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To Do Lists are Never To Done

I received a piece of advice on my Day 2 Slice to write these beforehand or jot a little note down in the moment to remind myself. So far, I have had all of the intentions and none of the followthrough with that 😆

Speaking of jotting down notes! Today was a never-ending to do list. I'm not even sure that is a metaphor, as my list grew from 5 AM through the current state of evening/night. Upon waking up, I thought of three tasks I wanted to complete today and knew that if I did not write them down THAT INSTANT they would be gone into the ether forever. If you ever look at my docs/notes to myself you will see a lot of half-written statements. Sometimes, this is a reminder and sometimes, it represents a thought I was too late in recording. While getting ready to head out the door, I remembered two more notes than could fit with the original three (that were added to the two leftover from yesterday). On the drive into work, it felt like every red light was a reminder of something else I had forgotten and needed to remember or another task on top of what felt like a jam-packed day. Within the past few minutes, I have changed the name of my "to do" list from Wednesday to Thursday and have added a few more items to do or remember or ask or remind my students of or plan for or ... the list goes on. 

As March seems to be my month for reflection and seeing the world from a wider point of view, I am choosing to be thankful to have this eternal to do list, as there is always something to do or invest in. I am choosing to take the win of not forgetting anything (I think!) and getting a split second to jot down a thought. 

Tomorrow feels like a good day to get work done.

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