Yoga/Pilates - 4X this week. 3 blog posts. Stop looking at screens after dinner (keeps me awake).
With the kids, I'm working on manners and nightly routines.
I finally ordered some new shoes for 2 kids and a few new clothes for the other 2. Gah! Why is it so hard to make those buying decisions? Am I the only one?
I wrote it all down.
What needs to be penned is a little elusive. I write down read to George, but reading to the other kids is built in to our routine. So no need to write it down.
I write down quit afternoon coffee and deal with e-mail. But I don't need to write make the bed or prepare for dinner. Because I just do those things. They are habits.
I get much more done when I write things down. Writing it (whatever it is) gives it validity. I have a list to answer to, and I'm not run by my emotions. It's embarrassingly simple, but something I forget all the time.
Are you a list maker? Do you write things down? Do you forget like me to write things down?
I think your difficulty in making purchasing decisions is in your DNA. There were times when I would say "let's just get them both" (like when you visited me in Nashville) just to scoot you along a little bit.
ReplyDeleteAnd I, too, love writing things down.
I'm a Bullet Journal lover now. It helps me to empty my brain of all of the things I should be thinking about. And I love checking off completed items!!
ReplyDeleteI love the sippy cup in your picture! Makes me sad that we don't have sippy cups at my house anymore.
i work outside the home and care for all aspects of my family's life. If I didn't write things down, not everything would get done! I don't have a daily "to do"; more of a running list.
ReplyDeleteI put little open boxes to the left of my task. I've found that the more detailed the list, the better.
The more you do something increases your chance of becoming a habit!
-Kim from Philadelphia
I keep my sanity with this practice 😳Gets it out of your body and alleviates stress.
ReplyDeleteI love writing things down. I love making lists and crossing things off it. But...I write down things other than to-do lists. I write down books and movies I'm interested in. I write down recommended paint colors. I write down all sorts of stuff I want to remember. The thing is, I write this stuff all down in a notebook and it all gets muddled together and I can't find what I'm looking for later. I have yet to solve this problem!
ReplyDeleteOh, by the way, where did you get that lovely soap dispenser?
ReplyDeleteYes. I keep notebooks where I write down weekly and daily plans, lists, etc. I choose a different mantra every week to write at the top of each page and map out how I want my day to look based on Donald Miller's productivity planner. You can get a free template at the Storyline Blog. It works for me.
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