A day of minutia
Added 2023-03-28 00:48:25 +0000 UTCHey gang, happy Monday (if that's a thing lmao).
Before I start, there's a temporary discount code code for the merch right now if you wanna snag any: code ROOMIE-SPRING for 15% off. https://crowdmade.com/collections/roomieofficial
Now for the update - I opened up my massive (!) todo list for the first time in a bit this morning and realized there were some pressing things I needed to do. So today I've collected information and letter to renew my US visa so I can stay here (big important thing I've been putting off), caught up on ~100 emails (some of which were about the songwriting course I'm making), did laundry, booked flights for an upcoming trip, restarted singing practice after wisdom teeth removal wounds have ~kinda healed and so on.
But yeah, that meant no filming today for me :P I did however but some painters' tape to stick my blackout curtain closer to the wall to avoid blue daytime light to enter my room when I'm filming, messing up everything. So I guess that's something.
Here's to admin ๐ I've said it before, but TOMORROW I will start filming properly.
Let me know if you ever end up in situations where admin and upkeep keeps you from getting to the core of what you want to do! :P
J
Comments
Joel, love you being here... please, stay. Put up your feet, rest before a fire. Hope the bureaucracy isn't too complicated. ๐๐โค๏ธโค๏ธ
Gayle
2023-03-28 15:29:41 +0000 UTCEwww admin booo... Lol, for me that means doing my taxes & I will push that baby aside until the very last moment. The visa thing seems pretty important tho, so GG.
x0_Kristin_0x
2023-03-28 13:37:08 +0000 UTCA productive Monday puts the whole week in motion in a nice way, and I would argue that getting the admin tasks done at the beginning of the week leaves the rest of it open for more creative stuff that also needs to get done. It's almost the end of Tuesday for me, and I didn't have a productive day yesterday, so I am trying to get back on schedule, but I know it probably won't happen.
Adina
2023-03-28 12:17:36 +0000 UTCHaha, you said on a Twitch stream back in December you needed to sort your Visa out so...progress ๐
Hayley
2023-03-28 08:20:10 +0000 UTCAh, never ending to do lists. I took a week off last week, thinking I'd have time to do fun stuff, working on projects. But in the end I mostly did just the ongoing boring stuff like admin, laundry, cleaning. Ugh. But that said, without a to do list I won't be doing much at all. I get so passive and lost. ๐ Your day sounds very productive to me. Hope you'll find time to film soon.
Marioni
2023-03-28 06:13:46 +0000 UTCDefinitely sounds like you were super productive and getting to what actually needed to done. Enjoy the massive weight being lifted and hopefully youโre feeling a bit more relaxed about the other stuff now! Iโm in a permanent state of productivity paralysis right now so I always get excited to hear that people are actually getting tasks done (thatโs including fighting for another ADHD assessment so I think that says it all! ๐ ) Main plan for today is going to the park so my son can burn off steam before his return to nursery tomorrow so we can actually spend some quality time together ๐
Jen ๐ฆ
2023-03-28 05:31:16 +0000 UTCSometimes you have to knock out some small stuff to make room in your brain for the big stuff. Sounds like it was at least a productive Monday. Some days I end the day wondering exactly what I got done. ๐ Hereโs to a fun day of filming. Iโll think of you as Iโm sitting in meeting after endless meeting questioning all my life choices that got me to where I am. Ha! ๐
Dorie
2023-03-28 05:22:20 +0000 UTCGot busy with my admin too yesterday, lol. Btw, don't forget to rest a little. Have a good day.
Magalie Leplus
2023-03-28 04:54:32 +0000 UTCGlad you can sing a bit again ๐ renewing your visa sounds important, just wondering: how much time did you have left to do that? ๐
Annelies
2023-03-28 04:08:38 +0000 UTCHey, you were productive and that's a win! Never diminish what you do. Go at your own pace and be kind to yourself. It's so easy to get overwhelmed with ask the things that need to get done. I just prioritize and then if I need to, I drop things that I don't need in my life. It's easier said than done. Right now, I definitely feel like I'm drowning - I had to literally in less than 1 week take over an entire art classroom and I have to come up with lessons that match the curriculum. And all while having only a $500 yearly budget for over 700 kids. I honestly don't know how to make that work but I just focus on one day at a time and know it's all going to work out somehow. I hope you know that we're all rooting for you! You've got this!
Courtney Walker
2023-03-28 02:56:46 +0000 UTCHappy to hear that your wounds are somewhat healed ๐ That unopened to do list sounds scary. To me it seems like there's always something, work, laundry etc on the way when wanting to do something I would actually enjoy doing ๐ Usually at work I get some idea in my head what I would like try out, but after work I have no energy to get to it. I'm already getting ready to leave to work, so for u goodnight and happy upcoming Tuesday ๐ I hope u get to do what u want tomorrow ๐ Btw that yesterday's insta reel was really cute, worked well this morning too ๐
JustSomeJK
2023-03-28 02:34:09 +0000 UTCEventually he'll have his own "bucket list" of things to do that don't include your ceiling! I hope you are preparing for the day you have to say goodbye...it's going to be emotional!
