lists

I have always made fun of my dad for making lists. He makes them all the time in family meetings. He makes them for chores, he makes them for what he wants to do over holidays, he makes extremely detailed ones before we go on trips (these annoy me most). The rest of my family knows that my dad makes them because he is a visual person and needs to see everything on paper and organized.

I make lists so I do not forget to do things. I have a terrible memory (just proved a second ag... during the entire movie I called the main character in How to Tame Your Dragon, Mushroom.....his name is Hiccup) So as you can imagine on very busy and hectic days for me I need to focus on my energy on keeping track of everything I need to do, and most of the time I am successful. My to do lists help me remember, and make sure I accomplish everything that needs to be done, with less energy.
I have various lists floating around my backpack, purse, in my books, on my computer, and one is actually in my bed. They have everything I need to do: from a packing list for home, to things to do before I get home, a schedule of class and work next semester, idea for meals so I make sure we eat all of our food before break, what yoga classes I will be taking at home, various workouts, etc...
I have been using a calendar I made for myself as my master plan. I pulled in out in music one day, and the kid sitting next to me takes a look at it, and was amazed. He complimented me for it, and said he wishes he had one. This made me feel like less of a dork, since the calendar was hand made and everything was color coded. ;)