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- 0:06Hey,
- 0:06there.
- 0:06Welcome
- 0:07to
- 0:07getting
- 0:07to
- 0:08Good
- 0:08Enough.
- 0:08I'm
- 0:09Shannon
- 0:09Wilkinson.
- 0:10And
- 0:10I'm
- 0:10Janine
- 0:10Adams.
- 0:11We're
- 0:12here
- 0:12for
- 0:12practical
- 0:12and
- 0:13fun
- 0:13conversations
- 0:14about
- 0:14living
- 0:14with
- 0:15more
- 0:15ease
- 0:15and
- 0:16way
- 0:16less
- 0:16stress.
- 0:17Yep.
- 0:18We're
- 0:18all
- 0:18about
- 0:19embracing
- 0:19progress
- 0:20over
- 0:20perfection.
- 0:22So
- 0:22grab
- 0:22a
- 0:22tasty
- 0:23beverage
- 0:23and
- 0:23let's
- 0:24get
- 0:24started.
- 0:26Hey,
- 0:26Janine.
- 0:27Hey,
- 0:27Shannon.
- 0:27How
- 0:28are
- 0:28you?
- 0:28I'm
- 0:29good.
- 0:29How
- 0:29are
- 0:29you
- 0:30doing?
- 0:30I'm
- 0:31good.
- 0:31It's
- 0:31nice
- 0:32to
- 0:32see
- 0:32you
- 0:32a
- 0:32couple
- 0:32of
- 0:32weeks
- 0:33in
- 0:33a
- 0:33row.
- 0:34I
- 0:34know.
- 0:35I'm
- 0:36happy.
- 0:37This
- 0:37is
- 0:38really
- 0:39settling
- 0:39into
- 0:40our
- 0:40routine
- 0:41here.
- 0:41Yeah,
- 0:42me
- 0:42too.
- 0:42Me
- 0:43too.
- 0:43It's
- 0:43always
- 0:44a
- 0:44pleasure.
- 0:45It
- 0:45is.
- 0:46We
- 0:46are
- 0:47in
- 0:47the
- 0:47middle
- 0:47of
- 0:48an
- 0:48atmospheric
- 0:49river.
- 0:50Oh.
- 0:52I've
- 0:52heard
- 0:52that
- 0:52expression,
- 0:53but
- 0:53I
- 0:53don't
- 0:54think
- 0:54I
- 0:54know
- 0:54what
- 0:54it
- 0:54means.
- 0:55Is
- 0:55that.
- 0:55What
- 0:56is
- 0:56that?
- 0:56Endless
- 0:56rain?
- 0:57Flooding.
- 0:58It
- 0:58does
- 0:58sound
- 0:58like
- 0:59that,
- 0:59yeah.
- 0:59Oh,
- 1:00flooding.
- 1:01Yeah.
- 1:02Yeah.
- 1:03Huh.
- 1:04Yeah.
- 1:04Well,
- 1:05that's
- 1:05a
- 1:05bummer.
- 1:05Is
- 1:06your
- 1:06roof
- 1:06holding
- 1:06up
- 1:07okay?
- 1:08We
- 1:08have
- 1:09a
- 1:09relatively
- 1:09new
- 1:09roof,
- 1:10so.
- 1:11Yes.
- 1:11Otherwise,
- 1:12we
- 1:12would
- 1:13have
- 1:13water
- 1:13pouring
- 1:14into
- 1:15our
- 1:15living
- 1:16room
- 1:16around
- 1:16the
- 1:17chimney.
- 1:18Yeah.
- 1:18When
- 1:19I
- 1:19lived
- 1:19in
- 1:19an
- 1:19old
- 1:19house,
- 1:20that
- 1:21kind
- 1:21of
- 1:21rain
- 1:22was
- 1:22always
- 1:22so
- 1:23scary.
- 1:25Yeah.
- 1:25And
- 1:25we
- 1:26have
- 1:26a
- 1:26rain
- 1:26garden
- 1:28in
- 1:28our
- 1:28front
- 1:28yard,
- 1:29so
- 1:29all
- 1:29of
- 1:29the
- 1:29runoff
- 1:30from
- 1:30the
- 1:30roof
- 1:31goes
- 1:31into
- 1:32the
- 1:32downspouts
- 1:33and
- 1:33then
- 1:33into
- 1:33the
- 1:33rain
- 1:33garden.
- 1:34It
- 1:35was
- 1:35raining
- 1:35so
- 1:35hard
- 1:36that
- 1:36that
- 1:37overflowed
- 1:37its
- 1:38banks.
- 1:39Mike
- 1:39and
- 1:39I
- 1:39had
- 1:39installed
- 1:40a
- 1:40French
- 1:40drain
- 1:41along
- 1:41the
- 1:42sidewalk,
- 1:43I
- 1:44think,
- 1:44last
- 1:44summer.
- 1:45And
- 1:46it's
- 1:47working
- 1:50so.
- 1:51Because
- 1:51the
- 1:51sidewalk
- 1:52used
- 1:52to
- 1:52flood
- 1:54and
- 1:55create
- 1:55a
- 1:55puddle
- 1:56that
- 1:56people
- 1:58had
- 1:58to
- 1:58ford,
- 1:59basically.
- 2:01Right.
- 2:01And
- 2:02that's
- 2:02a
- 2:02real
- 2:02hazard.
- 2:02That's
- 2:03very
- 2:03nice
- 2:03that
- 2:03you
- 2:04took
- 2:04care
- 2:04of
- 2:04that.
- 2:05It's
- 2:05working
- 2:06out
- 2:06okay,
- 2:06too,
- 2:06with
- 2:07the
- 2:07atmospheric
- 2:08river.
- 2:09Yes.
- 2:10Good.
- 2:10Better
- 2:11than
- 2:11the
- 2:11sidewalk
- 2:11river.
- 2:12Yeah.
- 2:13Yeah,
- 2:14yeah,
- 2:14absolutely.
- 2:17That
- 2:17was
- 2:17one
- 2:17of
- 2:17those
- 2:18things
- 2:18that
- 2:18had
- 2:18been
- 2:18on
- 2:19our
- 2:19list
- 2:19for
- 2:19a
- 2:19long
- 2:20time,
- 2:20and
- 2:20then
- 2:21we
- 2:21finally
- 2:22took
- 2:22care
- 2:22of
- 2:22it,
- 2:23and
- 2:23it
- 2:24has
- 2:24been
- 2:25so
- 2:26nice
- 2:26to
- 2:26have
- 2:26done
- 2:27nice.
- 2:28And
- 2:28you.
- 2:28Just
- 2:29to
- 2:29be
- 2:29clear,
- 2:29you
- 2:29hired
- 2:29someone
- 2:30to
- 2:30do
- 2:30it,
- 2:30right?
- 2:31No,
- 2:31we
- 2:31did
- 2:32it.
- 2:32You
- 2:32did
- 2:33it.
- 2:33Yeah.
- 2:34Because
- 2:34if
- 2:34I
- 2:35hired
- 2:35someone
- 2:35to
- 2:35do
- 2:35it,
- 2:36I
- 2:36would
- 2:36say
- 2:36I
- 2:36did
- 2:37it,
- 2:37but
- 2:37I
- 2:37realized
- 2:38it
- 2:38was
- 2:38you
- 2:38and
- 2:38Mike
- 2:38we
- 2:38were
- 2:39talking
- 2:39about.
- 2:39That's
- 2:40unbelievable.
- 2:41Who
- 2:41does
- 2:41that
- 2:41themselves?
- 2:42Wow.
- 2:43Good
- 2:43job.
- 2:44Well,
- 2:44it
- 2:44wasn't.
- 2:45I
- 2:45mean,
- 2:46it
- 2:46wasn't
- 2:46like
- 2:47we
- 2:47did
- 2:47a
- 2:47French
- 2:47drain
- 2:48all
- 2:48the
- 2:48way
- 2:48around
- 2:48our
- 2:49house.
- 2:49We
- 2:49did
- 2:49it.
- 2:50You
- 2:50know,
- 2:51it
- 2:51was.
