Not Today. A video every woman should watch.
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I'm not generally a "one-size-fits-all" kind of person when it comes to anything. But one thing I believe every woman is underestimating is the power of capturing every task, list item & idea as it comes to mind. This has been a powerful change in my life and I feel so much less stressed & anxious...you might want to give it a shot!
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Thank you for watching! Dawn
Could you PLEASE give the author's names for these books???
I just did a search on my library's website and came up with some books that were NOT what you referenced...
@@dianneroberts2786
Not Today- Erica Schultz and Mike Schultz
Eat That Frog- Brian Tracy
Making it All Work- David Allen
The Checklist Manifesto- Atul Gawande
Hello Dawn, thanks! It is as usually a very thoughtful video. - Is the app for free? someone wrote in the playstore review it is for 4 dollars/euros a month. Is that true? Maybe former versions? On the website they advertise it as free for android and iOS. I am not sure. I do not like
subscriptions that regularly cost me something. You then lose track of them and may never deregister them. So I am careful what I am installing on my phone. Thanks a bunch for helping me out to start with-
@@leonieharry2941can I know the name of this app as I didn’t get it from video
What app do you use for the "to do " list. I couldn't find it. Thanks
My problem is that I realize how fast time is going by and it feels like I'm just watching my self live life but not truly present. I recently realized this is due to depression. Working on that
So often that’s me and I too am working on it❤
Same!
I really understand this.
My heart goes out to you. Please get help for your mental health before spending time on to-do lists. ❤️
Girl, I feel this deeply!😔
I have been watching you and Dana and Cas for barely a month. I can now see my living room floor. I can now walk in my closet and reach my clothes. But more importantly, I’ve started taking the basic concepts to a hoarding group on Facebook and helping other people see things clearly. Thank you. Not just for me, but for those I can also now help.
These 3 ladies are so amazing! I am finally learning how to manage my home well after being married foe over 15 years!
That is so awesome for you to share what Dawn gives us so generously! ❤ Great support from so, so many here!
Way to go! That's awesome! ❤❤❤
These ladies have changed my life after four years!!
I liked to read, that you now are teaching your clothes and they don't talk to you anymore.
I live where cell service & internet service are very poor and unreliable so I don't do phone anything. I don't carry my phone with me unless I am traveling. I go as "non-digitaI" as possible . I use old school (paper) for everything and ALWAYS carry my paper planner with me.
We must be neighbors 😂
I’ve been doing this more and more, except I won’t leave the house without my cell phone because everything is at least 30 minutes from our home and I have two small children so if there were any emergency, I need to be able to make a phone call.
Another neighbor here!!😅😄🤦♀️
I want to live where you live 😅
I lived in rural Vermont, and when flatlander friends came to visit with their cellphones, they got the warning that there would be roaming charges because they were “in a foreign country”! 😂😂😂
What I have realized with age is that I will never be done with my today list. I used to feel anxious feeling like I was behind because I had so much to do and thought I should be able to do it and be done. That’s not possible. I feel much more relaxed now that I have realized this.
My today list only has tasks that if I don't accomplish today, it would ruin my life lol. So the urgency is motivation enough to complete a very short list. Then I go into my future list and accomplish some of those tasks, and it feels WAY better that way.
It’s like the laundry basket and the dishwasher- it’s only empty momentarily- because it’s a process.
SAME! It took me a while to realize I can do ALLLL the laundry in one day…more will be waiting for me the next day
Great reminder as I start retirement too busy!
*TIPS FOR NON-DIGITAL ORGANIZERS*
Great point about capturing everything! I just wanted to mention that for those of us that don't do well with the digital way, there are small dry erase boards you can get that stick on a wall or any surface with velcro. So if you're in the bathroom, you can jot down what you're thinking of in the moment, then take the board (when you have time) to your main list and transfer the items. Yep, it may look weird to guests, but you have to do what works in your life! (I actually just thought of an idea! If company is coming and you're embarrassed about your bathroom list, take if off the velcro, hide it away, and replace it with a lightweight little picture you've affixed velcro to!) These boards can be put anywhere and everywhere you need them!
