Do you keep a “To Do” list? Has it grown impossibly long?
IN MY WORDS – Are you overwhelmed and weary of thinking of all you need to catch up on? I’m with you, sistah….
Work, church, travel, studies, family, friends, relatives, housecleaning, laundry, ironing, yard work and oh yes, I’d really like to do some writing one of these days and finish my novella : ) If you’re a list maker like me (yes, I sometimes add things already finished just for the pleasure of crossing them off) I know you’re reluctant to stop that burst of organization you feel by creating a list.
Lightbulb moment – make an “I did it” list instead. This weekend, I’m writing out all the things I DID accomplish. Big things, little things and all those in between. Because sometimes it’s easier to go with the flow and end the day knowing you did get some things done. Completed. Finis. Today’s example: hubby felt the urge to help clean some of the upstairs – yes, go with it, don’t miss the opportunity for help! Other things didn’t get done but one upstairs room is now in spiffy condition. Well worth trashing the I do list and working with the I DID IT list.
So go ahead, pat yourself on the back for all the things you did manage to do today. Share your progress in a comment even if its something simple.
I like this, Cynthia! I still keep a running to-do list so I don’t lose track of my tasks, but I also keep an activity log–a “to-DONE” list, if you will, to combat that icky feeling of getting to the end of a day and not being sure where the time went.
That said, I still write things down just to mark them off. It’s the small things in life… 🙂
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Comment by Brandy Heineman — October 19, 2014
Brandy,
So nice to hear from fellow list fanatics : ) Yes, I still mark things down that are important so I don’t forget. But the “I did it” list helps me to feel I accomplished some things and not feel so overwhelmed. Which I need to do right now since I went in a different direction today than planned, but still finished some things!
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Comment by admin — October 20, 2014
I am a professional list-maker! My husband teases me that I make lists of the lists I need to make. The joy of a list is the crossing-off part.
Even with all that list making, I never thought of making an I-DID-IT list. Great idea! I’ll be more encouraged at the end of each day if I focus on what I did instead of being bummed at what I didn’t do.
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Comment by Sherry Carter — October 20, 2014
Sherry,
Exactly! We need to be encouraged at what we did accomplish, not glassy-eyed at the enormity of the list yet to be done…glad you like the idea.
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Comment by admin — October 20, 2014
As one who also has a continually overloaded To-Do list, I LOVE this idea! Thank you for the idea!
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Comment by Vonda Skelton — October 20, 2014
Vonda,
You’re most welcome, Vonda! Hope your “I did it” list is a daily encouragement. We don’t always realize all the things we DO get done!
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Comment by admin — October 20, 2014