How important are lists to you?

So I just got back from vacationing and planned to stay at home for the rest of the summer. Since I’m used to multi-tasking and being busy, being at home without my chaotic routine made me feel somewhat confused. I didn’t know where to start. In my mind I have all these amazing things, I want to do.  I don’t have to think about getting up early and heading to work. lucky me for now! Who can relate?

My kids have grown up at least one. My time ten-year-old doesn’t want to spend all day with mummy and prefers playing games with his friends instead. Years of changing diapers, teething and school runs. I deserve this time.

Don’t we all pray to have extra time to enjoy the things that make us happy?

There were so many countless days this year; I would drive to work and watch people running, walking their dogs, and would secretly envy them. I wish I could stroll around early in the morning and then have breakfast and do whatever the hell I pleased.

I am a person of action and planned the time I have now.  I always make sure I get what I want. I wanted to be like the runners and dog walkers.

Two days later and I slept late, diddled  and daddled (wasted time!)and watched TV. I don’t even like TV. Thank goodness I don’t have Netflix.

I would and will never give in to my coach potato-self trying to emerge out of me. Besides writing, which I love doing. I began to feel like I was wasting my day away.

Now I’m tough on myself. I only just got back from traveling to Lebanon, Paris, Spain, and Portugal. Please don’t envy! Traveling is my drug and I work hard to enjoy it.

Work has been very stressful this year. Life, has challenged me a lot this year. It has been too much for one person, but I got through it. So I can afford to be lazy and vegetate. Right?

No, time is precious and should be used productively. 

But that’s not who I am. I am my biggest critic and challenger. When I start feeling uncomfortable around myself, I know it’s time to make a plan.

I grabbed my trusty notebook and listed all the things I wanted to do with my time. I calculated the time I had during the day and realized that if I spend one hour on each, I could do everything. This idea might sound crazy to many people, or maybe people are  already doing it. I’m only catching up!

It seems like the only way for me to feel satisfied with my day is to follow my list.

Take a moment and answer the questions listed. Maybe they can get you onto the path you want.

• How important are to-do lists for you?
• Are you struggling to find time during the day to do the things you want?
• Do you feel the happiest when you are spending your time taking care of things that are important to you?
• What does a productive day mean to you?
• What does time mean to you?
• Do you reflect on the things you have done throughout the day?

 

Life is short, and time is precious. The most important thing you can do for yourself is to create a life that gives you peace.

If you are making lists that are stressing you out and causing tension, you have to take a moment and ask yourself how important the things on my list are?

• Create lists to help you move forward.
• Display it somewhere as a reminder that you can achieve anything.
• Use it as a powerful tool.

 

Words are so powerful. Just think how you would feel when you read your own words back to you.

You are the power in your life. Take a moment and write down all the things you want in life and make it happen!

List, List, and List

Superlady!