Your MAIN TASK LIST can be a bigger board of some kind in your CENTRAL organizing area with each to do, grocery item, etc. on INDIVIDUAL STICKY NOTES (they make sticky notes in an abundance of sizes and colors!). These sticky notes can be physically moved around much like Dawn did digitally on her computer! Put important items on brighter colored and/or bigger sticky notes. Have the days of the week across the top and your other main headings could be Special/individual Projects, Grocery List(s), Work Stuff... whatever you want across the lower half.
I have ADHD, which means I have severe executive function difficulties, motivation problems and memory issues, and a thought can literally go out of my brain in a fraction of a second and be replaced with another thought, plus I'm a VERY visual person. I find I need to WRITE a thought immediately (the very act of writing, rather than typing, helps me to remember it also!) or it may be gone indefinitely, EVEN IF IT'S IMPORTANT. The ACT of opening an app on a phone and having to type or getting into a computer is enough of a barrier to me that I will forget what I needed to type or won't take the time to actually do. Like Dawn emphasized, capturing the thought is HUGE! I am also a very "out of sight, out of mind" person, so I HAVE to have things where I can see them... the more in my face, the better! Just having them on an app on my phone does not work for me, because I have to open the app and it's not consistantly in my face enough. Might sound weird to some, but that's what works for my brain! You have to realize your barriers and work with your brain to overcome them. Good luck everyone!!
I have ADHD too and most of what you said is 100% the same for me! Out of sight out of mind (sadly for me this includes people sometimes so I have to task calls and check ins too). I have to keep a paper planner and paper to do lists, but I do send myself messages all day long about things to do and once a day or every few days I add them to my master list. When I was in management at a previous job I had to use my sticky notes to prioritize my day/week and would move the tasks around as needed if a meeting went late or something like that.
Genius idea! Thank you
Great tips! I do rely a fair bit on digital, but struggle with only having one screen in view at a time. That's where paper or something physical is really helpful.
@@korriefisher4545 I'm convinced that whoever invented sticky notes had to have (or has) ADHD! 🤣 I don't know if you've ever heard of Cass who has the Clutterbug UA-cam channel (she's friends with Dawn), but she has ADHD as well, and her "Butterfly" and "Bee" organizing styles ('bugs') are GREAT for "out of sight, out of mind" people like us. She shows that you can have everything where you can see it, but still have it look nice. 👍
@@debbydoodler33 Thanks! Yeah, wouldn't it be great to have a phone that has, like, an 8-way split screen?! I'm still not sure that would help me though! 😆
I am beginning to realize that I need to let a lot of my “ to do’s” list. I am tired of hearing how productive I need to be. Sometimes we just need to stop and let the little annoying things go. Organizing and productivity and “ getting things done” are making women who work outside of the home feel miserable and less than. 😔.
For me, this video was less about getting more done and more about reducing the clutter rattling around in our brains. The tool provides a means for organizing and prioritizing it all.
It's worse for women who are stay-at-home/full-time moms - "you're home all day, so why can't you get it all done?" UGH, maybe because the babies/toddlers/children don't sit quietly doing nothing all day and I'm busy tending to their needs?hmm
Wanted to add going thru your lists periodically is so great. Sometimes when a task sits on there a while you find that you don’t find it necessary anymore or things have changed since you first wrote it down.
Or you find you've written it twice cause you forgot it was already there XD.
My lists are chaotic. I found a list from ten months back with a bunch of items I still haven't done. And about 5 other lists with several recurring items. Once I start crossing off things that I've finished, the whole thing looks so messy my brain just baulks.
This is exactly me! I have lists for my lists and post it notes and calendar reminders....I was missing all kids of things and constantly asking "where did that note go?" This feels like it might give me better control and praying that the the crossing out mess or missing notes may be a thing of the past :)@@thatswhatisaid8908
Time management is important but so is living...hold your families close ,life is short x
Having lists like this really help me prioritize what actually matters. I try to look at my lists and then think about what is actually very important in this moment- it really helps me with intentionality. I realize things like: I need to spend time with my son or intentionally hug my kids more often. I can clearly see where I have space to make sure we are playing family games and taking vacations together. I think these systems can actually really help you be intentional as a mom, wife, friend, etc.
