Structure = Manageability

Staying up late really threw off my system today. I've gotten to really enjoy getting up in the morning, but just wasn't functioning after staying up so late last night.

Samuel was a bit off himself, but really enjoyed the show last night. Today he worked industriously on his animal essays, but wasn't satisfied with what he was producing. Fatigue hit him with a susceptibility to frustration.

I pulled things together for his portfolio review of his home schooling program at the end of the month. Once that was done, I compiled the notes from our discussions this week, and laid out a schedule for his merit badges. Organizing them by month and subject area, it makes an impressive-looking structure for our plan for the next semester. It also has most of the merit badges required for Eagle Scout completed by the end of this school year. Samuel is delighted, and is really excited to see a major project looking so manageable.

I've noticed this myself in the past. Time spent laying out structure, and planning the progressive steps, pays off tremendously. With the structure in place, it's just a matter of following through and adjusting as necessary along the way.

Do you have a major project that could benefit from planning a bit of structure?

Aloha!