I love lists, but I've never known why. I started loving lists at about the same time in life when I realized that if I didn't get myself a bit more organized I just wouldn't manage to make it through each day.
Today is a great example. I've got a lovely holiday day in front of me, and the spouse is at work, so that means free uncluttered time... or does it? I have a meeting tonight, and before I get to that meeting I also have to have my papers in order and the final agenda all organized. I also need to put out some washing, and bring it in when it is dry, figure out a meal for the evening and make sure we have the food to make it and that it will be on the table before I have to leave for the meeting.
I also booked in a chiropractor appointment for today (since I would have nothing to do).
Apart from that, I need to finalize a few things for work, a couple of phone calls to make (and ended up taking a couple too) and I wanted to get this entry completed for the day.
I just know the if I didn't start with a list first thing this morning I wouldn't get to the end of this lazy holiday day with things organized enough.
And the most annoying thing is that the one thing on that list this morning which I put there just for my own enjoyment will not get crossed off today -but I will transfer it to tomorrow's list :)
I love that I can cross each one off of the list as I complete them, and at least at the end of the day I can look at my list and know that I didn't do nothing all day. The catch is that I will not allow myself to tick it off till it is totally completed. Sometimes this means that I have to break my list down to sub-lists just to allow a satisfying tick off to occur.
Apologies for my lousy handwriting. Here is my list for today with 4 more jobs to be ticked off today, and 2 to be transferred on to tomorrow (barring the expected).
So if you haven't tried making a list may I recommend it as a great tool and source of satisfaction.
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