If you’re getting sick of your “to do” list getting longer and not shorter and wondering where the heck is all your time going, try writing a “did do” list. Share it with your baby-daddy at the end of the day and encourage him to be very impressed. The truth is that your time is filled with lots and lots of recurring tasks that you never had to deal with before.
So set aside this list:
- Fix chip in front windshield
- Call Amanda back
- Change name with United Airlines
- Order wedding albums
- Buy Whitney’s birthday present
and, for at least one day, make this list:
You get the idea. Own it. Live it. Love it.
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If you change 14 diapers per day, you’re a better mother than I am. We average about 7, which between me, baby daddy, and nanny is only 2 or 3 per person.
Ummm, that was back in the day. Now, we pretty much let the pee diapers sit. But, yeah, we still get like 5 to 7 poopy diapers. I have a super pooper on my hands.
I’ve got a super pooper here too and he’s already eight months. My older one is two and a half and we’re toilet training (all new adventures).
Thanks so much for the site ladies. I’m going to pass it on to all my mommy friends.
I call this the “ta da” (as opposed to “to do”) list.
I like it Jenni.
So cute. I totally write things down on a list and then cross them off. Very funny.
I love this! Thank you for this great post and perfect idea!!
Hi, Nice idea. I just incorporated it into my blog as a technique (cognitive-behavioral) for anxiety management! Writing’s one of the best. Good luck with yours, Therapy Doc
I was reminded of this post after a convo w/ another SAHM today. So I wrote up my own list and posted it on my blog.
I did it, too, since I was running out of ideas for NaBloPoMo. Link is above.
Gotta love the RookieMoms! Always coming through with post ideas for me!
I love this idea! I actually did this a week or so back, and I was way more motivated to get things done because I wanted to keep adding to the list.
I’m still just a working mom-to-be, but I’m lovin’ this list too. I feel like I have never-ending, ever-extending to-do lists both at work and at home, and this is a NICE change! Thanks, RMs.
Love it! I just found your hysterical blog… aaaaand bookmark.
I did this when my daughter was 2 1/2 months old:
http://whozatshrike.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html
Later, when she was 10 1/2 months, I did similar post:
http://whozatshrike.blogspot.com/2009/09/so-what-do-you-do-all-day.html
She’s 17 months now. I should do it again!
I LOVE this idea! That way when hubby asks, “Did you do A, B and C,” I can say, “Not B or C, but I did all this!”
And I’m with Kelly. Having to-do lists for work and home is quite overwhelming. This is a nice break from that
So funny, and such a good idea. Sometimes I feel like people never really realize all that moms do in a day.
I’ve seen this exact post somewhere else years ago, but can’t find it now–did you post this on another blog once?
Hi D! We wrote about it on this blog and it was featured on Parent Dish eons ago. There’s also a similar activity in our very awesome book.