Clair (Teampanda)
2023-03-28 02:25:29 +0000 UTCI have been taking it one day at time. I been sad lately (my best friend stop talking to me). One day at a time. One day at a time.
Stephanie Bruso
2023-03-28 02:22:45 +0000 UTCPost-production then, got it!๐
Whit-EbullientShrub
2023-03-28 02:21:15 +0000 UTCOmg ๐
Airyckah Lane
2023-03-28 02:15:51 +0000 UTCTRUUUUUUU ๐คฃ
Mari
2023-03-28 02:15:07 +0000 UTCwoooo getting there slowly!!!
Mari
2023-03-28 02:14:09 +0000 UTCAutocorrect is your bestie today
Shauna
2023-03-28 02:06:06 +0000 UTCAlways good to have company even if he's all wet.
Cas
2023-03-28 02:05:27 +0000 UTCI miss earing crunchy stuff. But been earin solids today
Joel Berghult
2023-03-28 02:05:23 +0000 UTCHoping ceiling will be fixed soon lol. Heโs still chillin here tho
Joel Berghult
2023-03-28 02:03:58 +0000 UTCNO MORE TWEAKS BEFORE THIS VIDEO IS DONE lmao
Joel Berghult
2023-03-28 02:03:27 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite ways to procrastinate is to go through and rewatch all of the videos from this incredible musical youtuber. **Not me, on my 3rd time go back through _everything_!!** ๐ Oh damn, I hafta do some dishes and laundry of my own.
Melissa Rogers
2023-03-28 01:59:03 +0000 UTCSounds like you got alot of things accomplished today. Good luck with filming tomorrow!!๐
Bookdragon 43
2023-03-28 01:53:51 +0000 UTCYeah I really like to see it in front of me and be able to put a line through it! It also helps me reprioritize the next week because when I carry forward tasks I can physically see what I didn't do and know it has to be done. I'm good at filing things away in my brain in the cabinet called "ew.. I don't like that!" So having a written reminder forces me to deal with it lol ๐
Clair (Teampanda)
2023-03-28 01:53:37 +0000 UTCOh yeah, I almost forgot about the cinnamon rolls. ๐๐
Melissa Rogers
2023-03-28 01:48:16 +0000 UTCThe cinnamon rolls probably ๐น
Mari
2023-03-28 01:47:02 +0000 UTCThat, and some new merch designs!! ๐๐ป๐๐ป
Melissa Rogers
2023-03-28 01:46:05 +0000 UTCYesss me and high school musical soundtrack be getting me through my taxes ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐ถ
Aubrey Danielle
2023-03-28 01:43:43 +0000 UTCAlso, my wallet is ready to throw at you for the music course ๐คฃ no pressure. ๐ถ ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
Aubrey Danielle
2023-03-28 01:42:51 +0000 UTCI wonder if heโd say something like: Oreos, vegan chocolate, or his porridge?!
Melissa Rogers
2023-03-28 01:42:20 +0000 UTCI like the way you put that. Thatโs why I hate apps where once you cross off a task it disappears! ๐ญ
emy
2023-03-28 01:41:54 +0000 UTCSounds like you got a lot accomplished. To do lists always seem neverending, unless that's just me putting things off lol.
Melinda Young
2023-03-28 01:39:45 +0000 UTCYES!! Something to SING-a-long to while you work. ๐ Always makes doing the adulting things easier for me. Or at least a little more enjoyable to do.
Melissa Rogers
2023-03-28 01:39:05 +0000 UTCI'm glad you renewed your visa and are staying here for a bit longer even though I'd move out of the country tomorrow if I had the means ๐ Are you eating solid foods yet? What's the one thing you miss eating the most right now?
Mari
2023-03-28 01:36:47 +0000 UTCOkay, itโs a โhappyโ Monday if you have a fun playlist whilst doing said adulting thingsโฆjust sayinโ ๐ ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
Aubrey Danielle
2023-03-28 01:28:44 +0000 UTCWUT?! You did your own laundry?! You didnโt hire someone to do it for you?! (Just a lilโ roast flashing back to you hiring someone to change your lightbulbs.) Donโt keep putting off renewing your Work Visa, Joel!! We donโt want you getting deported!! Iโm glad to โhearโ that your mouth is healing enough to where youโre getting back into your singing practices. Adultingโฆeeewwwww!! Go have some โApple Juiceโ!! (Donโt worry, I bought the merch!! I must say that โItโs A Lilโ Bit PITCHYโ, though.)
