A few things I am loving right now…..I just bookmarked this list of kids-friendly This American Life episodes for our next roadtrip.
And Nick Aster got me new sweatpant jeans on our way home from our Mother’s Day with this amazing racing stripe. I haven’t taken these off.
Real Simple magazine also gave this rave to Parisian Heist.
“It’s a dazzling read with a powerful message about taking control of your legacy.”
And finally, me seeing my billboard for the very first time. Yeeeeeeeeep!
And then Glynnis came to see the billboard too after a two-Bloody Mary Brunch.
Ok so now onto my latest productivity hack. I have starting making a DONE list, in addition to a TO DO list.
I am a massive list maker, my to-do list runs my life and I am insane about making sure that everything is ticked off every day or moved onto the next day’s list.
I got this cutie list when I was in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
As much as I love checking items off my to do list, it’s just not enough for me right now. I often feel like I’m simply not getting enough done, like I’m failing at a certain part or many parts of my life every single day.
I also know rationally this is not true. I am actually doing about five jobs right now, writing books, consulting, making various podcasts. And then momming, wife-ing and friending.
Yet, by the end of the day something starts to nag me. Did I work on the new book enough? Did I promote Parisian Heist enough for the day? Did my kids feel loved enough? And then what about all the housework—laundry, general clutter. Should I text a friend?
It’s the hamster wheel of feeling like we should be doing all the things all at once.
BLARGH! So at the end of the day I have been doing a DONE list.
And this can include work, family, social, domestic tasks. I either write it or type it to myself in an email. Sometimes I send myself a voice memo and have my transcribing app write it up for me so I’m not giving myself even more work. Here is what it looked like for yesterday. Nothing is too big or small for me to put on it.
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