A Tad OCD

I like to keep lists. I feel much better when something is on a list rather than in my head. If it is just in my  head, it gnaws at me because I keep thinking I’m going to forget it. If it is on a list, I know it will be there until I swipe across it and hit delete.

So, believe it or not, I make use of six list apps.

• Wunderlist for all of my to dos which are organized into 7 sub-lists for
  • around the house
  • at the computer
  • errands
  • phone calls
  • in the yard, and
  • Dave
• Reminders for things I need to do on a specific date
  • e.g. give the dog her heartworm pill
• Calendar for appointments (mine, his, hers, Red Sox)
• AnyList for things I need
  • at the grocery store
  • at Costco
• Evernote for
  • things I need at other stores
  • movies and TV shows I want to see
  • books I want to read
  • gift ideas
  • large purchases we’ve made going back to 1996
  • plants in the yard
  • anything else I feel the desire to be able to recall
• Notes for things related to this blog

And of course I still use pen and paper for things I need to do RIGHT NOW.

When people ask how they can be more organized, I just shake my head. Either you have it or you don’t.

Do I have a problem? Yes.

Am I okay with that problem? Yes.

Screen shot of my computer