And yet.
Maybe it's because I'm getting older (old, so very old), but I wasn't shaky with it. I didn't panic or moan or become paralysed by the sheer weight of everything I needed to do. Instead, I just quietly got on with it and kept getting on with it, around the clock, until the list was done. We'll not done, never done, but in a more manageable place.
So, this week I'm grateful for...
296. Effort - it's hard to keep putting everything you've got into just getting through the daily expectations, but when I make the effort, I usually reap the rewards. Jobs are all done and I feel good now.
297. Meals - we had two birthdays this week (LOML and Cappers... but I'll tell you about Cappers closer to her slumber party) and so we shared two special family meals out. LOML's was at a little sushi place and Cappers chose an after-school BBQ in a favourite waterside park. Both were the best.
298. Imps - there is no doubt about it, my youngest is an imp. Yep, she's got the divil in her, alright. But she is so entertaining, so frustratingly good fun that it's impossible not to be grateful for her impish ways.
Is there a little imp in your life too?
Over on Village Voices I'm also grateful for little moments this week. Come on over and link up your gratefuls. You might also like to read this post I wrote about having 'good mornings'.
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9 comments:
I have jobs that have been on my to do list for years!
I think I need about a week off from life to get to all of them.
Oh well.
Someday my superannuation WILL be organised!
I love the feeling of ticking things of a list!
And there is definitely a little imp in everyone - it is what makes life!
I'm such a fan of the to-do list - nothing quite like the satisfaction of crossing things off! But when life gets so busy, like the last 2 weeks in particular, and I dont get everything done I'd set out to do, I simply move it to the next day. I figure its going to eventually get that juicy big cross through it as DONE!
There is nothing more rewarding knowing that you have done what you set out to do, and maybe sometimes more xx
Well one on keeping your day above water with a large to do list. Hope your family enjoyed their celebrations this week.
I am so impressed that your list didn't freak you out... exactly how old do I have to be before that happens??
And yep... have a very small imp who's nick name is "lucky I'm cute"
Love making lists! Love tickign listed things off! So satisfying and super rewarding!
I'm finding I can't get by without a to do list now. Something's going on with my short term memory (I don't know if it's the drugs, the fact I'm unwell or something else).
Alexander has autism and his biggest problem is that he can't follow more than one instruction at a time. He has a shocking memory also. So I've implemented a day planner with a to do list for him each day. I get him to sign it when he gets to school and sign it when he is ready to leave school each day so that he sees is at the times he needs to remember to get something out of his bag for class or bring something home.
Hopefully it is going to get him into a habit that will help him for a lifetime. I think he's always going to have to be a list person.
We have an imp... He is just delightful, and so darn frustrating!
The to-do list. An essential life ingredient.
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