. i've just started my blog!

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  3. what a lovely way to timetable :)

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