- 2:51Did
- 2:51it
- 2:51involve
- 2:52digging?
- 2:53Yes.
- 2:54That's
- 2:55a
- 2:55big
- 2:55deal.
- 2:57Just
- 2:58saying.
- 2:59Well,
- 2:59thank
- 3:00you.
- 3:00You're
- 3:01welcome.
- 3:02I
- 3:02don't
- 3:02do
- 3:03it.
- 3:04I
- 3:05might.
- 3:05I
- 3:05have,
- 3:06I
- 3:06think,
- 3:06photos
- 3:07that
- 3:07I
- 3:07took
- 3:07while
- 3:07we
- 3:08were
- 3:08in
- 3:08the
- 3:08process
- 3:08of
- 3:09doing
- 3:09it.
- 3:09Maybe
- 3:09we'll
- 3:10Share
- 3:11those.
- 3:11Yeah,
- 3:12that's
- 3:12a
- 3:12good
- 3:12idea.
- 3:16But
- 3:17it,
- 3:17you
- 3:17know,
- 3:18it
- 3:19was
- 3:19one
- 3:19of
- 3:19those
- 3:19things
- 3:20that.
- 3:21That
- 3:21was
- 3:22on
- 3:22the
- 3:22list
- 3:22for
- 3:23so
- 3:23long.
- 3:23It
- 3:24was
- 3:24a
- 3:24problem
- 3:24for
- 3:25so
- 3:25long.
- 3:26And
- 3:28it
- 3:29sort
- 3:29of
- 3:30momentarily
- 3:31gave
- 3:31me
- 3:31this
- 3:32feeling
- 3:32of
- 3:32being
- 3:32caught
- 3:33up.
- 3:33Like,
- 3:34ooh,
- 3:34we've
- 3:34done
- 3:34this
- 3:35thing.
- 3:35But
- 3:36then,
- 3:36you
- 3:36know,
- 3:36there's
- 3:36like
- 3:36a
- 3:37million
- 3:37other
- 3:37things,
- 3:38so
- 3:38it
- 3:38goes
- 3:39away.
- 3:40Yeah,
- 3:41you
- 3:41gotta
- 3:41take
- 3:41those
- 3:41wins.
- 3:42Right.
- 3:42Like
- 3:43that.
- 3:43Checking
- 3:44that
- 3:44giant
- 3:45thing
- 3:45off
- 3:45the
- 3:45list
- 3:46feels
- 3:46great,
- 3:46but
- 3:46you're
- 3:47right.
- 3:47Then
- 3:48the
- 3:48next
- 3:48thing
- 3:48is
- 3:48right
- 3:49there
- 3:49waiting
- 3:49for
- 3:50your
- 3:50attention.
- 3:50Right,
- 3:51right.
- 3:51I
- 3:52think
- 3:52sort
- 3:52of
- 3:52the
- 3:52problem
- 3:53is
- 3:53that
- 3:54desire
- 3:54to
- 3:55want
- 3:55to
- 3:55feel
- 3:55caught
- 3:56up.
- 3:56Do
- 3:56you
- 3:56have
- 3:57that?
- 3:59I
- 4:00feel
- 4:00like,
- 4:00oh,
- 4:00I
- 4:00need
- 4:01to
- 4:01catch
- 4:01up.
- 4:01I
- 4:01need
- 4:01to
- 4:02catch
- 4:02up.
- 4:02Oh,
- 4:02yeah.
- 4:03I'm
- 4:03just
- 4:03trying
- 4:03to
- 4:04think
- 4:04if
- 4:04I've
- 4:04ever
- 4:04felt
- 4:05caught
- 4:05up.
- 4:06Like,
- 4:06I
- 4:07don't
- 4:07think
- 4:07I
- 4:07ever
- 4:07have,
- 4:08but,
- 4:09I
- 4:10mean,
- 4:10I've
- 4:11had,
- 4:11like,
- 4:12if.
- 4:12When
- 4:12I
- 4:12used
- 4:12to
- 4:12write
- 4:13books,
- 4:13when
- 4:13I
- 4:13finished
- 4:14the
- 4:14book,
- 4:14turn
- 4:15the
- 4:15book
- 4:15in,
- 4:15I'll
- 4:16take
- 4:16the
- 4:16afternoon
- 4:16off.
- 4:17I'll
- 4:17feel,
- 4:17you
- 4:17know,
- 4:17when
- 4:18a
- 4:18giant
- 4:18project
- 4:19gets
- 4:19done.
- 4:19But.
- 4:20Yeah.
- 4:20Oh,
- 4:21so
- 4:21what
- 4:21you
- 4:22took.
- 4:22I
- 4:22can
- 4:22never
- 4:23remember
- 4:23how
- 4:23many
- 4:23books
- 4:23you
- 4:24read.
- 4:24You
- 4:24had
- 4:24seven
- 4:24afternoons
- 4:25off.
- 4:25Ten
- 4:25afternoons
- 4:26off.
- 4:27Eight.
- 4:29Yeah,
- 4:29maybe.
- 4:31And
- 4:32I
- 4:32remember,
- 4:32I
- 4:32think
- 4:32it
- 4:33was
- 4:33the
- 4:33first
- 4:33one
- 4:33I
- 4:34had
- 4:34to
- 4:34actually
- 4:35physically
- 4:35mail
- 4:35the
- 4:36manuscript.
- 4:37It
- 4:37was
- 4:37so
- 4:37long
- 4:37ago.
- 4:38And
- 4:39so
- 4:39it
- 4:39involved
- 4:40printing
- 4:40out
- 4:40and
- 4:40collating
- 4:41and,
- 4:41you
- 4:41know,
- 4:41then.
- 4:42Right.
- 4:42Packaging
- 4:43and
- 4:43mailing.
- 4:43That
- 4:44felt
- 4:44like
- 4:44a
- 4:44very
- 4:44big
- 4:44deal.
- 4:45A
- 4:45little
- 4:45less
- 4:46anticlimactic
- 4:47than
- 4:47couldn't
- 4:48send.
- 4:49But,
- 4:49yes,
- 4:50feeling.
- 4:51Trying
- 4:51to
- 4:51feel
- 4:52caught
- 4:52up
- 4:52is.
- 4:53It's
- 4:53a
- 4:53little
- 4:53bit
- 4:54like
- 4:54striving
- 4:54for
- 4:55perfect
- 4:55isn't.
- 4:58Doesn't
- 4:58happen.
- 4:58Yeah,
- 4:59I
- 4:59think
- 4:59so.
- 5:00Because,
- 5:01I
- 5:02mean,
- 5:02there's
- 5:02always
- 5:03more
- 5:03to
- 5:03do.
- 5:04Right.
- 5:04But
- 5:05we
- 5:05don't
- 5:05have
- 5:05to
- 5:06feel
- 5:06just
- 5:07like.
- 5:07We
- 5:07don't
- 5:07have
- 5:07to
- 5:07feel
- 5:07that
- 5:08everything
- 5:08is
- 5:08to
- 5:08be
- 5:08perfect.
- 5:09We
- 5:09don't
- 5:09have
- 5:09to.
- 5:10I
- 5:10mean,
- 5:11maybe
- 5:11letting
- 5:11go
- 5:11of
- 5:11the
- 5:12idea
- 5:12that
- 5:12you'll
- 5:13ever
- 5:13catch
- 5:13up
- 5:14and
- 5:14really
- 5:15focusing
- 5:16on
- 5:16things
- 5:16you
- 5:16have
- 5:17done
- 5:17seems
- 5:19like
- 5:19a
- 5:19nice
- 5:20thing
- 5:20to
- 5:20do
- 5:20for
- 5:20yourself.
- 5:21Oh,
- 5:22yeah,
- 5:22absolutely.
- 5:23I
- 5:23think
- 5:23that's
- 5:23the
- 5:23key,
- 5:24is
- 5:24to
- 5:26maybe
- 5:27even
- 5:27let
- 5:27go
- 5:27of
- 5:27the
- 5:27whole
- 5:28concept
- 5:28of
- 5:29being
- 5:29caught
- 5:29up.
