calendars and lists…ahhhh!

For those of you who know me, you know how ummm…obsessive I am about my calendar and my lists. These days the list is IN the calendar, which really makes me happy! However, if I have a bunch of errands to do or if I need certain things from the stupid-market or someplace else, a new list is made to bring along. I LOVE crossing things off as I do them during the day- it gives me such a sense of accomplishment. And on the other side, it bugs me to no end when something on the day’s list is not crossed off THAT day. And (this part is really bad) sometimes when I’m out doing errands and I run in someplace that was not originally on the list, I will go home and write it down JUST so I can cross it off! How do ya like that one?

Not all weeks look as busy as the one in the above picture, but most are pretty close especially during the school year. Who has gym, soccer, school, a school event, baseball, a drum lesson, a playdate, music, a birthday party, a mets game, religion. And for me what laundry, grocery shopping, errands, birthdays, appointments, carpools, trips, doctor appointments, dinners out, photoshoots…It’s enough to put you (me) over the edge if I couldn’t write it all down and then, more importantly, cross it all off.

I now do a college planner calendar book as it goes from August to August which is really the way my year is best organized. I just finished last year’s book last night and I really cannot believe that another year has passed so quickly. Of course, I save every year’s book so if I ever need to know where I was or what I was doing on a certain date…there it is. And it’s kinda fun looking back and seeing what we were up to during that year.

Better run…the list is calling for me to throw in more laundry. Ugh. But then I can at least cross it off!