The fine art of puttering


Howdy Reader!

I puttered a bit today.

It's a way to get things done.

It's not the most efficient way, perhaps, but it's far better than nothing.

  • I started by getting a load of laundry going.
  • I went through a very old folder of business documents.
  • I found the document I was looking for earlier in the week (yay!)
  • I uploaded that document to Wise, hopefully this will fix things.
  • I opened a bunch of mail that had been sitting on the buffet for a week.
  • I put our van's registration stickers on.
  • I got some emails set up for church thingies.
  • I recorded a couple of short videos for product reviews.

So, yeah, that's puttering.

Looking around for things to do, and doing them without real prioritization.

Let's grow together!

~ John

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