- 5:31Because
- 5:32I.
- 5:33Like
- 5:33we
- 5:33just
- 5:33said,
- 5:33I
- 5:33don't
- 5:34think
- 5:34it
- 5:34exists.
- 5:35And
- 5:36embracing,
- 5:38you
- 5:39know,
- 5:39what
- 5:39you
- 5:40do
- 5:40finish,
- 5:41what
- 5:42progress
- 5:42you
- 5:43make
- 5:45and.
- 5:46And
- 5:46marking
- 5:47that
- 5:47and
- 5:48celebrating
- 5:48that.
- 5:49Yes.
- 5:50Yeah,
- 5:50I
- 5:51think
- 5:51that's.
- 5:52I
- 5:52think
- 5:52that's
- 5:52really
- 5:52important
- 5:53because
- 5:53if
- 5:53we
- 5:53don't
- 5:54take
- 5:55the
- 5:55moment,
- 5:56at
- 5:56least
- 5:56to.
- 5:57When
- 5:57you.
- 5:57When
- 5:58we
- 5:58do
- 5:58accomplish
- 5:59something,
- 5:59especially
- 5:59something
- 6:00big
- 6:00like
- 6:00French
- 6:01trains
- 6:01or
- 6:02writing
- 6:02a
- 6:02book,
- 6:03we
- 6:04miss
- 6:04out
- 6:05on
- 6:06that
- 6:07great
- 6:07feeling
- 6:08of
- 6:08accomplishment.
- 6:09That
- 6:09keeps
- 6:09us
- 6:09going
- 6:10for
- 6:10all
- 6:10the
- 6:10things.
- 6:10Right.
- 6:11It
- 6:11got
- 6:11me.
- 6:11While
- 6:12you
- 6:12were
- 6:12talking,
- 6:12I
- 6:12was
- 6:12thinking
- 6:13about
- 6:13my
- 6:14husband
- 6:14Barry,
- 6:14who
- 6:15is
- 6:15retired.
- 6:15Right.
- 6:16He
- 6:16retired.
- 6:16I
- 6:16think
- 6:16it
- 6:16was
- 6:17the
- 6:17end
- 6:17of
- 6:172022.
- 6:19So
- 6:20he
- 6:20doesn't
- 6:20really
- 6:20have
- 6:20things
- 6:21to
- 6:21get
- 6:21behind
- 6:21on,
- 6:23actually.
- 6:24Yeah.
- 6:24Yeah.
- 6:26And
- 6:27he
- 6:27also
- 6:28keeps
- 6:29very
- 6:29busy
- 6:29with
- 6:29the
- 6:30things
- 6:30he
- 6:30enjoys
- 6:31doing.
- 6:32So
- 6:32I
- 6:32feel
- 6:33like
- 6:33what
- 6:33looking
- 6:34at
- 6:34it
- 6:34from
- 6:34the
- 6:34outside
- 6:34has
- 6:35made
- 6:35retirement
- 6:36look
- 6:36more
- 6:36attractive
- 6:36to
- 6:37me.
- 6:37And
- 6:38I
- 6:39feel
- 6:39like
- 6:40that's
- 6:40where
- 6:40I
- 6:40want
- 6:41to
- 6:41be.
- 6:41Like
- 6:41where
- 6:41I.
- 6:42I
- 6:42mean,
- 6:43he
- 6:43has
- 6:43to
- 6:43walk
- 6:43the
- 6:43dog
- 6:44and
- 6:44stuff,
- 6:44you
- 6:44know,
- 6:45feeds
- 6:45me
- 6:45and
- 6:45stuff.
- 6:46He
- 6:46cooks
- 6:46and.
- 6:46But
- 6:47he's
- 6:47not
- 6:47behind
- 6:47on
- 6:48any
- 6:48of
- 6:48that.
- 6:48It's
- 6:48just
- 6:49an
- 6:50things
- 6:50he
- 6:51makes
- 6:51dinner
- 6:53and
- 6:53it's
- 6:53done.
- 6:54It's
- 6:54not
- 6:54like
- 6:54he
- 6:54can
- 6:55get
- 6:55behind
- 6:56on
- 6:56dinner
- 6:56for
- 6:57more
- 6:57than.
- 6:57But
- 6:58a
- 6:58very
- 6:58short
- 6:58period
- 6:59of
- 6:59time,
- 6:59I'm
- 6:59assuming.
- 7:00Right.
- 7:01And
- 7:01he
- 7:01is.
- 7:01And
- 7:01then
- 7:02you
- 7:02get
- 7:02fed
- 7:02or
- 7:03you
- 7:03get
- 7:03takeout
- 7:04and
- 7:04you're
- 7:05fed.
- 7:05Exactly.
- 7:06We're
- 7:06gonna
- 7:06eat
- 7:07or
- 7:07you
- 7:08know,
- 7:08he's
- 7:08learning
- 7:08to
- 7:08play
- 7:08the
- 7:08piano
- 7:09and
- 7:10he
- 7:10hasn't
- 7:11set
- 7:11a
- 7:11goal
- 7:11of
- 7:11being
- 7:12able
- 7:12to
- 7:12play
- 7:12this
- 7:12type
- 7:13of
- 7:13music
- 7:13in
- 7:13this
- 7:14time
- 7:14period.
- 7:15Therefore
- 7:15he's
- 7:15never
- 7:15behind
- 7:16on
- 7:16it.
- 7:16He
- 7:16works
- 7:17really
- 7:17hard
- 7:17on
- 7:17it.
- 7:18Like
- 7:18he
- 7:18plays
- 7:18the
- 7:19piano
- 7:19hours
- 7:20every
- 7:20day
- 7:21to
- 7:21his
- 7:21enjoyment.
- 7:22And
- 7:22mine
- 7:22actually
- 7:23is
- 7:23getting
- 7:23good.
- 7:25But
- 7:26yeah,
- 7:26that's
- 7:27funny.
- 7:28So
- 7:28there
- 7:28is,
- 7:28I
- 7:29guess
- 7:29a
- 7:29way
- 7:30to
- 7:30feel
- 7:31caught
- 7:31up
- 7:31and
- 7:31that
- 7:31is
- 7:31not
- 7:32have
- 7:32anything
- 7:32to
- 7:32do
- 7:33that
- 7:33you
- 7:33have
- 7:33to
- 7:34do
- 7:35well.
- 7:35But
- 7:35I.
- 7:36But
- 7:36I
- 7:36feel
- 7:37one
- 7:37thing
- 7:37that
- 7:38you
- 7:38said
- 7:38there
- 7:39about
- 7:40particularly
- 7:40Barry
- 7:41playing
- 7:41the
- 7:41piano
- 7:42that
- 7:42is
- 7:42crucial
- 7:43is
- 7:43that
- 7:43he's
- 7:44doing
- 7:44it
- 7:44for
- 7:44his
- 7:44own
- 7:45enjoyment.
- 7:46And
- 7:46it's
- 7:47perhaps
- 7:47the
- 7:47fact
- 7:47that
- 7:48he
- 7:48doesn't
- 7:48have
- 7:49any
- 7:49specific
- 7:49goals
- 7:50or
- 7:50things
- 7:50that
- 7:51he's
- 7:51trying
- 7:51to
- 7:51achieve
- 7:52or
- 7:52milestones
- 7:53or
- 7:54whatever
- 7:55parameters
- 7:56that
- 7:56make
- 7:56it
- 7:57successful
- 7:57or
- 7:57not.
- 7:58That
- 8:00there's
- 8:00no
- 8:00sense
- 8:01of
- 8:02being
- 8:03behind
- 8:04even
- 8:04on
- 8:04something
- 8:04like
- 8:05that.
- 8:06And
- 8:06that
- 8:06sounds
- 8:06like
- 8:06a
- 8:06great
- 8:07way
- 8:07to
- 8:07live
- 8:07to
- 8:07me.
- 8:08And
- 8:08it's
- 8:08so
- 8:08interesting.
