This week I made a list of small projects that can easily be completed in just a few minutes. So far I have restyled the bookshelf in my living room, gone through a pile of papers that were in the way and pulled out some dvds to sell in an upcoming yard sale.

As crazy as it may sound, the most meaningful project involved this $3.50 tool from Dollar General.

When I moved into this house nineteen years ago, there were stickers on most of the windows. My fiancée at the time insisted we leave these stupid stickers in tact. By the time he was my ex husband, the stickers were baked on the windows and impossible to remove.

I got angry every time I saw them for many, many years.

With dread, I added this to the list (#1) and researched how to remove them. The internet was no help so I picked up this little razor blade gadget and the stickers came right off! It took less than fifteen minutes to remove them all and clean the windows.

Nineteen years and fifteen minutes later and my windows no longer make me angry. This is the ultimate precautionary tale for all the angry procrastinators out there.

Too often we set unattainable goals for ourselves. We will clean the entire house or declutter all the stuff we don’t like but we lose steam quickly. The goals are so big we can’t possibly complete them. By breaking everything down into bite sized chunks, it’s easier get something done.

Some days I do one small thing and some days I do a few but at least I’m doing something. Every mile is walked one step at a time and I’m pleased with this new approach.