I write lists, I write lists for lists and lists for lists for lists. I blame my Mum, she always has a notepad in the kitchen which has lists, lots and lots of lists. There are two main reasons I write lists. Firstly, I am very forgetful, actually that’s not strictly true, I remember totally useless facts like the names of all the Paw Patrols, which fairies have what powers and the weekend programme schedule of CBeebies. Secondly, I like to cross items off on a list it makes me feel like I have achieved something, anything and on really good days everything.
There have been days when I have written lists which include:
- Makes beds
- Shower
- Brush teeth
- Miss Sassy packed lunch
- Hoover
- Food shop
- School run
- Nursery run
- Homework
- Kids dinner
Honestly, I am not even joking this was an actual list I had stuck to my fridge last week, I would have taken a pic but my writing is pretty illegible. By the time I had put the kids to bed I had crossed off every single item on that list and it felt good. You see, when I am having a day when I feel like I’m getting nowhere out comes the pen and paper and I write a list. To ensure I get maximum satisfaction from the list it must include things that I will definitely achieve that day (see above). At the end of the day when I’ve crossed off every single itty bitty item on that list I feel like Super Woman!
I don’t even have a specific place to keep all these lists they’re in notebooks, on sticky notes, on my phone, on the back of receipts stuck to the fridge. At the moment I have a lot of lists on the go these include; Weekly Food Shop, Braai Boy Homecoming (more on that next week), Pack for move, Pack/snacks for car trip, To sell, Sh*t to sort, Stuff for charity and Stuff for new house (last HUGE Ikea shop coming up). My lists are never ending, it drives Braai Boy bonkers especially because he can’t read my writing, seriously, if he goes to the shops I have to text him the shopping list. Not sure if I should be slightly worried but Miss Sassy has also started writing lists, albeit nonsense, but lists just the same.
On that note I’m going to cross off Write Blog from my Tuesday To Do list. Oh, and Happy Birthday Mum, yeeeeeees that’s another thing off the list. Not even midday and I feel like I’m winning already!