- 8:08I've
- 8:09been
- 8:09finding
- 8:09this
- 8:09very
- 8:09thought
- 8:09provoking
- 8:10because
- 8:10I'm
- 8:10very
- 8:10much
- 8:11a
- 8:11goal
- 8:11oriented
- 8:12person.
- 8:12I
- 8:13love
- 8:13milestones.
- 8:13I
- 8:14love.
- 8:16And
- 8:16maybe
- 8:16letting
- 8:17go
- 8:17of
- 8:17that
- 8:19would
- 8:19be
- 8:19beneficial
- 8:20in
- 8:20terms
- 8:20for
- 8:21depending
- 8:21on
- 8:21the
- 8:21thing.
- 8:22Like,
- 8:23I
- 8:23mean,
- 8:23I
- 8:24have
- 8:24to
- 8:24do
- 8:24certain
- 8:25things
- 8:25at
- 8:25certain
- 8:25times,
- 8:25but
- 8:26can't
- 8:27let
- 8:27go
- 8:27of
- 8:27the
- 8:27idea.
- 8:28I
- 8:28need
- 8:28to
- 8:28turn
- 8:28in
- 8:28payroll
- 8:29on
- 8:29time,
- 8:30but
- 8:31it's
- 8:34easing
- 8:34up
- 8:34on
- 8:35that
- 8:35might
- 8:35be
- 8:35really
- 8:36a
- 8:36nice
- 8:36way
- 8:36to
- 8:37live.
- 8:39I
- 8:39know
- 8:40it
- 8:40does
- 8:42feel
- 8:42a
- 8:42little,
- 8:43I
- 8:43don't
- 8:43know,
- 8:43revolutionary,
- 8:44subversive.
- 8:45Like
- 8:46we
- 8:47may
- 8:47be
- 8:47overstating
- 8:48it,
- 8:48but.
- 8:48Yeah,
- 8:49well,
- 8:49no,
- 8:50I
- 8:50mean
- 8:50because
- 8:52as
- 8:52a
- 8:52society
- 8:53we
- 8:53are
- 8:53very
- 8:53Goal
- 8:54oriented.
- 8:54And
- 8:54if
- 8:55you're
- 8:55doing
- 8:55something
- 8:55just
- 8:56because
- 8:57you
- 8:58like
- 8:58doing
- 8:58it
- 9:00or
- 9:01even
- 9:01you
- 9:01just
- 9:02like
- 9:02having
- 9:02it
- 9:02done
- 9:03feels
- 9:04very
- 9:05different
- 9:06than
- 9:06you're
- 9:07doing
- 9:07it
- 9:07to
- 9:07achieve
- 9:08a
- 9:08particular
- 9:08thing
- 9:08at
- 9:09a
- 9:09particular
- 9:09time.
- 9:10Right.
- 9:12Yeah.
- 9:12I
- 9:12think
- 9:12I'm
- 9:13going
- 9:13to
- 9:13be
- 9:13keeping
- 9:14this
- 9:14in
- 9:14mind
- 9:16when
- 9:16I.
- 9:17I'm
- 9:18going
- 9:18to
- 9:18finish
- 9:18my
- 9:18sentence.
- 9:18I
- 9:19think
- 9:19I'm
- 9:19going
- 9:19to
- 9:19be
- 9:19keeping
- 9:19this
- 9:20in
- 9:20mind
- 9:20when
- 9:20I'm
- 9:20setting
- 9:20my
- 9:21annual
- 9:21goals.
- 9:24But
- 9:25I
- 9:25mean
- 9:25that
- 9:25because
- 9:25I
- 9:26will
- 9:26set
- 9:26my
- 9:26annual
- 9:26goals.
- 9:27But
- 9:27I
- 9:27might
- 9:28like,
- 9:30I
- 9:30might
- 9:30try
- 9:31to
- 9:31create
- 9:31them
- 9:32in
- 9:32a
- 9:32way
- 9:32that
- 9:32isn't
- 9:32as
- 9:33time
- 9:34focused
- 9:35or
- 9:35something
- 9:36so
- 9:36that
- 9:36I
- 9:36don't
- 9:37usually
- 9:37I
- 9:37try
- 9:37to
- 9:37set
- 9:38up
- 9:38milestones
- 9:39that
- 9:39I
- 9:39try
- 9:39to
- 9:39meet,
- 9:39but
- 9:39maybe
- 9:40I'll
- 9:40let
- 9:40go
- 9:40of
- 9:40that.
- 9:42Well,
- 9:42and
- 9:42this
- 9:43sort
- 9:43of
- 9:43makes
- 9:43me
- 9:44think
- 9:44about
- 9:44the
- 9:45difference
- 9:45between,
- 9:46you
- 9:46know,
- 9:47sort
- 9:47of
- 9:47smart
- 9:47goals
- 9:48and
- 9:48say,
- 9:49having
- 9:49a
- 9:49word
- 9:49of
- 9:50the
- 9:50year.
- 9:50Like
- 9:51a
- 9:51word
- 9:51of
- 9:51the
- 9:51year
- 9:52might
- 9:52sort
- 9:53of
- 9:53guide
- 9:54you
- 9:54and
- 9:54you
- 9:55might
- 9:55end
- 9:55up
- 9:55doing
- 9:55the
- 9:56same
- 9:56things,
- 9:57but
- 9:58it's
- 9:58a
- 9:58very
- 9:58different
- 9:59feeling
- 9:59than
- 10:00trying
- 10:01to
- 10:01achieve
- 10:02particular
- 10:02goals.
- 10:03Yeah.
- 10:04Measurable
- 10:04goals
- 10:05on
- 10:05a
- 10:05certain
- 10:05timeframe
- 10:06and
- 10:06adds
- 10:06a
- 10:07lot
- 10:07of
- 10:07pressure.
- 10:08Yeah.
- 10:09Yeah.
- 10:09I
- 10:10love
- 10:10the
- 10:10word
- 10:10of
- 10:10the
- 10:10year
- 10:11exercise.
- 10:11I
- 10:12set
- 10:12my
- 10:12date
- 10:13for
- 10:16doing
- 10:17that.
- 10:17Are
- 10:18you
- 10:18laughing
- 10:18because
- 10:19you're
- 10:19realizing
- 10:19like
- 10:20how
- 10:21deadline
- 10:22goal
- 10:23oriented
- 10:23you
- 10:24are?
- 10:24Yeah.
- 10:25Yeah,
- 10:26exactly
- 10:26why
- 10:26I'm
- 10:27laughing.
- 10:27And
- 10:27that's
- 10:28coming
- 10:28December
- 10:2826th.
- 10:29That's
- 10:29when
- 10:30I
- 10:30have
- 10:30my
- 10:31personal
- 10:31retreat
- 10:31day
- 10:32during
- 10:32which
- 10:33I
- 10:33will
- 10:33set
- 10:34my
- 10:34word
- 10:34of
- 10:34the
- 10:34year
- 10:34and
- 10:35set
- 10:35my
- 10:35very
- 10:36gentle
- 10:36goals.
- 10:37Yeah.
- 10:37Perhaps
- 10:38do
- 10:38a
- 10:38vision
- 10:38board.
- 10:40Nice.
- 10:41Yeah.
- 10:42I
- 10:42think
- 10:42it's
- 10:42interesting
- 10:43that
- 10:44how
- 10:44much
- 10:44that
- 10:46probably
- 10:46plays
- 10:47into
- 10:47this
- 10:47idea
- 10:47of
- 10:48needing
- 10:48to
- 10:48catch
- 10:48up
- 10:49having
- 10:50these
- 10:50goals.
- 10:51There,
- 10:51there
- 10:52so
- 10:52often
- 10:52is
- 10:52this
- 10:53kind
- 10:53of,
- 10:55I
- 10:56don't
- 10:56know
- 10:56what
- 10:56the
- 10:56word
- 10:56ironic
- 10:57juxtaposition.
