The To-Do List

If you follow me on Facebook, you know that Eden is away with her dad this weekend leaving me all by myself. I wrote about my weekend without Eden here and of course, I'm having the separation anxiety any mother would feel when her baby is away from her. The first time she was away was by far the most difficult. I'm definitely getting used to her being away from me. I've realized that I do need time for myself to do the things that make me happy. It isn't a selfish act on my end but more as time spent to recharge my battery so that I'm a better mother to Eden.

As always, you get a lot done in little time when you don't have to run around with a baby in your arm or when you don't have this cute baby distracting you from work. I wanted to use this weekend to get the things that I've been putting off done. It's those errands that you tell yourself that you have to set time for but never end up doing because you've pushed it off way too many times. For me, those errands consist of cleaning and organizing.

To help me with my errands, I always rely on my nifty and reliable to-do list to keep me honest. If you know me well, you know that I'm absolutely obsessed with to-do list. To-do lists are simple, easy, and an effective way to keep you on track of what you need to complete. I personally like to write out my list on paper because I like the accessibility and mobility of it. I tape my to-do list on my calendar so that it's visible in all the areas of my room forcing me to stare at the daunting list at all times. Plus, to-do list on paper gives me a reason to buy really cool pens! :) I've tried putting my to-do list on my iPhone but it didn't work well for me. I knew I could easily shut off my phone and not have to deal with it since it lives in an app electronically in the cloud somewhere.The fact I don't see it repeatedly puts nothing on my conscious!

 

My closet almost looks like the day I moved in. Take a look at how I arranged the room a few months ago.

Here's one of my closets containing my stockpile. It was such a mess in here. When I get home from a trip to the store, I would never take the time to get the items out of the bags and organize it because I was just too lazy to do so. This weekend, I organized my stockpile by grouping liked items together. Still a work in progress.