Sometimes, it seems like I’m lucky if I get one thing crossed off my To Do List in a week. Tasks get added much more often than they are completed. Why do I have all this inspiration, creativity, ambition, idealism, only to be held back by the constraints of time?! While it feels like nothing is getting done, I need to step back and realize that I do accomplish a lot that never even makes it on my To Do List. There are after all only 24 hours in a day. Today, instead of making a To Do List, I’m making an Already Did List.
Today I already…
- Changed 6 diapers
- Cut Baby’s finger nails
- Hand-washed two baby sweaters and two wool diaper covers
- Washed two loads of laundry
- Washed one load cloth daipers
- Folded and put away five loads
- Loaded dishwasher, and remembered to run it
- Unloaded dishwasher
- Cleaned the bathroom
- Did half a yoga work out
- Made a healthy dinner
- Talked to a client
- Worked
- Took out the compost and recycling
- Made All-Purpose Cleaner
- Walked the dog
…all this while keeping Baby happy, loved, fed, clean, and nurtured, and on little bits of broken sleep.
What’s on your Already Did List today?
You’re right….you need to see what you’ve accomplished to gain motivation to complete your to-do’s.
This is a wonderful idea. It’s hard not to be frustrated with the things I failed to do, instead I should be happy about the things I accomplished!
Good idea! Sometimes all we ever see is the stuff still waiting.
I’ve read a number of times that we truly only do 1 or 2 big things in a day. Maybe if we made the big thing list smaller?
Great idea. I have to admit that whenever I make a “to do” list I usually throw on one or two things I’ve already done to make myself feel better!!
Today I already made breakfast, dropped my kids off at Nana’s, subbed all day, picked kids back up, drove home and worked on my blog! :)