- 10:58This
- 10:58like
- 10:58kind
- 10:59of
- 10:59opposite
- 10:59thing
- 11:00of
- 11:00it's
- 11:01easier
- 11:01to
- 11:02achieve
- 11:02your
- 11:02goals
- 11:03if
- 11:03you
- 11:03kind
- 11:03of
- 11:04relax
- 11:04into
- 11:04them
- 11:05as
- 11:05opposed
- 11:05to
- 11:06strive
- 11:07for
- 11:07them.
- 11:10This
- 11:10is
- 11:10also
- 11:11making
- 11:11me
- 11:11think
- 11:11about
- 11:12Gretchen
- 11:12Rubin's
- 11:13four
- 11:13tendencies.
- 11:14And
- 11:14if
- 11:15I'm
- 11:15remembering
- 11:15correctly,
- 11:16because
- 11:16I
- 11:16haven't
- 11:16read
- 11:16about
- 11:17it
- 11:17in
- 11:17a
- 11:17long
- 11:17time,
- 11:17but
- 11:18it's
- 11:19about
- 11:19how
- 11:20we're
- 11:20motivated
- 11:21from
- 11:21internal
- 11:21or
- 11:21external
- 11:22motivation.
- 11:23Am
- 11:24I
- 11:24right
- 11:24about
- 11:24that?
- 11:25That's
- 11:25one
- 11:25of
- 11:25the
- 11:25factors
- 11:26of
- 11:26how
- 11:26you
- 11:27just
- 11:27figure
- 11:27out
- 11:28which
- 11:28of
- 11:28the
- 11:28four
- 11:28you
- 11:29are.
- 11:29Right.
- 11:30And
- 11:31if
- 11:31we
- 11:32can
- 11:32let
- 11:32go,
- 11:32maybe
- 11:33I
- 11:33guess
- 11:34we're
- 11:34all
- 11:34wired
- 11:34differently
- 11:35but.
- 11:35Or
- 11:36be
- 11:36able
- 11:36to
- 11:36differentiate
- 11:37which
- 11:37external
- 11:37factors
- 11:38or
- 11:38internal
- 11:39are
- 11:40really
- 11:40matter
- 11:41when
- 11:41we're
- 11:42feeling
- 11:43behind.
- 11:44That
- 11:44can
- 11:45be
- 11:45really
- 11:45helpful.
- 11:47Like
- 11:47I
- 11:47can't
- 11:47tell
- 11:48you
- 11:48how
- 11:48many
- 11:48unfinished
- 11:49knitting
- 11:50projects
- 11:50I
- 11:50have
- 11:50found
- 11:50recently
- 11:51in
- 11:51my
- 11:52knitting
- 11:53stash.
- 11:54Like
- 11:54literally
- 11:55Things
- 11:55I
- 11:55don't
- 11:55remember
- 11:56me
- 11:56ever
- 11:56having
- 11:56started.
- 11:57And
- 11:58I
- 11:58mean,
- 11:58literally,
- 11:59I.
- 12:00Yeah.
- 12:00And.
- 12:01And
- 12:01it's.
- 12:02And
- 12:02that's
- 12:02great
- 12:03because
- 12:04I
- 12:04was
- 12:04gonna
- 12:05like
- 12:05knit
- 12:06something
- 12:07and
- 12:07I
- 12:07didn't
- 12:07have
- 12:07to
- 12:08because
- 12:08it
- 12:08wasn't
- 12:08quite
- 12:09finished.
- 12:09And
- 12:09why
- 12:10this
- 12:10is
- 12:10relevant
- 12:11is
- 12:11if
- 12:12apparently
- 12:13in
- 12:13these
- 12:13knitting
- 12:14projects,
- 12:14I
- 12:14am
- 12:14not
- 12:15giving
- 12:15myself
- 12:15any
- 12:15kind
- 12:16of
- 12:16deadline.
- 12:16I
- 12:17could
- 12:17just
- 12:17put,
- 12:18walk
- 12:18away
- 12:19from
- 12:19it
- 12:19and
- 12:20forget
- 12:20it
- 12:20forever
- 12:21until
- 12:21I
- 12:22find
- 12:22it
- 12:22again
- 12:24anyway.
- 12:24That's
- 12:25really
- 12:25not
- 12:25relevant.
- 12:25It
- 12:25just
- 12:26is
- 12:26what
- 12:26popped
- 12:26up.
- 12:26Although
- 12:27presumably
- 12:29do
- 12:29like
- 12:30not
- 12:30finishing
- 12:31it
- 12:31didn't
- 12:31take
- 12:32away
- 12:32from
- 12:32the
- 12:33enjoyment
- 12:34you
- 12:34gained
- 12:34from
- 12:35doing
- 12:36the
- 12:36knitting
- 12:36that
- 12:36you
- 12:36did
- 12:37to
- 12:37get
- 12:37the
- 12:37project
- 12:38to
- 12:38the
- 12:39point
- 12:39it
- 12:39was.
- 12:39I
- 12:40mean.
- 12:40Right.
- 12:40Because
- 12:41when
- 12:41I
- 12:41move,
- 12:41I
- 12:42mean,
- 12:42I
- 12:42would
- 12:42have
- 12:42probably
- 12:44frogs
- 12:45ripped
- 12:45out.
- 12:46Yeah.
- 12:46The
- 12:46knitting
- 12:47I
- 12:47didn't
- 12:47enjoy
- 12:47doing,
- 12:47so
- 12:48I
- 12:48could
- 12:48use
- 12:48the
- 12:48yarn
- 12:48elsewhere.
- 12:49But
- 12:49if
- 12:49it's.
- 12:50Yeah.
- 12:50If
- 12:50it's
- 12:50enjoyable
- 12:51knitting,
- 12:51I
- 12:51can
- 12:51put
- 12:51it
- 12:52down.
- 12:53Yeah,
- 12:53yeah,
- 12:54yeah.
- 12:54And
- 12:54it
- 12:54also
- 12:55came
- 12:55in
- 12:55handy
- 12:56that
- 12:56I
- 12:56didn't
- 12:56when
- 12:56I
- 12:57needed
- 12:57fingerless
- 12:58glove.
- 12:59Turns
- 12:59out
- 12:59I
- 12:59had
- 13:00one.
- 13:00All
- 13:00I
- 13:00had
- 13:00to
- 13:00do
- 13:00was
- 13:01bind
- 13:01off.
- 13:02Yay.
- 13:03Crazy.
- 13:03Maybe
- 13:04it
- 13:04was
- 13:04also
- 13:04really
- 13:04ugly.
- 13:05So
- 13:05that
- 13:05may
- 13:05have
- 13:05been
- 13:05why
- 13:05I
- 13:06didn't
- 13:06finish
- 13:06it,
- 13:06because
- 13:07according
- 13:07to
- 13:07my
- 13:07notes,
- 13:08I
- 13:08was
- 13:08using
- 13:08a
- 13:09new
- 13:09to
- 13:09me
- 13:10knitting
- 13:11technique
- 13:11called
- 13:11Magic
- 13:12Loop,
- 13:13and
- 13:14the
- 13:14result
- 13:15is
- 13:15ugly.
- 13:16I
- 13:16mean,
- 13:16I
- 13:16did
- 13:16it
- 13:16poorly.
- 13:17I
- 13:17literally
- 13:18don't
- 13:18remember
- 13:18ever
- 13:18having
- 13:18done
- 13:18it
- 13:19in
- 13:19my
- 13:19life,
- 13:19but
- 13:19I
- 13:19wrote
- 13:20down
- 13:20that
- 13:20I
- 13:20did
- 13:21and
- 13:21it's
- 13:22really
- 13:22ugly,
- 13:22but
- 13:22it's
- 13:23worn.
- 13:23So
- 13:24it's.
- 13:24And
- 13:25that
- 13:25was
- 13:25your
- 13:25primary
- 13:26objective
- 13:26and
- 13:27you
- 13:27met
- 13:27it.
- 13:28Exactly.
- 13:28That's
- 13:29what
- 13:29I
- 13:29needed.
- 13:29It
- 13:30wasn't
- 13:30apparently
- 13:30successful
- 13:31in
- 13:31learning
- 13:31that
- 13:32technique,
- 13:32but
- 13:32it
- 13:32was.
