A Hiatus

What a month January was. Has the Opinionated Aunty lost her voice? My children probably hope so, but that's not the case. It has been a busy month where for the first time in my whole life I have to categorize tasks on daily basis into important and urgent, important & not urgent, and not important. I actually have to schedule-in relaxing activities. So what is my priority list look like?

Important and Urgent:

• Checking in with God - good thing He is always available, no appointment necessary.
• Checking in with hubby and kids - they are busy people, so I must catch them when they are not otherwise engaged.
• Food in the refrigerator and larder at all times. Food on the table at meal times. Clean eating utensils.
  
• Clean and ironed school uniforms & work clothes.
  
• Work and school assignments.
• Appointments with clients.
• Bill payments.
• Keep exercise routine.
• Taking care of visiting extended family.
  

Important but not urgent:

• Clean house.
• Work on dissertation.
  
• Answering personal letters -I have been exchanging long letters with a friend from primary school (through the internet of course).
• Checking in with facebook friends - I like to know what's going on with my friends, so I follow live feed whenever I can.
• Planning for Chinese New Year balik kampung (visit to Indonesia) - this will move up to urgent by the end of this week.
  
• Planning for a family holiday.
• Following local and world news.
• Car servicing.
  

Not important:

• Blogging
• Get a hair-cut, buy a new bottle of lotion and perfume (used my last drop sometime in December, so if I don't smell nice anymore, you know why... :-)
• Buy new clothes for Chinese New Year for my family (we never wear new clothes for CNY, so its unlikely that this year will be any different).
• Car washing.