To Do Lists

As my day is winding down today, I realize that I usually follow a To Do list. If for some reason I forget to make a list, I waste a good part of my day floundering about trying to figure out what to do. I end up overwhelmed with all the things that need to get done. I even forget what to pick up at the grocery store if I don't have a list. Sounds like a good thing to make a list, right? Well, in my case, I seem to think of it as a time to put EVERY task that needs to get done ever on my list. Of course, I am not superwoman, so I end up feeling like I didn't accomplish much at the end of each day. So, my new challenge for the month is to make a sensible To Do list that will allow me to be productive, but still have energy enough to put dinner on the table at night. lol Today's list was as follows:
-get dressed
-breakfast ( i previously would forget to schedule a time to eat!)
-wash bedding / air out bed/pillows
-clean sofas and sofa blankets
-wash shower curtain
-clean bathtub/tile
-wash towels
-wash clothes
-cook beans (i had soaked some black beans and chickpeas the night before)
-put beans in containers and put in refrigerator and freezer.
-put away clean dishes from the dishwasher
-put dirty dishes in the dishwasher
-clean pots/pans from last night (only needed to clean the pot used to cook the black beans so I could cook the chickpeas. lol)
-straighten living room/dining room
-recycle newspapers/junk mail
-sweep/mop floors
-pre-condition my hair
-manicure
-wash/dry hair
-dinner ( i actually forgot to put lunch on this list, but I did have pizza for lunch :P )
-blog/ translate blog

Yeah, and that is the small revised list. lol I know a lot of people wonder what I do on a typical day...there it is! I have yet to make dinner or wash and dry my hair, but I wanted to make this blog as a time to take a much deserved break. The time goes much faster for me because I usually have my ipod on me and the tunes blasting in my ears. Not good for the hearing, but good for motivation. :) Now to remember to put all three meals on my list...