- 13:33Is
- 13:33successful
- 13:33in
- 13:34keeping
- 13:34my
- 13:34hand
- 13:34warm,
- 13:36which
- 13:36is
- 13:36what
- 13:36I
- 13:36need.
- 13:37That's
- 13:37good
- 13:37enough.
- 13:38That's
- 13:39definitely
- 13:39barely
- 13:40good
- 13:40enough.
- 13:44Do
- 13:44you
- 13:44feel
- 13:44that
- 13:44pressure
- 13:45of
- 13:45catching
- 13:45up?
- 13:46Do
- 13:46you
- 13:46feel
- 13:46that
- 13:46in
- 13:47your
- 13:47life?
- 13:48Oh,
- 13:48yeah.
- 13:48I.
- 13:49I
- 13:49always
- 13:49feel
- 13:50like
- 13:50there's
- 13:50stuff
- 13:50I
- 13:50need
- 13:50to
- 13:51catch
- 13:51up
- 13:51on.
- 13:52Yeah.
- 13:53And
- 13:53I
- 13:54was
- 13:54thinking
- 13:54about
- 13:54it
- 13:55when
- 13:55you
- 13:55were
- 13:55talking
- 13:56at
- 13:56the
- 13:56beginning
- 13:57about
- 13:57retirement.
- 13:58And
- 13:59I
- 13:59was
- 13:59like,
- 13:59well,
- 14:00still,
- 14:00I
- 14:00would
- 14:00feel
- 14:01like
- 14:01there's
- 14:01all
- 14:02the
- 14:02stuff
- 14:02I
- 14:02need
- 14:02to
- 14:02catch
- 14:02up
- 14:03on
- 14:03around
- 14:03the
- 14:04house.
- 14:04And
- 14:05I
- 14:05mean,
- 14:06living
- 14:06in
- 14:06a
- 14:06rental,
- 14:07it's
- 14:07probably
- 14:07different
- 14:08because
- 14:09you
- 14:09don't
- 14:09have
- 14:09all
- 14:10those
- 14:10same
- 14:10kinds
- 14:11of
- 14:11projects.
- 14:11Although,
- 14:11you
- 14:12know,
- 14:12you
- 14:12may
- 14:12have
- 14:13things
- 14:13you
- 14:13want
- 14:13to
- 14:14organize
- 14:14or,
- 14:15you
- 14:15know,
- 14:15your
- 14:16closet
- 14:16to
- 14:16go
- 14:16through
- 14:17or
- 14:17whatever.
- 14:17But.
- 14:18Yeah,
- 14:18that's
- 14:19true.
- 14:19There's
- 14:19still
- 14:19that
- 14:20stuff.
- 14:20But
- 14:20Shannon,
- 14:20remember,
- 14:21we
- 14:21lived
- 14:21in
- 14:21an
- 14:21old
- 14:21house
- 14:22and
- 14:22we
- 14:22didn't
- 14:22do
- 14:22any
- 14:23projects,
- 14:23so.
- 14:25But
- 14:25yeah,
- 14:26you're
- 14:27better
- 14:27homeowners
- 14:28than
- 14:28we
- 14:28Were.
- 14:30Yeah.
- 14:30Barry
- 14:31doesn't
- 14:31feel
- 14:31those.
- 14:32Those
- 14:32pressures.
- 14:33Right.
- 14:33Like,
- 14:34I
- 14:34guess
- 14:34he's.
- 14:35He's
- 14:35living
- 14:35the
- 14:36dream.
- 14:36Yeah.
- 14:37Yeah.
- 14:38I'm
- 14:38just
- 14:38thinking,
- 14:40you
- 14:40know,
- 14:40what.
- 14:41What
- 14:42really
- 14:42needs
- 14:43to
- 14:43get
- 14:43done
- 14:45and
- 14:47if
- 14:48sort
- 14:48of
- 14:48letting
- 14:49go
- 14:49of
- 14:49the
- 14:49pressure
- 14:50of
- 14:50wanting
- 14:50to
- 14:51feel
- 14:51like
- 14:51I'm
- 14:51caught
- 14:52up
- 14:52would
- 14:53allow
- 14:53me
- 14:53to
- 14:53get
- 14:54more
- 14:54done.
- 14:56Yeah.
- 14:56It's
- 14:56kind
- 14:56of
- 14:57a
- 14:57potentially
- 14:58fun
- 14:58experiment.
- 14:59If
- 14:59there's
- 14:59a
- 14:59way
- 14:59to
- 15:01take
- 15:01note
- 15:01of
- 15:02it,
- 15:03I'm
- 15:03going
- 15:03to
- 15:03try
- 15:04it
- 15:04on
- 15:04for
- 15:04sex.
- 15:05We'll
- 15:05see.
- 15:05Right.
- 15:06And
- 15:06maybe
- 15:06we'll.
- 15:07Maybe
- 15:07we'll
- 15:08talk
- 15:08about
- 15:08it
- 15:08again.
- 15:10I
- 15:10will
- 15:10say
- 15:11that
- 15:11one
- 15:11little
- 15:12thing
- 15:12that
- 15:12came
- 15:12out
- 15:12of
- 15:13a
- 15:13episode
- 15:13that
- 15:14we
- 15:14recorded
- 15:15has
- 15:15helped
- 15:16me
- 15:16feel
- 15:16less
- 15:17behind,
- 15:17and
- 15:17that
- 15:18is,
- 15:19I
- 15:20think
- 15:20it
- 15:20was
- 15:20our
- 15:20morning
- 15:20routines
- 15:21episode
- 15:22from
- 15:22back
- 15:23when
- 15:23we
- 15:23first
- 15:23restarted
- 15:24the
- 15:24podcast.
- 15:25And
- 15:25I
- 15:25said
- 15:26that
- 15:26I
- 15:26was
- 15:26going
- 15:26to
- 15:26write
- 15:26down
- 15:27three
- 15:27things
- 15:27every
- 15:27day
- 15:28that
- 15:28to
- 15:28try
- 15:28to
- 15:28get
- 15:29done
- 15:29before
- 15:29noon
- 15:30every
- 15:31night.
- 15:31I
- 15:31write
- 15:31down
- 15:31three
- 15:32things
- 15:32in
- 15:32my
- 15:32bojo.
- 15:33I
- 15:33write
- 15:33the
- 15:33big
- 15:33three.
- 15:34And
- 15:35that
- 15:35has
- 15:36been
- 15:37so
- 15:37helpful.
- 15:38Oh,
- 15:38really?
- 15:39Yeah.
- 15:39It
- 15:39allows
- 15:40me
- 15:40to
- 15:40focus
- 15:40on
- 15:40three
- 15:41important
- 15:41things
- 15:42or
- 15:42perhaps
- 15:43urgent,
- 15:44and
- 15:44if
- 15:44they're
- 15:45there,
- 15:45right
- 15:45there,
- 15:45and
- 15:45I
- 15:46do
- 15:46it
- 15:46the
- 15:46night
- 15:46before
- 15:47they
- 15:47actually
- 15:48get
- 15:48done.
- 15:48So
- 15:48I
- 15:49feel
- 15:49like
- 15:49I'm
- 15:50staying
- 15:50on
- 15:50top
- 15:50of
- 15:50their
- 15:51important
- 15:51things
- 15:52or
- 15:52urgent
- 15:52things,
- 15:53which
- 15:53is.
- 15:54Gives
- 15:54me
- 15:54a
- 15:55lot
- 15:55of
- 15:55peace.
- 15:56Oh,
- 15:57that's
- 15:57great.
- 15:58Well,
- 15:58and
- 15:58I
- 15:59think
- 15:59that's
- 15:59a.
- 15:59That's
- 16:00such
- 16:00a
- 16:00good
- 16:01example
- 16:01of
- 16:03a
- 16:04way
- 16:04to
- 16:06feel
- 16:06like
- 16:06you
- 16:06are
- 16:07getting
- 16:07things
- 16:07done
- 16:08and
- 16:08not
- 16:09be
- 16:09overwhelmed
- 16:10by
- 16:10this
- 16:10sort
- 16:11of
- 16:11endless
- 16:11to
- 16:12do
- 16:12list
- 16:13that
- 16:13you
- 16:13need
- 16:13to
- 16:13get
- 16:14caught
- 16:14up
- 16:14with.
