Savor the Success

I wanted to get A LOT more done today. I wanted to get so much done that I nearly started my work day last night. Thankfully, I listened to the part of my body that said, "You want to do what?! Nuh-uh sister. Your pillow is calling."

So, at 7 a.m. this morning, I had 9 things on my to-do list. Granted, I always write 3 items on my to-do list that I have no intention of accomplishing. I just put them there in the event of a space time miracle. If I find that the rest of the items are crossed off by noon, I'll tackle the three items.

They've been on my list for a few months now. There is no such thing as a space time miracle--at least not when one does not take uppers or have an office assistant.

Usually I have the opposite. Take today. It's now 4 p.m. I've crossed off a grand total of two items.

What have I been doing all day?!

I can tell you. I've been writing my The True Sexiest Man Alive blog (wasn't on the to-do list for some reason, so I didn't even get the satisfaction of crossing it off), meeting with my accountant (not on list), checking my PO Box (not on list), paying my taxes (on the list!!!), writing draft of a magazine article (on the list!!), being interviewed by Pittsburgh Post Gazette (not on list), emailing friends about how the interview went (not on list), thinking about what I should have said during the interview (not on list), reading Tweets (not on list), stumbling and commenting on other people's blogs (not on list), and writing my blog for STS about my to-do list (oddly, also not on list!)

I just woke from a nap (not on list but I really needed one), and I just cleaned my desk, too. That task wasn't on my to-do list, either, but I found my wrist watch in the process--and I've been looking for that for a few days.

All in all, though, I got a lot done, whether it was on the list or not. Hopefully, tomorrow, I'll write a better to-do list. Maybe I'll re-use the list from today.

Have you ever suffered death by to-do list? Share your tales of woe in the comments area.

Alisa Bowman blogs about the ups and downs of marriage--along with many random topics--at www.projecthappilyeverafter.com.