To Do to DONE!
I'm a list maker. I make lists for every little thing. Daily To Do lists, Weekly To Do lists, Monthly... you get the idea. I keep all my To Do lists handwritten in a cute little fat spiral notebook. Which is slightly more than half full and will need replacing soon.
Along with all the to do's, there are other lists: the To Be Read list, the shopping list, the list of meals for the week (aka: the weekly meal plan). I keep 3 (count 'em - 3!) separate calendars to list all the various activities and events our family needs or wants to attend. It goes on and on. And occasionally I like to make a list of all my lists.
I like lists because they keep me organized. They prevent the inevitable "oh, I forgot (to do, to pick up, what I wanted to get at the library, etc, etc, etc) which comes with a forgetful nature.
The best part of the To Do list though is crossing off items. Looking back at all the to do's which have become DONES. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. A visible, tangible proof of what I have achieved in any given time period.
Along with all the to do's, there are other lists: the To Be Read list, the shopping list, the list of meals for the week (aka: the weekly meal plan). I keep 3 (count 'em - 3!) separate calendars to list all the various activities and events our family needs or wants to attend. It goes on and on. And occasionally I like to make a list of all my lists.
I like lists because they keep me organized. They prevent the inevitable "oh, I forgot (to do, to pick up, what I wanted to get at the library, etc, etc, etc) which comes with a forgetful nature.
The best part of the To Do list though is crossing off items. Looking back at all the to do's which have become DONES. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. A visible, tangible proof of what I have achieved in any given time period.
Your lists have lists?! You need an intervention!
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about list making is the feeling of writing something down with a pen. I love how it glides across the paper. I'm trying to use Evernote and such, but....paper is so...fun. I can't doodle as I type out a list. It feels like it takes so much longer to take out my phone, open the app, find the right list, etc. A notebook? It is just so much more comforting.
An intervention? C'mon. I'm not hurting anyone. I can quit anytime I want! ;0)
DeleteI've tried to keep my lists on line also. And with the exception of my TBR list on GoodReads - it's been a great failed experiment.
ReplyDeleteI started keeping lists of things the last 5 years..I used to be able to "remember", but now, if it isn't written down, it goes out the window. I love paper and pencils, so I keep them that way. But in my stamp room, I have a new blackboard and I make notes on it. Not only functional, but makes me happy to write in chalk and remember my youth..
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling of "if it isn't written down, it goes out the window!"
DeleteI keep lots of to do lists. So many that they never get looked at. Seriously.
ReplyDeletehahahahaha! That's why every so often I have to make a list of all my lists!
DeleteI, too, make lists, and lists, and more lists! If you're in the local grocery store and see a lady walking around with a spiral notebook and a pencil - that could be me!
ReplyDeleteLOL