- 16:15Yeah,
- 16:15yeah.
- 16:16And
- 16:16I
- 16:16do
- 16:17a
- 16:17lot
- 16:17more
- 16:17than
- 16:17three
- 16:17things
- 16:18in
- 16:19a
- 16:19day,
- 16:19but
- 16:19if
- 16:20I
- 16:20only
- 16:20do
- 16:21those
- 16:21three
- 16:21things,
- 16:22then
- 16:22I'm
- 16:22okay.
- 16:23And
- 16:23also
- 16:23if
- 16:23I
- 16:23have
- 16:24appointments
- 16:24outside
- 16:24the
- 16:25house,
- 16:25I
- 16:25set
- 16:25a
- 16:25realistic
- 16:26list
- 16:26of
- 16:27three
- 16:27that
- 16:27I
- 16:27can
- 16:27get
- 16:27stuff
- 16:28done
- 16:28before
- 16:28I
- 16:28leave.
- 16:29If
- 16:29I
- 16:29wake
- 16:29up
- 16:29and
- 16:29I
- 16:30know
- 16:30exactly
- 16:30what
- 16:30I
- 16:30need
- 16:31to
- 16:31do.
- 16:31You
- 16:31know,
- 16:32that's
- 16:33always
- 16:33the
- 16:33key
- 16:34for
- 16:34me
- 16:34is
- 16:36if
- 16:36I
- 16:36know
- 16:37what
- 16:37I
- 16:38am
- 16:38supposed
- 16:38to
- 16:38do
- 16:39as
- 16:39soon
- 16:39as
- 16:39I
- 16:39sit
- 16:39down
- 16:40at
- 16:40my
- 16:40desk
- 16:40or
- 16:40as
- 16:41soon
- 16:41as
- 16:41I
- 16:41wake
- 16:41up.
- 16:41Even
- 16:42like,
- 16:43you
- 16:43know,
- 16:43if
- 16:43I've
- 16:44established
- 16:44it
- 16:44the
- 16:44night
- 16:44before,
- 16:45I
- 16:45know
- 16:45what
- 16:45I
- 16:45need
- 16:46to
- 16:46do.
- 16:47It
- 16:47is
- 16:47so
- 16:47much
- 16:48easier
- 16:48to
- 16:48get
- 16:48it
- 16:49done
- 16:49than
- 16:51if
- 16:51I
- 16:51have
- 16:52to
- 16:52sit
- 16:53down
- 16:53and
- 16:53then
- 16:54decide
- 16:54what
- 16:55to
- 16:55do.
- 16:55Yeah,
- 16:56yeah,
- 16:56that's
- 16:57a
- 16:57yeah,
- 16:57exactly.
- 16:58This
- 16:58is
- 16:59the
- 16:59hardest
- 16:59part
- 17:00has
- 17:00been
- 17:00remembering
- 17:00to
- 17:00do
- 17:00it
- 17:01the
- 17:01night
- 17:01before.
- 17:01But
- 17:01I've
- 17:02got
- 17:02that
- 17:04dialed
- 17:04in
- 17:04pretty
- 17:04well.
- 17:05So
- 17:06I'm
- 17:06curiosity,
- 17:07are
- 17:07you
- 17:07doing
- 17:08it
- 17:08like
- 17:09at
- 17:09the
- 17:09end
- 17:09of
- 17:09your
- 17:10work
- 17:10day
- 17:11or
- 17:11are
- 17:11you
- 17:11doing
- 17:12it
- 17:12before
- 17:12bed?
- 17:13Yeah,
- 17:14at
- 17:14Night,
- 17:14usually
- 17:15that's
- 17:16how
- 17:16it's
- 17:16shaken
- 17:16out.
- 17:17Originally,
- 17:17I
- 17:18thought
- 17:18I'd
- 17:18do
- 17:18it
- 17:18at
- 17:18the
- 17:18end
- 17:18of
- 17:18the
- 17:19workday,
- 17:19but
- 17:20no.
- 17:22Yeah,
- 17:23I.
- 17:24I
- 17:24feel
- 17:24like
- 17:24ideally
- 17:25I
- 17:25would
- 17:25do
- 17:25it
- 17:26at
- 17:26the
- 17:26end
- 17:26of
- 17:26the
- 17:26workday.
- 17:27I
- 17:28would
- 17:28be
- 17:28more
- 17:28likely
- 17:29to
- 17:29do
- 17:29it
- 17:29at
- 17:29night.
- 17:30And
- 17:30then
- 17:31my
- 17:31concern
- 17:32would
- 17:32be
- 17:32that
- 17:33I
- 17:33would
- 17:33then
- 17:33fret
- 17:34about
- 17:34it.
- 17:35Fret
- 17:35about
- 17:35it?
- 17:35When?
- 17:36At
- 17:36night
- 17:37before
- 17:38you
- 17:38do
- 17:38it?
- 17:39No,
- 17:39like,
- 17:40yeah,
- 17:40like,
- 17:40I
- 17:41would
- 17:41be
- 17:41thinking
- 17:41about
- 17:42the
- 17:42things
- 17:42that
- 17:42I,
- 17:43you
- 17:43know,
- 17:43whatever
- 17:44my
- 17:44list
- 17:44would
- 17:44be
- 17:45for
- 17:45the
- 17:45next
- 17:45day,
- 17:45and
- 17:46then
- 17:46I
- 17:46would
- 17:46continue
- 17:47thinking
- 17:47about
- 17:47them
- 17:48and
- 17:49it
- 17:49would
- 17:49make
- 17:49sleep
- 17:50more
- 17:50difficult.
- 17:51Interesting.
- 17:52Yeah.
- 17:52I
- 17:53don't
- 17:53have
- 17:53that
- 17:53challenge.
- 17:54In
- 17:54fact,
- 17:54it's
- 17:55the
- 17:55opposite.
- 17:56It
- 17:56gives
- 17:56me
- 17:57peace
- 17:58because
- 17:58I
- 17:58know
- 17:59now
- 17:59it's
- 17:59done.
- 18:00I
- 18:00know
- 18:00I'm
- 18:00gonna
- 18:00do
- 18:01tomorrow
- 18:01morning,
- 18:02so,
- 18:02like,
- 18:02put,
- 18:03you
- 18:03know,
- 18:03rest.
- 18:05So
- 18:05you're
- 18:05not
- 18:05going
- 18:05to
- 18:05forget
- 18:06about
- 18:06it.
- 18:06Yeah,
- 18:07and
- 18:07that's
- 18:08always
- 18:08the
- 18:08beauty
- 18:08of
- 18:08writing
- 18:09things
- 18:09down
- 18:09is
- 18:09then
- 18:10you
- 18:11don't
- 18:12have
- 18:12to
- 18:12keep
- 18:12thinking
- 18:13about
- 18:13it
- 18:13because
- 18:13you
- 18:13know
- 18:14you're
- 18:14going
- 18:14to
- 18:14remember
- 18:15it.
- 18:15Exactly.
- 18:16So.
- 18:16Yeah,
- 18:17Yeah,
- 18:17I
- 18:17don't.
- 18:18I
- 18:18mean,
- 18:19this
- 18:19stuff
- 18:19I'm
- 18:19writing
- 18:20down
- 18:20isn't
- 18:20exactly
- 18:22cure
- 18:23cancer
- 18:23or
- 18:23something.
- 18:24Right.
- 18:24Yeah.
- 18:25So
- 18:25it's
- 18:25something
- 18:25I
- 18:25need
- 18:26to
- 18:26worry
- 18:26about,
- 18:26typically,
- 18:27thankfully,
- 18:28I'm
- 18:28at
- 18:28the
- 18:28point,
- 18:28I
- 18:29think,
- 18:29in
- 18:29my
- 18:29career
- 18:29where
- 18:30I
- 18:30don't
- 18:31really
- 18:31have
- 18:31super
- 18:32stressful
- 18:32tasks.
