We're fortunate that a combination of life on the road and being self-employed means we can work a fairly flexible schedule - we can choose which days we work, and which days are our "weekends".
We lightheartedly refer to this day as a Sort Your Life Out (SYLO) day, to reflect the fact that these are intended to be basic life hygiene tasks - things that might otherwise never quite make it to the top of your to-do list. Once a month, we dedicate an entire day to these tasks. So a year ago, at the start of 2020, I decided I wanted to focus on getting on top of these little tasks once and for all! I suggested the idea to Diana and she was on-board, so we made that one of our New Year's Resolutions for 2020.Īfter doing this for 12 months, it's been a huge success, so I think now is a good time to share this idea so you can decide whether adapting and embracing SYLO days would help you too. Sometimes it would make it onto my to-do list, but somehow I just never seemed to get to things. My approach to these had been pretty ad hoc - I'd think of something that would need doing and either break my focus to complete it immediately, or more likely put it off until later. I'm not talking about big jobs around the home, I mean the little stuff: checking your backups, reviewing your credit reports, scanning and filing your mail, clearing out your email inbox, canceling unused subscriptions, etc. I'm generally a fairly organized person, but these little (and often repeating) tasks seemed to fall through the cracks. Introductionĭo you ever find yourself overwhelmed by a seemingly never-ending stream of life's little admin tasks? Are there things you know you should be doing but somehow never find the time or keep forgetting? MacHale.As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. “I have no fingernails left! I chewed off every last one of them while I fretted over the fate of Tucker and his friends. “Packed with thrilling chases, daring escapes, and breathtaking action sequences, SYLO will grab the reader's attention from the first page and not let go until the final, stunning conclusion!”-Michael Carroll, author of The Quantum Prophecy
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MacHale at his finest - he's crafted a book full of friendship, mystery and heart-pounding, spine-tingling adventure." Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author
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Make plans to stay up all night finishing it." Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series “SYLO will have your pulse racing and your head spinning. Highly recommended." James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series I ripped through the pages of SYLO, a relentlessly fast-paced, intriguing, expertly-written tale that leaves you breathless and satisfied, yet wanting more. "I'm not sure anyone does suspense quite like D.J. will leave readers hungry for the next installment." - SLJ "MacHale pens some terrific and unique action scenes. should have teen reader clamoring for the next installment." - VOYA "This action-fueled, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it adventure. "An entertaining and creepy tale." - Publishers Weekly
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" extremely high-octane story that's the equivalent to a summer movie blockbuster." - Booklist A fast-paced read and a huge cliffhanger." - EW.com "If you're a fan of The Maze Runner and Alex Rider, you might want to pick up SYLO. "Absolutely un-put-down-able, more exciting than an X-box and a rollercoaster combined."- Kirkus, starred review