All I Want For Christmas Is Some Gantt Chart Software

[bugshaw]

This morning I was going to do A, B and C.

I woke a bit late and got a new recipe for A. By the time I'd looked through recipes and ingredients, I realised if I was going to have a hope of finishing A I couldn't also do B. But if I was going to miss B I could then walk to C, it's a nice day. But I'd have to leave earlier, and I'm not dressed yet and haven't wrapped presents. Now I'm dressed but I haven't started A yet (which needs to chill for some hours) and I don't think there's time now unless I don't wrap presents. And as I have only belatedly decided to walk to C I have only belatedly put my iPod on to charge so it probably won't last the walk. If I'm walking I can bring wine instead of cola, but the only wine I have is fizzy and it wouldn't like a 4-mile yomp. If it will even fit in the bag with the presents. At least I won't have to carry my pudding (A) which I haven't made yet.

etcetera

This is why I have Lists.

EDIT: Where are my headphones? If I'd known I wouldn't be able to find my headphones I would have charged my phone instead of my iPod. Where is my other glove? Is it too late to walk to C yet?

Comments

decision paralysis

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

See, I'd skip the electronic sounds and instead try to focus on being in the Now*. Or at least that would be my story when I couldn't find the headphones.

OTOH, trying to get myself to make four kinds of cookies AND do errands AND some shopping (for people I don't know**). While I'm probably ready to start a couple of cookie batches*** now, I couldn't decide which one to make first (before X leaves town? before Y leaves town? etc.). Silly brane.

*(not to be confused with Cat Nao)
**Homeless kids with wish lists. I contributed a couple of books and a Spiderman outfit.
***FYI all with gluten; some with dairy. May try one small batch with GF flour mix though. Will let you know how that goes.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

I made it as far as starting to walk to C, but after 5 minutes changed my mind and drove instead after all that. I needed to have left earlier if I was to walk. Which I generally do with ears empty (shared pedestrian/cycle paths) but I did fancy a stretch of disco. How were the cookies?

[del-c.livejournal.com]

Excel users don't need special Gantt chart software! I recommend Jon Peltier, although depressingly he's pushed down to Page 2 on Google, by everyone *else* who wants you to visit their page looking for Gantt charts in Excel.