- 18:33Yeah.
- 18:34I
- 18:34don't
- 18:34lose
- 18:35sleep
- 18:35over
- 18:35it.
- 18:36Right.
- 18:37That's
- 18:37good.
- 18:38Well,
- 18:38and
- 18:38I
- 18:38think
- 18:38it
- 18:39too,
- 18:39probably
- 18:39makes
- 18:39a
- 18:40difference
- 18:40for
- 18:41people
- 18:41who
- 18:42are
- 18:42going
- 18:42out
- 18:43of
- 18:43the
- 18:43house
- 18:43for
- 18:43a
- 18:44job.
- 18:46It
- 18:46probably
- 18:47would
- 18:47be
- 18:47better
- 18:47to
- 18:47write
- 18:48things
- 18:48down
- 18:48before
- 18:48you
- 18:48leave
- 18:49your
- 18:49job.
- 18:49At
- 18:50the
- 18:50end
- 18:50of
- 18:50the
- 18:50day.
- 18:51And
- 18:52people
- 18:52who
- 18:53are
- 18:53either
- 18:55working
- 18:55remotely
- 18:56at
- 18:56home,
- 18:56work
- 18:56from
- 18:57home,
- 18:57or
- 18:57don't
- 18:58have
- 18:59a
- 19:00business
- 19:00or
- 19:00a
- 19:00job
- 19:00that
- 19:01they're
- 19:01doing,
- 19:01but
- 19:02are
- 19:02just,
- 19:02you
- 19:02know,
- 19:02have
- 19:03tasks
- 19:03that
- 19:03they're
- 19:04doing
- 19:04every
- 19:04day,
- 19:04you
- 19:04know,
- 19:05just
- 19:05their
- 19:05life.
- 19:06Yeah,
- 19:07whatever
- 19:07works.
- 19:08Right.
- 19:08Because
- 19:08you
- 19:09know
- 19:09how
- 19:09I
- 19:09like
- 19:09to
- 19:09limit
- 19:09options
- 19:10and
- 19:10narrowing
- 19:11down
- 19:11to
- 19:11three
- 19:11things
- 19:12to
- 19:12focus
- 19:12on
- 19:13first
- 19:13thing
- 19:13and
- 19:14get
- 19:14done
- 19:15is
- 19:15fantastic.
- 19:16Yeah,
- 19:17that's
- 19:18great.
- 19:18I'm
- 19:19going
- 19:19to
- 19:19give
- 19:19that
- 19:19a
- 19:19try.
- 19:20Excellent.
- 19:21I'll
- 19:21be
- 19:21interested
- 19:22to
- 19:22hear
- 19:22how
- 19:22it
- 19:22works.
- 19:23If
- 19:23you
- 19:23need
- 19:23accountability,
- 19:24you
- 19:25can
- 19:25text
- 19:25me
- 19:25your
- 19:25big
- 19:26three
- 19:26every
- 19:26morning
- 19:26if
- 19:27you'd
- 19:27like.
- 19:28Oh,
- 19:28I
- 19:29think
- 19:29I
- 19:29might
- 19:29take
- 19:29you
- 19:30up
- 19:30on
- 19:30that.
- 19:31Okay.
- 19:32I
- 19:32always
- 19:32do
- 19:33better
- 19:33with
- 19:33accountability.
- 19:34Accountability
- 19:35helps.
- 19:35Yeah.
- 19:36Of
- 19:36course,
- 19:37I
- 19:37never
- 19:37remember
- 19:37to
- 19:38ask
- 19:38you.
- 19:38So
- 19:38I'm
- 19:38not
- 19:39doing
- 19:39my
- 19:39part
- 19:39as
- 19:39the
- 19:40accountability
- 19:40partner
- 19:40probably,
- 19:41but
- 19:41I'm
- 19:42happy
- 19:42to
- 19:42read
- 19:42it
- 19:42and
- 19:43give
- 19:43you
- 19:43a
- 19:44good
- 19:44job.
- 19:46So
- 19:46we
- 19:46would
- 19:46love
- 19:46to
- 19:46hear
- 19:47from
- 19:47you,
- 19:47our
- 19:47listeners.
- 19:48How
- 19:49do
- 19:49you
- 19:51deal
- 19:51with
- 19:51that
- 19:51feeling
- 19:52of
- 19:52wanting
- 19:52to
- 19:53get
- 19:53caught
- 19:53up.
- 19:53What
- 19:53are
- 19:54you
- 19:54willing
- 19:54to
- 19:55leave
- 19:56undone
- 19:56and
- 19:57what
- 19:58do
- 19:58you
- 19:58want
- 19:58to
- 19:58complete
- 19:59so
- 19:59you
- 19:59can
- 20:00have
- 20:00that
- 20:00satisfaction?
- 20:01You
- 20:01can
- 20:02let
- 20:02us
- 20:02know
- 20:03on
- 20:03social
- 20:03media,
- 20:04on
- 20:05Facebook,
- 20:06Instagram
- 20:06and
- 20:06YouTube.
- 20:07We're
- 20:07getting
- 20:07to
- 20:07Good
- 20:08Enough.
- 20:08You
- 20:08can
- 20:09leave
- 20:09us
- 20:09a
- 20:09voicemail
- 20:10at
- 20:10413424,
- 20:12GTGE.
- 20:14That's
- 20:144843.
- 20:15You
- 20:15can
- 20:15send
- 20:16us
- 20:16an
- 20:16email
- 20:17at
- 20:18gettingtogoodenoughmail.com
- 20:20until
- 20:21next
- 20:22time,
- 20:22this
- 20:22is
- 20:23Shannon
- 20:24Wilkinson
- 20:24in
- 20:25Portland,
- 20:25Oregon,
- 20:26and
- 20:26Janine
- 20:27Adams
- 20:27in
- 20:27St.
- 20:27Louis,
- 20:28Missouri,
- 20:29and
- 20:29we
- 20:29hope
- 20:30that
- 20:30Good
- 20:30Enough
- 20:30is
- 20:31getting
- 20:31easier
- 20:32for
- 20:32you.
- 20:33Thanks
- 20:34for
- 20:34joining
- 20:34us
- 20:34on
- 20:35Getting
- 20:35to
- 20:35Good
- 20:35Enough.
- 20:35We
- 20:36hope
- 20:36you
- 20:36heard
- 20:37something
- 20:37that
- 20:37makes
- 20:37your
- 20:38life
- 20:38just
- 20:38a
- 20:38little
- 20:38bit
- 20:39easier.
- 20:40If
- 20:40you
- 20:40did,
- 20:41leave
- 20:41us
- 20:41a
- 20:41review
- 20:41or
- 20:42share
- 20:42this
- 20:42with
- 20:43someone
- 20:43who's
- 20:43looking
- 20:44for
- 20:44their
- 20:44own
- 20:44version
- 20:45of
- 20:45Good
- 20:45Enough,
- 20:46thanks
- 20:46for
- 20:46listening.
- 20:47See
- 20:47you
- 20:47soon.
- 20:57You
- 20:58froze,
- 20:59and
- 20:59I
- 20:59thought
- 21:00that
- 21:00you
- 21:00were
- 21:00just
- 21:00paying
- 21:01really
- 21:02close
- 21:02attention
- 21:02to
- 21:03what
- 21:03I
- 21:03was
- 21:03saying.
- 21:06Well,
- 21:06I
- 21:06was
- 21:06so
- 21:06concerned
- 21:07because
- 21:07I
- 21:07knew
- 21:07that
- 21:08say
- 21:08my
- 21:08name
- 21:08was
- 21:09coming
- 21:09up
- 21:10and
- 21:10I
- 21:10didn't
- 21:10know
- 21:10if
- 21:10I
- 21:11was
- 21:11going
- 21:11to
- 21:11miss
- 21:11my
- 21:11cue,
- 21:12but
- 21:12it
- 21:12came
- 21:12in
- 21:12just
- 21:13right
- 21:13at
- 21:13the
- 21:14right
- 21:14moment.