Cross It Off.....

I seem to live with lists. If I don't write things down on a piece of paper tasks don't seem to get done. And yes....sometimes I use the notes app in my phone but have often deleted that by mistake and then my important reminder is gone.  So I fall back on paper and pen.

The other day the list started sort of like this and as I finished one little task after another I would cross it off. And also ended up adding a few in between. At one point I had the first list, a list to start the next day and a reminder of some other "bigger" stuff to be done before we do a little traveling.

My lists have my name at the top....Dave has his own responsibilities and To Do Stuff. (I often put things on his list when he's not around.) I think I use my lists to remind myself of all the little tasks I want to finish before going to bed but might forget if they aren't written down. I hate to wake up in the middle of the night only to think "Oh THAT!" On the other hand my lists let me cross stuff off and that's very satisfying. 

So I will continue my old fashioned organizing system....especially when I head out to the grocery store. You don't even want to know what I bring home for the refrigerator and pantry when I forget that list at home. Inevitably it's the most important item that I really needed  for dinner.