How to cope with a to-do list that never ends
Do you ever feel like making your way through your to-do list is a one step forward, two steps back kind of game?
My to-do list has been ever-increasing lately in preparations for a new baby. Every time I cross something off – assembling a crib, buying a new car – something even more daunting gets added. For example, we just found an electrical problem that will require some major work in the middle of decorating our new nursery.
And it’s not just the big ticket to-do items that feel never-ending. For ever dinner I successfully cook, there are the dishes to be done. I brought my winter clothes out only to discover I needed to buy more storage for my summer clothes. And on it goes.
I don’t have a secret answer to making household and life tasks easier, but I do think that I am starting to develop a better strategy for framing my thoughts around all the things I need, or even just want, to accomplish. The first step is stopping to check in with myself, which is advice I got from a therapist. I take a deep breath and think about what I really need. If that’s a break, I take a break. And then I try to remember two important things:
here, and check some flight prices if you’re planning on visiting far-away family this winter.
Today’s reads
- Lucy, I’m home! Check out the first trailer for “Being the Ricardos,” a new movie about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez, starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as the sitcom power couple.
- Last week I wrote about a very troubling trend I’ve noticed in TV documentaries – they’re going for tabloid sensationalism instead of journalistic storytelling. This is bad for everyone.
- Everything you need to know about the new Apple products announced yesterday.
- Laughter is the best medicine: New study shows memes about COVID decrease stress.
- From ‘Sexy baby‘ to ‘Sexy Handmaid’s Tale’:Have Halloween costumes gone too far?
Today’s pet
Shhh, don’t disturb Moki.
“A typical lazy Saturday,” says Moki’s owner J. Alberto Hernandez.
I envy your relaxation skills, Moki.
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