Accomplishing the TO DO List

It’s been a long while since I’ve written – classes, bike rides and the hecticness of life put the blog on the back burner for a while. Once there, it was hard to move it to the front burner. So I did what we suggest for individuals with organizational issues and for all students with special needs – make a list, break down each task into small and “doable” parts, and check items off when you accomplish them.

And now, I’m back to writing – OK, I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a wimp and the fall temperatures have gotten a bit too cool for my bike. However, it is the list I keep going back to, and it’s what seems to keep me moving ahead on the things I need to do. Without it, what I call the “mundane stuff of life” takes precidence and I forget about the bigger and probably more important things, which then never get accomplished.

So my “TO DO LIST” is long and colorful (I group the areas of work by colors). My rainbow list now has lots of bold Xs on it, a testament to my perseverance and the ultimate success of the strategy I’ve used with so many of my students – write tasks down, break the tasks into small component parts, do it, and X it off the list.

That’s what works for me. What works for you??