2 lbs of butter
3 cups of sugar
1 lb shorting
a couple bags of flour
raisins, sprinkles, maraschino cherries....
4 hours and 6 dozen goodies later....
We're getting ready for our first Christmas at CG place with Butter Tarts and Shortbread cookies...just like Mom's place.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Friday, November 17, 2006
Thursday, November 2, 2006
Well, That Was Embarassing
Guess I lied about the photos. Too busy.
I'm at the tail end of a big software project and I'm overloaded up to here (imagine me with my arm stretched above my head). Needless to say, we are approaching things in the most painful fashion possible by trying to rush. I hate that about software companies.
Despite the work, I'm actually pretty upbeat. I've latched onto a new time management methodology and I'm quite enjoying it. This isn't so much for the software development side, which I have a pretty good handle on, but rather for all of the little stuff going on in my life (such as, say, blogging). I'm slowly moving into GTD (Getting Things Done), by David Allen. It's all about lists and reviewing and focusing on real, clearly defined actions. It seems to be working and it's forcing me to go through a major cleanup which always feels good even if I don't stick with his approach. It's not the kind of approach for everyone, but it seems to be very ideal for systematic types (read: 'programmers').
I'm not doing it fell-swoop (just realized I have no clue what that means exactly) as he recommends in the book simply because I don't have time (really don't have time) to set aside at this point. The whole premise is to get EVERYTHING that is on your mind into an external reliable system that reminds you when you need to deal with stuff. Beyond that, you focus on the real actions that are necessary to achieve whatever goals/commitments you set. I already deal with things sort of like that anyway, but... I now have no loose papers at work and my email inbox is empty. That's saying something.
I'm at the tail end of a big software project and I'm overloaded up to here (imagine me with my arm stretched above my head). Needless to say, we are approaching things in the most painful fashion possible by trying to rush. I hate that about software companies.
Despite the work, I'm actually pretty upbeat. I've latched onto a new time management methodology and I'm quite enjoying it. This isn't so much for the software development side, which I have a pretty good handle on, but rather for all of the little stuff going on in my life (such as, say, blogging). I'm slowly moving into GTD (Getting Things Done), by David Allen. It's all about lists and reviewing and focusing on real, clearly defined actions. It seems to be working and it's forcing me to go through a major cleanup which always feels good even if I don't stick with his approach. It's not the kind of approach for everyone, but it seems to be very ideal for systematic types (read: 'programmers').
I'm not doing it fell-swoop (just realized I have no clue what that means exactly) as he recommends in the book simply because I don't have time (really don't have time) to set aside at this point. The whole premise is to get EVERYTHING that is on your mind into an external reliable system that reminds you when you need to deal with stuff. Beyond that, you focus on the real actions that are necessary to achieve whatever goals/commitments you set. I already deal with things sort of like that anyway, but... I now have no loose papers at work and my email inbox is empty. That's saying something.
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