Melissa Rogers
2023-03-28 01:18:29 +0000 UTCI have "To do list" books (you can buy on Amazon) that I've used for years and had my teams using too when I was a School Manager. People often don't like to make lists or feel that writing it out takes up more time and yes in the beginning it can be overwhelming. But sometimes being able to tick off the smallest most mundane thing on your list can make you feel better, like you are actually achieving things on the crappiest of days. I find it cathartic to look over the list at the end of the week and see progress that would otherwise have been swallowed up by the "priorities" that never stop hounding you!
Clair (Teampanda)
2023-03-28 01:12:11 +0000 UTCWhat is a master list? *shudders in disorganized person*
emy
2023-03-28 01:10:40 +0000 UTCJoel, bc I adore you...here's an IG reel in exchange for the adorbs one earlier (It's good. I promise.) ... https://www.instagram.com/reel/CitSNIIp4G8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= ๐ฅฐ Hope you had a Happy Monday ๐ฅฐ
Dannielle O'Neill
2023-03-28 01:10:31 +0000 UTCI've come to the conclusion the admin and upkeep are the actual things that need doing most of the time. At least, they seem to be the only things to get done!
Sugary Magnolia
2023-03-28 01:09:32 +0000 UTCI used to always do the things that had to be done in the next few days first so I could save blocks of time for the big projects. Keeping up on the admin saved time for the more interesting stuff. Worked for me. Did you finally get rid of your friend the couch bucket? I think they overstayed their welcome.
Cas
2023-03-28 01:05:34 +0000 UTCWell...I work in admin, so that's a pretty definitive yes๐ . Glad you got things sorted! But if you filtered more light in the room... does that mean you get to more lighting tweaks?๐
Whit-EbullientShrub
2023-03-28 01:05:01 +0000 UTCProject mgmt, yoโฆI have to track my work in three places (for now) and however long that takes I need to make it up with actual work time. Hope you have the peace of mind now that the admin stuff you did is out of the wayโฆ least until it piles up again lol
Aleece
2023-03-28 01:04:03 +0000 UTCGood thing thatโs youโve started doing things that have to be done anyway ๐Since Iโve become the supervisor at my work, Iโve started being more organised in general I guess because I have to be that one at work ๐ But I still like a high quality procrastination ๐
Helga ๐ฆ
2023-03-28 00:59:06 +0000 UTCThe dreaded MASTER List and all its little minion add-onn tasks. Know those all too well. *Shudders in Grad school flashbacks* (Also, adulting...)
Dannielle O'Neill
2023-03-28 00:58:23 +0000 UTCI feel this. I went through a phase in lockdown where I had a little notebook where I wrote down every tiny thing I did that brought me closer to my goals, because otherwise it just felt like I was spinning in circles. Thereโs something great about taking inventory at the end of the day, especially when you do a lot of small or boring stuff on a given day. Makes me think I should start again!
emy
2023-03-28 00:57:43 +0000 UTCHmm...when I said I thought you were avoiding SOMETHING... ๐ I was right, admin is an evil necessity, especially if it means you don't get deported! This is why sometimes it's better to hire an assistant (or a family member) to monitor incoming information, it's too easy to ignore or put off for another day! I'm pretty good at this kind of stuff but my brother had to have my mum for back up, otherwise his business would have tanked in the first few months!
Clair (Teampanda)
2023-03-28 00:57:01 +0000 UTCHehe admin stuff is my job, so for me random zoom meetings take me away from the work I need to get done. Glad ya got a lot of that kinda stuff on your to do list-outta the way. video and music time now, yay!
xtina ๐ค
2023-03-28 00:56:32 +0000 UTCNo. Ew. Adulting. What? I donโt put things offโฆ ๐๐ they donโt pile up like that bc sometimes I remembered at night when my day is done and Iโm just laying in bed thinking/watching something LOL In all seriousness, glad you were able to check things off! Hopefully, you can film tomorrow. Been a bit of a sick day for me. Ughhhh.
Shauna
2023-03-28 00:53:38 +0000 UTCStill sounds like you got quite a bit accomplished anyway. Admin part always gets in the way, that will be most of my day tomorrow ๐
Becky Lorion
2023-03-28 00:52:54 +0000 UTCNot sure there is a "happy" Monday but we all have things to be thankful for on Mondays I guess๐ glad you got some stuff done!
Misty Gerkman
2023-03-28 00:52:19 +0000 UTCHooray to renewing your visa and feeling well enough to practice singing! Isn't that last paragraph just adult life? ๐๐ญ
MediocreAtBest
2023-03-28 00:51:32 +0000 UTCLol upkeeps and admin stuff ALWAYS keep me away from things lol There are more attractive ways for the blackout situation than painters tape ๐๐ just sayingโฆ and good luck keeping that sticking Glad things seem to be progressing even if it seems overwhelming
Airyckah Lane
2023-03-28 00:51:32 +0000 UTCYep
Ceeah
2023-03-28 00:51:21 +0000 UTCThere's always a bunch of stupid crap you have to do before you can get to what you want to do
Lianne Conroy
2023-03-28 00:50:38 +0000 UTC
