Plan of the day

I am a list person.  I do much better goal-wise if I can write down what I want to accomplish, then cross them off as I finish them.  However, it is rather easy for me to get really excited and write down ALL the things, forgetting that I only have 24 hours in my day.  Also, I have these kids (and sometimes a husband) who will plan things and forget to inform me, throwing off my schedule.  So, I have started making lists I will actually follow, which has two benefits.  I can write down things like "eat popcorn for lunch" because I KNOW I will get that done, AND I get to cross it off :) later.  Also? It takes up visual room on my list, which convinces me I am being productive every day.  Which feeds my desire to finish things on the list, making me a more productive person in reality, and has the added benefit of adding humor to my sometimes dreary days.

This is a compilation of some of the things that I've put on my recent POTD (plan of the day) lists.  Please note that, while I may have done several of these things in one day, I have not (yet) done ALL of them in one day.  :)


up.
eat chocolate bar and cherry coke for breakfast  see, i totally did that and then wrote it down because if it is on the list, i MUST do it!
wrap teacher appreciation gift for younger son
explain to younger son why taking a bag of already-popped-popcorn to school for his teacher may not be the best way to show his appreciation for her, even if popcorn IS her favorite snack.   done, but i'm not sure he believes me
meditation this is code for "read a page of scripture,then pray that everyone survives the day"
kids off to school.
♫ la, la, la ♪  this is code for "fun!!!!!!!!!" which can be anything, really, depending on my mood at the time of reading.
internet- look for a fish-shaped pattern on Ravelry and get lost in the wonder of it all for 2 hours
shower
dress
knit on something fun today.
fold and put away my laundry
ignore oldest son's laundry, which is sitting glumly on the couch.
exercise
rejoice that my strategy of ignoring oldest son’s laundry actually resulted in it disappearing from the couch before i got up this morning!!!  this is an ongoing rejoicing, btw
eat popcorn for lunch
make kids get into the car.  be sure to act a little bit angry or annoyed.  don't answer when they ask where we are going.  drive to movie theater and see [insert really cool movie title here]
laugh at their faces when they realize they're not in trouble.  
make oldest son cook dinner so i can knit more.
:) knit while waiting for soccer practice to end
BED.

See, that's the kind of list I can do every day.  Well, maybe not the coke for breakfast part.