Time management helps me free up time for my family. For after school, evening, birthdays, vacations. It’s helped me be present to them and makes our home restful.
@@candicemast4209 - absolutely. And this is where reframing helps because, for example, I've got a task of going through a lot of old papers and materials for projects. I can think of it exactly like that. Or, I can think about how happy my husband will be when that space is clear. I can think about the joy of being able to demonstrate success for my child to be inspired by and encouraged by. I can think of the anticipation of inviting others into that space to teach them a little something about sewing when they've asked to learn about it. These things are ministry to others. Not just to me. It's part of my bigger purpose of being on earth at this time and in these circumstances😊. i'm here to show the love of Christ to others, and sometimes that means leaving my to do list behind to go help others with their to do list, to visit, to cheer up, etc. I definitely benefit from having organized list that can be Easily updated to accommodate unexpected challenges during projects, or to remind me of the one teeny tiny thing that I need to do to move things forward even though I don't have time to do much on any given project.
Our paper and/or digital organization should serve the greater good that we are here for. 😇 ❤!
My mom once told me “when you finally accept that the life cycle of your laundry is infinite, you will find inner peace.”
I call it "the stuff of life." It ends when you die.
I mostly love laundry because when I'm doing it I can either think about nothing at all or ponder interesting things or watch a little television so it's like a break. I do a little bit on most days, and it's like a little treat most of the time unless I have to put extra effort into stains. I also pre-sort my laundry as it comes off of me and I trained my husband to do the same thing. I literally have a basket called "tumble and ignore." That's for stuff that gets washed on hot, then goes into the dryer and I don't have to worry about it wrinkling. Other loads usually involve hanging things immediately or partial drying things on cold air and then hanging them up, or just drawing things and being right there to catch them Before they wrinkle. I know that when I'm doing towels or my "tumble and ignore" loads that I'm going to have a TV treat! 😂
It does look satisfying how everything can be spread out and seen in that app. Especially the grocery lists for specific stores.
As I watched this video, all I could think of was how hard Dawn had to look through her decluttered, minimal home to find all those little things to put on the table. Haha. 😂
😂
Me too
I thought the same thing!
You are SO GREAT at picking revelant topics. You are such a blessing.
I usually find Dawn's videos so peaceful... this had a different feel to it. Our culture tells us we have to live at such a frantic pace. If a paper To Do list doesn't cut it anymore, it probably means we're doing too much. The world doesn't stop spinning if we don't capture Every. Single. Thought. that comes into our heads. It's OK to let some of them go! I know Dawn mentioned "task inventory," but the video still felt like a departure from her usual message of simple living - more like a tutorial on how to organize all your clutter instead of releasing it. Set yourself free from the pressure to be perfect and keep all the balls in the air! We're all juggling too much. Yes, I have a To Do list. But I'm gracious with myself and my limits. My body and brain weren't designed to handle a constant barrage of ideas, tasks, and pressures. Take a deep breath and know that you are enough, even if you sometimes forget an Amazon return.
Completely agree 💜🇬🇧
I needed to read this. Thank you. Videos like this make me anxious and I had to stop watching 1/3 way through.
Agree!!!
But she is talking about inventory she needs. If we just let the reminder to get toilet paper go out the window, we would all agree that is not something we should just forget about. As a minimalist, we still have things that we consider important to us and we still need to prioritize those special and important things. To see your ideas on paper, you can study the ideas and wonder if it’s necessary/actionable/appropriate or if you should declutter it.
Yes! I used to feel like I needed to capture every single thing and that if I couldn’t get it all sorted & done, then I wasn’t doing it right. I’ve had to learn to let things go and realize that if something is important enough, I’ll think of it again at a time that I’m ready to schedule it.
Dawn, I’ll take this opportunity to tell you How Much I have benefitted from your videos. We are retired and downsizing soon. I’m so grateful my daughter mentioned your channel. Managing inventory, asking the right questions, simplifying and being content. It all flows beautifully together. I noticed recently that with less stuff I feel more Empowered to tackle the big jobs. Your philosophy has been life-changing. Blessings to you and your family!
