I really want to report on last night’s Biz Chicks gathering, and am finding I keep procrastinating to do task-y kinds of things. Says to me that I’m tired. No wonder. I presented a speech in Toastmasters this morning called, “Monkey Chatter” and got up at 5am to prepare and transport myself to the meeting.

My current state of mind is ironic really, considering the subject of the speech. I talked about “Dolphin” days vs. “Ant” days. Dolphin days referring to those in which you feel like you are gliding through your day, taking care of business with light heart and in a spirit of fun. And Ant days, of course, being those in which you run around taking care of this, that and the other, nose to the ground, not stopping for a break, wearing yourself out. Another symptom, for me, of an Ant day is focusing on task after task even though I have bigger projects on my plate that I “should” be doing.

The solution presented in the speech was to establish a morning and nighttime writing routine. Basically, keep a notebook by the bed with a favorite pen and download all the piddly thoughts (called Monkey Chatter), i.e. “remember this,” “don’t forget that,” “should’ve done this,” hovering on the mental back burner. (I wrote about clearing this mental clutter in more depth for the Wild Mountain Yoga Center newsletter.)

By clearing out all this clutter, you put yourself in a pro-active position. Instead of your ToDo list driving you, you are driving your ToDo list (and your day).

The speech went well…except for drawing a blank in the conclusion. (Yikes!!!–thought going through my head, “how long can I get away with looking pensive? answer: not very long. ha ha.)

Time for quick system reset through power nap technology (sic, not really a “technology”).