Must do Monday

Right so we're heading into the second week of September and after looking back at August ,I've realised I haven't done so well with keeping up with my blog and some of the jobs I had to do as part of  my last Must do Monday.  The last few weeks or so my head wasn't in quite the right place, which meant I couldn't quite get on top of things but feeling better now so hopefully I will get more achieved in September.  So as part of Must do Monday  I'm just reminding myself of the things I need to do and giving myself a big kick up the ass!

Must Do Monday

It's the beginning of July and it's time for Must Do Monday. If you remember I introduced MDM last month and I had a 'to do list' for June. So lets do a little recap and see how I got on.....hmmm....

Junes 'to do list'

1. Discover 10 new blogs.

2. Review 2 books I have read.

3. Update my additional pages.

4. Update my 'About me' page.

5. Clean up my email inbox.

6. Catch up with my emails.

Well I hang my head in shame, I've not achieved much at all from my to do list! I've made a start on a few things but that is it! Well a very poor start to MDM! It's a new month though and I started MDM part way through June so didn't have that much time to do everthing and I've spent far to long fiddling round with blog widgets and blog designs (with no success I must confess).  Excuses, excuses! So I have another 'to do list' for July which features all of June's list and a little bit more.

Here it is -

I'm going to be a busy girl this July with all things blog like.  I have my to do list and I'm also joining in a read along which I shall tell you about soon in case anyone else wishes to join in.  Read-alongs are a great way to meet other bloggers, make new friends and discover new book blogs.

If you want to read my first post about MDM follow the link, Must Do Monday.

Do you fancy joining me on MDM! It may be that gentle push you need to get some of those jobs done that need sorting, it can be about anything but it's about getting organised. It may be that you need to get in touch with some of your social networking buddies who you've been meaning to email but haven't yet, or perhaps there's some stuff on your blog you've been meaning to get around to sorting out or it might be learning how to do something new like editing images so you can make a cute list like the one above. (check out, my 'how to' post on editing images where I tell you how I added writing to the above image).  If you want to join me then feel free to copy and paste my MDM button to put on your blog or in your post.

So hope your all having a great Monday.

Introducing Must Do Monday

Must Do Monday? What's this you ask? This is a new feature I am introducing, you may see it pop up every so often.  Today MDM involves my 'to do list'.  I have a few blogger linked things I need to be doing and haven't yet got round to so I decided to do a 'to do list' to work on.  I'm a serial list maker.  Making all the lists I do you think I would be super organised but sadly no.  Hubby says if I spend less time making lists and more time doing I'd get more achieved! I don't know if your a person who makes list but people seem to love lists.  From the super organised types to the ones that use lists as a way of procrastination (I'd like to point out the latter isn't me, I just find lists help) (Hubby disagrees and thinks that Kate is a grade one procrastinator. Luv to all, Hubby).  They are all around us, they're on T.V, in books, magazines and the internet. You get top tens to top 100s, worst things and best things.  Lists are also a common feature on many blogs, people write lists of facts about themselves, their favourite things, things that drive them mad, the list goes on and on! LOL! Just type "I love lists" in to google and see how much comes up.  My 'to do list' is for things I'd like to get done by the end of June.  Have you got things you want to get done to do with your blog, outstanding jobs you haven't quite got round to or like me,  people you need to email and catch up with but haven't got round to yet?  Join me on Must Do Monday and right it down and then see what you can achieve.  If there's things you need to do then let me know in the comments field that you are joining me in getting organised and feel free to copy and paste my MDM button on to your blog. It's surprising how much time you need to blog, keep up to date with your emails, all your social network buddies and  then there's work that gets in the way, for the mother's out there they have their mother duties and then for those who are writers, well, you need to find time to write too. Ahh so much to list so little time.

Here's my to do list -

p.s The gorgeous graphics I have used in this post and to make my MDM blog button are from the fabulous website http://shabbyblogs.com/ check out their site and blog.  On their blog there's loads of great stuff, even some tips about photography and using photo editing sites.  Oh did I mention it's all free!



Oh and lastly Hubby often reads through blog to pick up on any spelling errors and that is his own comment he added in blue!