The Endless to do list

Have you ever noticed that you have several to do list? At least I have several. I make one for the house duties that are always there and pretty much never completed. Then I have one of projects for the house that I make and revise constantly. Now I have a to do list of DIY projects that I want to complete. I started making wooden distressed signs for family and friends at Christmas and then sold a few. DIY is not something I want to stress about making money on though. I digress. So what is it about me that wants to complete a list of things? Why do I inherently feel the need to complete and do something all the time. I feel like a failure sometimes to because I haven't completed these random tasks.

So where do I get these ideas? Well, the house duties is obvious...take care of what you have. "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." It's also healthy to be clean. It's also an endless task of picking up, organizing and putting up. I try my best sometimes, but most of the time, I let these house chores go until I can't stand it anymore. Keeping a house clean and tidy is hard work. It's a never ending task that I've never felt I had a handle on. However, I am currently reading a book called The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up. I'll post a review later. I want to implement it's methods this summer while I'm on my summer break. That's just one more thing to add to my list of to do's. :)

I also get ideas from Pinterest. I have about 25 boards that I pin things to and several of those are about decorating, DIY projects to add to decorating, sewing to add to organizing and decorating. Then of course organizing my DIY life and stuff is also making the list. So how does a full-time working mother take care of what has to be done and still find the time to complete at least a few of these projects?

If you thought I was about to give some witty and profound answer, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I do have thoughts about it though. I believe very strongly that we should take care of the cleaning task first. I think prioritizing the projects into what makes life easier and prettier is also helpful. However, if the project is cute, but difficult and beyond your alone capabilities it should probably be moved to a list of things you like rather than the "to-do list."

Through the writing of this post I have come to the conclusion, that if you feel the need to organize your projects and to-do lists by category, you're probably like me, just a dreamer.

My goal for today: Complete one cleaning task and start a new sign. I'll let you know how it goes, after I add "Post to blog" to my daily to-do list!

Laughingly, Lovingly, Prayerfully Yours,
K--