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Another late post I know....I'm getting from bad to worse sigh

Anywho...I think by now most people know that my things to do lists are my all and everything lists that keep me sane and remind me of course of what I need to get done.

Each week I make a list for each hat I wear and I note the deadlines for those things that actually have deadlines. I use arrows or some kind of symbol to note the ones that have to be done so something else can get done and I highlight the 'places to go' ones like the meetings I need to be at.

More or less these little things to do lists have helped me to get organised for as long as I can remember. Although sometimes I focus on one list and kinda ignore others (for example now my main list is the one for my Bloom Foundation for Education and everything else is secondary).

But on a serious note, persons who have trouble with procrastination, memory and organising, the easiest thing to do is to make a list of all the things you need to get done. Here's some tips to making a good things to do list and making it work!

1. On one sheet of paper, write it all down regardless of which area of your life the 'thing to do' belongs to
2. Then think about all the areas of your life that you have things to do for (eg: school, work, home) and write each heading on a sheet of paper
3. Separate the list of things you wrote down and put then under their respective headings
4. On each sheet, highlight the places you need to go, things you need to purchase and people you need to call in different colours or using different symbols. 
5. By this time you should be able to see what needs to get done and you should be able to see a full idea of the things you can try and tackle together (eg getting all the things you need to buy at one time).
6. Tick things off as you get them done!

Feel free to jot down on the lists some things that you've already done so you can tick them off and feel a bit motivated to get other things done. It's important too to put the list somewhere you can see it easily or have easy access to it, so that you can add and tick off things easily. Also remember to make your lists probably on a Sunday afternoon when you can really sit and think through all the things you need to get done in the coming week.

Try to remember that one of the main things that cause a lack of progress is the lack of organisation....so get to it!