What would I do without my list(s)? Seems I am always starting a new one because I mislaid the old one, but they do make my life go somewhat more smoothly. Because of short term memory deficits, in my case not necessarily age-related, lists allow me to function is a more-or-less normal fashion. Generally less than more, I might add. Of course lists are only useful if you can find them and if you check them over regularly, but I do find that the process of writing something down often helps me remember it, list or no list.
Right now, my list is in the car. Does a lot of good out there, but when I get to the office I can check it over and will be pleased if I actually did a few of the things on the list! It always contains a shopping list to remind me of ingredients for recipes I might want to try. It also contains things that are always on every list, such as "brush dogs", "cut nails", "sweep & vacuum", and "dust". Not sure why I bother to put those on the list as I can gotten very good at not seeing those items. We talk about dogs (and husbands) as having "selective hearing loss". Guess I have "selected reading loss"!
There is a lot of satisfaction in lining out most of the items on a list, which I am sometimes able to do on weekends. I know I can cross off, "buy grass seed", "fertilize lawn", "pick tomatoes", order "Arthrisoothe Gold", and "work with Argus on therapy ball". BUT, the nagging reminders to "brush dogs", "sweep & vacuum", and "dust" will STILL be there. On every list.
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