I want to see a show of hands.
- How many of you make a to do list?
- How many of you actually complete your to do list?
Yeah, I didn’t either for a very long time. Why? Because I would write down EVERYTHING that needed doing and would expect to get them done. I would end up overwhelmed and frustrated! Consequently, I would get even less done!
Until I realized that I didn’t have to add everything to my to do list! My new list consists of:
8 Daily Tasks
- Plan My Day
- Dishes Morning
- Homeschool
- Load of Laundry
- Dishes Afternoon
- Check Mail
- Supper
- Kitchen Pick Up
Then, I have a place for 6 weekly tasks, 2 monthly tasks, and 2 seasonal tasks. I have spreadsheets made with all the tasks that should be done weekly, monthly, and seasonally. Each morning, I add the still to do tasks to my lists. If I have none left to do, then the space gets to stay blank! 
I also have sections for 6 Blog Tasks, 8 Glasses of Water, Supper Plan, Notes, and Goal or Theme of the Day.
Finally, I have one section that is just a list of 10 blank spaces. Those blank spaces are the other things that crop up through our lifetime. For example: my husband left his baseball schedule sitting on my computer this morning. I added, “Put baseball schedule on calendar.”
Do you have a To Do List method that works for you?
About Kelli
Hi~ Visiting from SITS!
Love your blog name, I thought about naming my new blog the same thing
You have a lovely blog and darling boys!!!
I will come back for a visit soon!
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@Rachael,
Well, I am glad you researched! I didn’t and found someone who I thought was copying me. I was a bit upset when I couldn’t make myself a new twitter ID to reflect my blog. Then, I found that she has been blogging since 07 *gasp* my bad, guess I accidently copied her!
Great info!
Thanks for sharing-
Crystal
I’m like you used to be. A list a mile long and no idea how I’m going to get it all done. Your new approach makes so much more sense although I would probably still have the mile long list hidden away somewhere. My name is Lisa and yes I am addicted to lists:)
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@Lisa,
Hey, I still tend to scribble away on a mile long to do list, but it goes in the back of my folder so I can pull from it for projects, etc
I used to do a list and for a long time I haven’t.
It shows in my home too. I need to back to where I was. I get so overwhelmed sometimes I don’t know how. I am going to work on this and start a list today.
@Triniel,
Good for you! I have been thinking of doing some kind of to do list meme but can’t figure out exactly how or when I want to do it. PLus, do I really have time to add a new feature to my blog? Hmmmm