How's your To-Do List? Some days mine is awesome, a total success. Each task boasts that it's "done" with a beautiful check-mark by its side.
Other days, it's a disaster. I want to hide it. Tear it up. BURN it. Forget it all. Those are the days that, simply put, things don't get done.
That's an imaginary world.
In the real world, we need our lists.
Lists help us to:
Focus our attention
Plan implementation
Finish the job
But how about those days that the unplanned for occurs? There can be so many things come up that totally need our attention but were never expected. A sick child. Drop-in company. Something breaks (an appliance? a car?) You know.
When those days occur - and they will - turn your "To Do List" in to a "Ta-Done List." How's that? Just add the things that you DID do to your To Do List and check THEM off, proving that your day was not a total loss...just redirected.
It might look something like this:
Everything you planned to do still needs to be done but it feels so much better to see what you did with your time. In this case, taking care of Johnny was far more important than washing a kitchen floor and it took all day (and probably into the night, too).
When "those days" happen - and they will - be sure to add what you DID to your list and boldly check it off. See? You ARE a success. Your day WAS productive...just reinvented, that's all. Tomorrow will be another day and, with it, another wonderful list.
What kind of lists do you use the most?
Tell us how you do it!
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Some days it just goes that way. I just had two weeks like that, and I'm so far behind the To-Do's I don't know if I'll ever get caught up. The time was well spent making soup and resting. As you said it was a success anyway.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had a time. Glad to hear that life is getting back to normal. I'd forget the old list, if I were you, and start fresh. The important stuff will be on it.
DeleteI often add things to my to-do list just to cross them off :) Makes me feel better to know I still did something, even if it wasn't what I'd planned to do! Thanks for helping me feel like I'm not crazy for doing it.
ReplyDeleteHilda
You are totally sane, Hilda. It's encouraging to add what you did and cross it off!
DeleteThe To Do lists will always be there. I like that Ta-Da list idea!! We are your newest follower from the Friday blog hop. Would LOVE a return follow! www.sugaraunts.com. Let's connect on Twitter too :) https://twitter.com/sugaraunts
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