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[Mominohio]

I was responding to a poster in the Kitchen Forum, and I suggested that in getting ready for Thanksgiving and keeping on track to make lists, grocery, cleaning, etc.

It reminded me that I'm a big list maker. I'm a stay at home mom right now, but especially when I worked I made lists for everything. It keeps me on track, I get satisfaction when crossing things off and seeing the progress I'm making, it keeps me from forgetting important things I want to get done.

I like good old fashioned paper and pencil lists, on cute note pads for the season that hang on the side of the fridge. No spread sheets, no phones or ipads, no technology, just good old fashioned lists (sometimes even on the back of a used envelope, made in the car as I'm running errands for the day, so I don't forget any of the stops I need to make.

Is anyone else a list maker?

[Lucky Charm]

You write and drive??? Just kidding.

I'm a list maker. Paper and pen, always.

[Free2be]

Oh yes. Just about every night I make a list for the next day and often assign time slots to each task (and break) to make it a challenge. I'm not on the timer today, I like my Mondays mellow.

[goodstuff]

Only if I want to remember things and get things done! I always have a grocery list ""under construction"" in my kitchen and often create ""to do"" lists for the day or week ahead. Keeps me focused and on task.

[qvcaddition]

Yes, it keeps it out of my head, on the paper, so keeps me from getting stressed. I don,t think about what I have to do the next day, when I go to bed at night, because it is done on paper before I go to bed. If I don,t get it done, all of what,s on the list, I move it to the top of of list for the next day.

[qualitygal]

I'm an "oldest" child, and we are known to be list makers and I am!! LOL Nothing to do with age/memory of course!! LOL

[shesallthat]

i am a SAHM and the oldest child - and very much a list maker!!! my mom teases me all the time and says ""are you writing this down in your little book?"" of course! i never go anything without my organizer so i can keep up with things i need to do. i always have a list for something.

[chickenbutt]

I'm a total list-maker! I make to-do lists and shopping lists.

As for Thanksgiving, of course there is the shopping list because that's longer than usual for me. I kind of lump the items on the list by recipe, which really isn't practical in terms of navigating the store. But it works for me so that I can look at each recipe and make sure I have all the ingredients I need on the list. Then I just take a pen and can check off items as I pick them up in the store.

I also have a to-do list for the Thanksgiving work, since it takes me three days now. The list helps me make sure I do each thing I need to go on Tues, Wed, and Thurs, to make it come together. But I keep the same to-do list that I just put in my recipe binder and I can pull it out each year and make any necessary changes (knowing me, I wrote it in pencil).

[deepwaterdotter]

If I didn't make lists, my trips to the pantry and grocery store would be fruitless (literally).

[Marienkaefer2]

Yes, I am a list maker. Grocery lists, around the house to-do lists, to-do lists for work, long term planning lists. It helps me to prioritize, plan, budget, and keep focused so I get things done. It's a great sense of accomplishment for me when everything is crossed off the list and I can throw it away.