Finally See The Light...

Some things that come naturally to organized people just don't come naturally to me, but if I try long enough, I eventually seem to get it. :-) I've always been disorganized when it comes to time, money, and things...much to my parents' chagrin. I can tell what needs to be done, but I have a hard time staying on track to get there.
I wrote an essay for my accountability partner on keeping commitments. It was the best sort of exercise I could have done, because it really made me think...if I have things to do, then making up my mind to do them is not enough: I have to make PROVISION to to them...start early enough, and plan for unexpected obstacles. That's called responsibly planning (as opposed to letting life happen), and this is a new concept for me.
I've finally figured out that if I wait and don't think through what I have to do and predict how long it will take, then it won't get done. Today is a church day...since I already know I won't be home tonight for a large chunk of the evening, then some of my commitments must be taken care of early. With that in mind, I took my Bible and read my chapters for the day while my wife drove me to work (she needed the car today). I'll get my grading done here at school. My other commitments will have to be planned around what time is available.
My new motto is "results, not excuses".

Report for Steve:
Got my prayer and Bible reading in both yesterday AND the day before (week's starting off great), did my repetetive reading of Psalms One, and got to work on time today. Also, I did my grading yesterday.
Because of yesterday, I have been late to work twice--but things are looking up, Buddy.