Sometimes, Just MAKING My To-Do List is Exhausting! by denmarkguy

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· @denmarkguy ·
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Sometimes, Just MAKING My To-Do List is Exhausting!
Life is *busy* these days.

Maybe life is *always* busy, and maybe *everyone* spends as much time as I running around in circles, just trying to keep up with the basics of *staying above water* in this fast-moving world of ours.

Life is busy *around here* because we are still trying to fund some fairly major life expenses heading our way *without* having to leave our cozy little nest of self-employment and *go to work for someone else.*

![0849Posts.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/denmarkguy/tJqorVLv-0849-Posts.jpg)
*Some fairly random posts*

## *Making a List*

I can't function without lists. You could make the argument that I am a chronic list maker... and you'd be right.

I have pretty much *always* made lists.

My mother always thought my lists were *"ridiculous"* because β€” in her words β€” *"A young man should be able to remember things."*

I started making lists when I was a teenager.

I make lists because when someone tells me something β€” even if it is *vitally important* β€” it leaves my head 15 seconds later. The same is true of things I remember I have to do. 

So I write everything down. 

![0849Woods.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/denmarkguy/2STQg1t6-0849-Woods.jpg)
*Quiet spot in the woods, Denmark. Yes, that's a stone circle.*

## *Back to Today's List...*

I started making my list this morning, and soon realized that what I needed to get done on this day would be utterly impossible for any one human to accomplish.

*I need minions!*

Part of the irony was that today was actually supposed to be one of my rare *"days off,"* which are essentially days I use to catch up with assorted household chores I haven't been able to get to because my work-related to-do lists are too bloody long!

More irony in the fact that I reached the conclusion that I was on a *"Mission Impossible"* quest *before* the usual horde of people came along and said *"Do you have a moment to help me with this?"*

No. No I don't...I'm fresh out of "moments." 

![0821Leaves2.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/denmarkguy/vWin5wFz-0821-Leaves2.jpg)
*Japanese Maple leaves*

## *One Day... Leads to Another...*

Now I'll be the first to admit that we *all* have "busy days" where there is just more that needs to be done than we can hope to accomplish...

... but what happens when pretty much *all* the days are that busy, and what you didn't get done *today* simply carries forward to *tomorrow,* where it gets appended to a *new* almost impossibly long list of things that need to get done?

It can get pretty overwhelming.

And so, I started my day in a state of feeling overwhelmed, before I even got *started* on doing anything more than *making a list!*

Sometimes, life s just *like* that!

Thanks for reading!

***How about YOU?*** Are you a list maker, or do you just *"remember things?"* Or are you one of the lucky ones who doesn't care whether anything other than *"what you happen to remember"* gets done? ***Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!***

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@hanifrahman3203 ·
hello.
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@everosy ·
I know the feeling bro @denmarkguy

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@sallybeth23 · (edited)
Have you looked into BULLET JOURNALS - it takes life organization, accomplishments  and list making to the next level ..... plus a 10 minute deep breathing every morning is great energy leveler to help organize your being hugely β˜ΊοΈπŸ˜‰πŸ¦‹πŸŒ΄πŸŒˆπŸ’›πŸ€
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@robmojo ·
I wished I am in the lucky ones. But it seems making a to do list happens to be me too. Good thing about it,  it helps me to remember things. Bad thing about it, you have to do it. πŸ˜‚

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@oldtimer ·
Start making the list in the evening about what you did that day. You gonna fell better.
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@onceuponatime ·
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I only very occasionally make list. Perhaps I should summon up the discipline to do it more often - because I have always found it so very satisfying to cross "done" lines through the items on my list.
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@enchantedspirit · (edited)
> I can't function without lists. 

I can't either.  I don't know how anybody does!  I urge people who seem unable to organize themselves to try this.  It doesn't usually get me very far though; some can't seem to organize themselves even to that extent.  And yet, my lists are what help me make it through the day. 

I have little clipboards w/ note paper in every room of my house.  (Even in the bathroom.  Even in the *car.* )   Things I need from the grocery store.  Emails I need to write.  Books I want to get from the library.  Upcoming birthdays.  If it's important enough for me to think about and remember -- it goes on a list.

At the appropriate time, I gather them up, consolidate them all into one w/ sections -- and life goes on.  it's the only way.
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@catweasel ·
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I don't do lists. By the time I've found the paper and a ...

Trust me, I'm a doctor.

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@lizelle ·
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Oh my word, this could have been me writing everything you're saying here @denmarkguy, I'm still chuckling although it really is not funny! But it's good to know we're not alone!
I'm also a list maker and also don't even find time to make lists nowadays!
I always thought that one day when I retire, I will have time to do stuff like embroidery etc etc. BUT since hubby and I run our BNB post retirement there's no time to even stop! I definitely had more free time when I had an employer as work was left at the office. 
So now, at the end of each day, we kind of look at each other and ask *What the heck happened?* The days almost compete with one another for busy-ness ;)
But that's what keeps the world going not so?
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@thistle-rock ·
Firstly, congratulations on being selected by @catweasel and @enchantedspirit for their curation reward for their The Magnificent Seven effort!

I am not a regular list maker, I am pretty good at remembering my "to do's", however, on the odd occasion when the list seems to be really long and I have a deadline I am trying to meet and am pressed for time, I go through the list and prioritize what definitely needs to be done first and what I can let slip by... it helps to relieves my mind and makes me less frazzled.... hmmmm... maybe I need to make lists more often.

I truly enjoyed your post!
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@catweasel ·
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