I sort some of my tasks into inside and outside projects so i can decide which ones to do depending on the weather so if the weather isnt cooperating on any given day, i can easily choose something from the other list. Sometimes i add in supplies needed etc so i can be sure to have them on hand so I'll be ready to go when the time is right. Im retired so my time is more flexible than you busy moms.
Great idea.
Love that. I live in an area with 4 very distinct seasons so I have a summer list and a not summer list…ie. all the outdoor things that need to be done in the 3 months of nice weather.
I keep my outside projects next to the front door. Things such as errands to post office, things to bring to a relative, a post it note on the door if I have food in the refrigerator to take to a relative.
I have an iPhone shopping note with subcategories for the pharmacy, Costco, supermarket, Amazon, etc.
In Costco subcategory I have all the food groups listed and in the order they’re at the store so I’m more efficient shopping.
I will always be a paper and pencil girl. Especially managing a calendar. I tried digital and not much was getting accomplished. For sure you have to do what works best for you! ✌🏻
Lol. I literally just wrote the same thing. I can’t keep up with the latest and greatest🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
Far out Dawn, just on a side note- your hair, make up, earrings- everything is just *chef’s kiss* today.
Looking gorgeous!
Wow. This list just seems like another very overwhelming task to organize & maintain...I'm going to go do a 5 minute pick up now.
Just a quick tip- those shower curtain liners- toss them into the washing machine with bleach. I promise they come out fine. I actually throw the liner and cotton curtain (I always choose white for this reason) in together, with the plastic clips still attached like a maniac. Every once in a while, a clip breaks. I should swap for the hook style. But I just keep an extra roll of clips. It is just easier for me as a short person, lol
Also- Asana's free app as worked similarly for me. Its got both desktop and phone app. :)
I use the notes app on my phone for every random thing I need to remember. Shopping lists, meals I wanna cook, things I need to do or important things to remember. Even random good ideas I have. Everything I know I won't remember.
I use the notes app too.
Your TED talk should be titled, “It All Comes Down to Inventory!”
❤ yess
totally going to watch it!
"Inventory, Seasons, And Bandwidth" a call for balance!
Yes “A video every woman should watch” is sexist. I missed the point why only women?
@@jansmith2658I shared it with my husband. I think everyone can benefit from this video. I think she said "women" though because we are typically the ones that everything falls on. Carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders so to speak. Our husbands typically just worry about work and household repairs. And I feel like men can compartmentalize things a little easier. They pull from their different boxes (Mark Gungor). Women are like spaghetti, remembering all of the things.
Did you know that shower curtain liners can be machine washed and hung back up to dry? And they come out really clean!
Especially when you wash it with a few old towels or rags.
I definitely wash my shower curtain liners many times before throwing them away. Eventually, I still have to throw them out but I've saved lots of money by the time that day comes.
Ditto. I wash mine with either cleaning rags or the bath mats.
I have a reminder on my phone to wash my shower curtain liner once a month! 😮
This is what The Sunday Basket does. The whole time I’m watching this I just kept saying The Sunday Basket
What is the Sunday basket?
Saves me so much time and brain space. I love my Sunday Basket!
@@DeannaBourgeoisDawn had a video about it.
If the soap dispenser is stuck on with adhesive pads try and remove by running floss behind it! It might work🤞 Brilliant informative video as always💗
Or fishing line :) with a drop of Goo gone if necessary
@@bethanyatkinson6944 Love goo gone🤣
Love this! I am retired now and so busy with “projects”, that my head feels so full, more full than working full-time. Working on a digital time blocking plan, and this fits too!
This is so relevant I watched it twice! Thank you so much!
My brain very much feels like it is swirling with reminders, to-dos, tasks, grocery lists, etc. but then I feel like I have nothing to show for it & am often forgetting things.
I am definitely going to work or capturing all my thoughts like this so I can organize them and prioritize at a time that works for me instead of trying to hold it all in my brain!
Especially the long term things. My husband and I have noted more than once that we feel like each day is just putting out all the fires of the day and bigger or longer term projects we dream of never get accomplished.
