006: Instead Of A Never Ending To-Do List, Do This Instead

It can be so easy to just keep a running list of all the things that we need to do. As the day goes along we can cross a couple of tasks off the top and then what happens ... We add five more tasks on the bottom.  It's depressing and very unmotivating to look at the terrible to-dos and realize going to bed that you have more than ever when you get up in the morning.  It makes me not want to get out of bed!  I've tried a number of different systems and different to-do lists, from planners to family wall calendars, to sticky notes to complicated to simple systems.  Until ... I came across Lisa Woodroff's Sunday Baskets episode on her podcast.  She talks about taking your to-do list and making it a to-do basket instead. One that sits on my kitchen counter, that I fill up throughout the week. And then on one day of the week, you sit down and go through it. In an organized way.  After taking her system and making it my own I've used it for over three months now and see amazing results.  My kids are independent for asking for what they need because they write it out and put it in my Friday Basket. My finances are checked and bills paid on time. I don't forget field trip forms and they don't get lost.  For more reasons why a Sunday Basket may be an answer to your to-do list and how to set one up the super simple way ... listen to today's episode.  ELITE MOM PLANNING PODCAST FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/elitemomplanningpodcast/ ELITE MOM PLANNING PODCAST SHOWNOTES: https://www.elitemomplanning.com/6/ FREE MINI WORKBOOK CALLED 'FINDING YOUR LEFTOVER TIME, SELF CARE FOR THE BUSY MOM': https://www.elitemomplanning.com/time/