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Getting Organized Requires a
New Twist to the To-Do-List

image By Professional Organizer Lea Schneider



If you are like me, you may feel as if you have too much to do!

Let’s see what I might have on my to-do-list: birthday cards to buy, seasonal decorating I want to do, proposal to write for work, errands to run, rooms to paint, doctor’s appointments to make, bills to pay, phone calls needed and emails too.

When you just don’t know where to start, then try getting a new perspective. That old to-do list gets longer and longer. The more you add to it, the harder it is to decide where to start.

Try a new twist on the to-do list. Grab a pad of paper.

Begin by making a list of the kinds of general categories of things that you typically need to do. Your list should be customized to you. Include a column for things special to you, such as a class you take or a side job that you might have. Here are some sample topics:

Things for and around the home
Things for work
Stuff to do for the kids
What I need to do for me
Finances
Outside activities
Class


Now tear that page off your pad. Create your to-do list on a fresh sheet.

Turn the pad so that the longest side is horizontal. Write your headings across the top.

Home Work Kids Me Finances Church Garden Club


Now make a to-do list, placing each item under the correct heading. Sure you still have the same number of things to do but with this method, it is much easier to focus and choose priorities.

Grab a highlighter and highlight the most important five. Work on those five and when they have been accomplished, cross them off and highlight five more.

This method is sure to help you focus.

Happy Organizing.