I have an odd little challenge that I'm hoping some of the brilliant minds in this forum can help me with. :) It's one of those things I'm a little embarrassed about because it's such a "first-world problem," as one of my friends would put it, but still, here it is ...
A little background: I'm 40, single, no kids, and have gone through a lot of personal upheaval in the past few years. I was very close to my immediate family, but my dad died in January 2010, and very shortly after my brother, who had never had a girlfriend in his life, fell in love and got engaged. Add to that a number of close friends who have moved away or gotten married and had kids, and I've found myself struggling to build a new social life for myself.
So I've joined a number of organizations and am constantly scanning the horizon (aka my e-mail inbox) for activities trying to build my new life ... while simultaneously trying not to overdo it and forget to leave myself time for sleep and laundry. ;) A lot of times there are conflicts, so unless I know right away some event is something I really, really want to do, I may hold off for a while before RSVP-ing.
So here's what I'm trying to figure out ... what would be a good way to keep track of all the possible upcoming activities, events, etc., before I actually commit to them? I don't want to clutter my calendar with a bunch of things I may decide not to do ... and I've found that if I just leave the info. sitting in my in box, I may forget about it and not RSVP in time, or miss it altogether.
I've thought about just creating a very simple running list in MS Word, and maybe that's the best solution ... but if anyone with better time management skills than mine has other suggestions, I would welcome them. :)
