This Week's To Do List

I started writing to do lists when I was in high school. I don't really know how it happened, I think my mom got me a day planner and I just started filling it out. I wrote all the homework I had to do that night, chores I had to do, when I had to work, etc. I became almost obsessed with writing everything I had to do down and it really worked for me. It made me feel organized, calm (or not, if I had a lot to do), and it helped me be VERY productive. I believe it helped me get through all those years of college and work. Just this year, I finally started throwing them away. They are like journals for me because I can see what I did on an exact day. For my life right now though, I had to throw them away in order for me to move on, but that's a whole other blog post later.

Every week I will share what I would like to get done for the week. Maybe it will help me stay on track. Maybe I will find other ways to help me be productive because lets face it, being a stay at home mom for the last 6 months has made me be a bit more relaxed when it comes to work. Baby is the number 1 priority anyway.

I keep a day planner, google calendar (which currently isn't updated), goal lists, big to do lists, weekly, daily, etc. etc. etc. It's a little ridiculous. I'll be combining and creating the best way to stay organized and share here.

This to do list is what I would like to add to my daily life and get done in the near future.

Organize all digital pictures from phone, computer, hard drives - There are many many many of these. My plan is to catch up and then regularly maintain.

Pull apart old journals and paperwork - As part of allowing myself to move on with my life, I'm shredding journals that do not need to be saved. Many are so negative about myself and how I look and feel. I sorted them when we were packing to move in December but didn't have the time to finish the project.

Organize ALL art stuff - I have a huge stash of art supplies including yarn, beads, paint, scrapbook stuff, and more. I will organize them into different categories so I can actually use what I have.

Start crafting/painting/crocheting

Read a book

Learn how to cook new food

Just a Typical Friday

I finally just put Ezra down for a nap, had 2 cups of coffee (the last of the coffee in the house), and I actually put clothes and mascara on today. The microwave repair man is coming over between 11 and 2 so I figured I could squeeze in a blog post. I've wanted to write for days but with the overwhelming amount of chores and severe lack of sleep, it just wasn't happening. Gibson set up his computer in our house, which is 1000x better than my laptop so I can apply for jobs and write in my blog. How nice of him!

I'm trying to tackle a huge item on my to do list which is organizing all of my digital pictures. ALL!? That's just crazy but it's actually fun for me to take a walk down memory lane. I'm missing quite a bit but luckily I didn't have a digital cameral until around 2005 or 2006. When both of newest cameras crapped out in 2011, I stuck to my iPhone. I would love to have another camera in the near future but I'm so thankful for the pictures so far. It's nice to have a record of my daily life, and things that I would have normally forgotten. When I'm done organizing, I'll be sure to share a few gems, such as this one:

This was the summer we started dating (2010). We spent the day in Seattle then went to the Temper Trap concert at the Showbox. It seems like forever ago! This weekend will be uneventful over here, we are planning on spring cleaning and getting some things organized and cleaned up. I really want to get some of the big tasks and to do items done. It constantly feels like I have something to do. Luckily, the list really isn't very long because we got a ton done before we moved up here. I'm looking forward to weekends without chores and errands and get to know our new area.