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For anyone who recalls the previous post I made, I sort of outlined how I’ve been feeing about the web and where I fall into place with it.  The more considered my options and where things stand, I realize I needed to do a little soulseeking and step up to change some things that have been eating away at me.

I decided that this is my GTD week. No excuses, no putting shit off, just getting it all together and making the most of each day.  Today I focused on finances.

• Sorted through old invoices and got my accounting in order and up-to-date
• Paid all my outstanding bills for the month
• Re-configured my account on mint.com (amazing finance site) to set reminders and alerts, include my student loans and investment accounts to get a handle on everything
• Setup a new SimplyBusiness AMEX card (with 1-5% cashback) to focus all my nasty bills on since every little bit helps
• Entered all my due dates and recuring expenses into a new calendar so I can see what is coming up every month.

I don’t have a lavish master plan for what this week will consist of, but I know it’s all about me taking care of me.  For one week I need to focus on what I need and not be the nice guy that does everything for everyone else which is usually what my days amount to in the end.  I suppose that will have to wait till next week. Each day I plan on waking up respectively early (around 10a), working through the day on what’s important to me, spending time in the evening with Val to decompress, and getting to bed before my normal 2-4am last call, I’m shooting for around 11p-midnight. I’m not setting deadlines or outrageous goals since things come up and I don’t want to be mad at myself if I don’t make them. This is my way of doing a little cleansing of the mind and feeling better about what’s next.

Oh and if you were wondering, yes I made the image above, yes I know its lame and no I didn’t spend more than 3 minutes on it.