Catch Up Day: Finishing The Small Details

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’.  Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers.  We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog!  If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired! The theme of this week’s Spark an Idea Thursday is Spark an Idea to Finishing What You’ve Started _____________________________

You know when it’s time.  You’ve got a bunch of things all open ended, and it’s about to drive you right out of your tree.  But, how do you finish all those little things you started, when it seems to take most of your effort to finish the job?  How about a “Catch Up Day”?

Catch Up Day is simple, with very little commitment.

This is not a day for long drawn out projects.  It’s a day to finish small details and close some things up.  An afternoon or an entire day is great if you can swing it.  First, make a list of the little things that are bothering you.  Then, decide how long each one of them will take.  Next, priortize them and decide how many of them you can fit into your Catch Up Day.

Focus, focus, focus.

It may also be helpful to shut the ringers and other distractions off for a while.  It will help you focus and get things done more quickly.   If your chosen task is taking too long, consider reassigning it to another day in the coming week.  Catch Up Day is about blasting through a list of small things just hanging on the edge of being done, and feeling a sense of accomplishment at the end. Finishing little details will put your mind at ease and help you stay on task in the overall big picture.   When you feel things starting to pile up, consider a Catch Up Day.

What could you do for your Catch Up Day?