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I am a natural list maker.\u00a0I hate having things rattling around in my head, so I write them down.\u00a0It makes them real and I don\u2019t have to worry about forgetting things. I also derive great satisfaction from checking tasks off my lists.\u00a0It makes me feel like I\u2019m moving forward and being productive.\u00a0For me, a to-do list also helps stem the rising tide of anxiety.\u00a0Instead of being paralyzed by fear, anxiety, or indecisiveness, all I have to do is look at my to-do list and start working my way through it.<\/p>\n
During trying times like these, to-do lists are especially important. If your routine has been disrupted and you\u2019re working from home, your kids are home from school, and your list of personal and household chores are increasing, a to-do list is a great way to stay organized and give your days direction and meaning. It can also bring you a feeling of satisfaction at the end of the day to see what you have accomplished.<\/p>\n
Currently, I\u2019m putting non-work-related items on my to-do list.\u00a0For example, my list includes a long list of friends that I plan to FaceTime or Zoom with. When we\u2019re so busy with normal life, it is difficult to take the necessary time to cultivate and maintain friendship. Perhaps the opportunity to get back in touch with old friends or keep up with our favorite people is a silver lining on this dark cloud that has disrupted our lives.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m also including personal tasks that I\u2019d like to accomplish.\u00a0These are the things that always get cast aside, in favor of working and the essential tasks of daily living. These are things that I\u2019ve wished to get to but couldn\u2019t.\u00a0For me, that includes working on my Swedish language skills, practicing the music from my Swedish choir, reading books that have piled up over the years, meditation, making a list of things I\u2019m thankful for, getting my workouts in, walking after work each day, and reading all those blog posts from others that have piled up.<\/p>\n
Now that we\u2019re all eating at home, this is the time to focus on eating healthy, nutritious food that will support our immune systems and fuel our bodies.\u00a0So that I\u2019m not faced with indecision come mealtime, I\u2019ve made a list of meals that I plan to cook for the week.\u00a0On Sunday, I prepped all the vegetables, made pesto, salad dressing, and finally mastered the cauliflower turmeric soup that I\u2019ve been working on.<\/p>\n
Although it is tempting to spend too much time on the couch watching Netflix, I challenge you to do so sparingly and with intention. I\u2019m looking forward to the 3rd<\/sup> season of Ozark starting at the end of the week, but before then, I\u2019m going to watch some PBS shows that have been on my watchlist for too long. I\u2019m also watching as many Swedish shows with English subtitles that I can find (I\u2019m going to master this language thing, even if it takes a while).<\/p>\n At the end of each day, I look at my list, feel a sense of accomplishment for what I\u2019ve completed, say a word of thanks for all the abundance in my life, and decide which tasks to tackle tomorrow.<\/p>\n My wish for you, your families and friends is that you weather through this physically and emotionally and that we all take a pause and practice gratitude and kindness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,129,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3130,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions\/3130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}