Make a List and Be Certain to Check it a Couple of Times.

I am one of those people who just can't get through life without list making. My life is really one list at a time. I carry post-it notes. I write with a post-it pen. And a note pad is never far from my reach. Days are segmented into home-work, life-work and everything else that must be done. I started to assign home-work tasks long ago. It helps so as not to get overwhelmed with the details of maintaining a happy home. For example, if Tuesday is kitchen day and if the only area of home that receives my attention is that room, I am left with many hours of enrichment and a fulfilled life and everything else works. But beyond that, something I discovered in the many quiet hours of my days is that what will be remembered as evening rests on my lap, is not that I cleaned the kitchen but that along the way, throughout the day there was something special to be held in thanksgiving from each of my lists: an uncovered recipe that I have been meaning to try receives cheers from my co-vivant; an e-mail from an artist sharing his dog's "tale"; a phone call from a friend just checking in on me; time to acknowledge and welcome fall with photos of my deciduous trees yet to have shed their green coats. Today I looked at my lists with 20 - 20 vision.