When I started planning using the time block system is when I realized why I was so overwhelmed. I had never realized how little time I had. It made me plan only one thing a day like today is laundry day, tomorrow is concert etc. since everything else goes to work, routines and kids. My stress levels went way down
I will be watching this video Multiple times. It is very valuable to me personally ❣️ Thank you for taking the time to make it.
I put all of the things I need to do in the reminders app. I feel overwhelmed seeing how many things I need to do.
I really like this app. I also pin 📌 the main lists such as errands, daily, scheduled, etc.
Oh my gosh! I can't believe this - just yesterday, I was thinking about how the idea of managing inventory really needs to apply to our brains and our thoughts, just as much as in our homes! I was even wondering when/if you might talk about that. LOL! I have done something similar in Trello. But I'm checking this out to see if it offers anything better than my current system. Thanks!
DAWN! Are you reading my mind?!
I just saw David Allen's Book yesterday while substitute teaching. I browsed and thought, oh I need to research that more. Here you are today with a video on it. Crazy! And THANK YOU
I am new to this channel and I love this video! When you spoke about the swirling list of tasks that you couldn’t maintain, it spoke directly to me. That is exactly how I feel! Looking forward to trying this concept of capturing everything.
Dawn, you are just so refreshing and relatable ❤. I took a break watching your videos, who knows why, life, kids etc. I’m catching back up on your videos while decluttering my bathroom. I just wanted to say thank you for being such a joy and for all your practical advice!
Great info! Just downloaded the app to try. I do like paper but a planner is one more thing to buy and I usually don’t end up using all the extra stuff I comes with or the “vision casting” pages and all that. Also, I think a great title for this vid would have been “a video every woman can benefit from watching” and leaving the “should” in the caption out 😉 Just a thought. I like your channel because it doesn’t feel judgy or “my way is the best way.”
What is the app called.
SUCH A GREAT VIDEO!!! Your channel is LIFE GIVING!! Thank you for your genuinely caring heart! 🩵🩵🩵
I read David Allen’s book and it was very good . I do find that writing every single thing down clears your mind out even if you don’t organize it, just write everything down. It’s very helpful.
Where were you all my life! Omg I’m so happy I came across your channel! Absolutely so inspiring, motivating and creative ❤ Super thanks
Because I always have my phone, I use my notes app to brain dump. It relives a lot of stress and I am able to check it daily for what to do. Some things just aren’t that important so they stay on it a while. I make sure to erase each thing that gets accomplished.
I like the way you said our ideas, to-dos, and could/should-dos are inventory to manage, just like the stuff in our homes. I agree, one place is key (I tend to write a list and promptly lose it, so I have a whiteboard plus apps with reminders to help me stay on track)
My biggest problem is that on any given day I have 4 lists with scattered things crossed off and I can't find half of them! 😂
Try taking pictures of your notes
Try a moderate size dry erase board, list to dos in categories... this will get it off your brain and you have a visual, you can color code underline, etc
Suggest putting your lists on one piece of paper. Different headings, different columns. On mine I list things to do inside the house, column for errands outside the house under that headings for different stores. The key is all lists on one piece of paper. Best wishes ❤️!
Just got started with TeuxDeux! Excited!
Absolutely time goes. I was barely getting started being young and as I turned around for only an instant I was old.
So every time I watch your vidoes I am dying to ask... why do you only have four chairs?? Do y'all not eat together at the table? Or do you bring a barstool over? Is the table sentimental and that's why you don't have two more chairs. This really keeps me up at night. 😂
She has answered this before; the kids eat at the island and she and Tom sit at the table facing them so they can talk. They have six chairs but the space is tight with all of them out.
Of all the advice you've given over the last couple of years (about how long I've been watching), this is the piece that I believe will help me the most. Thank you.
Also, I hope you love Greg McKeown's book, Essentialism, as much as I do. I think he is the Stephen Covey of our day.
Dawn, I have watching your videos for years! Your ideas have changed my life. Love how you have step by step, you write out the words on the videos, so simple, keep these videos coming. I have referenced back to your older videos all the time if i get stuck. Love how you actually show us how & what to do instead of just talking!! We need that. ❤❤❤ ! Thank you & Blessings Lori from PA.
Getting a planner changed my life! I love the homemaker Penny Pincher planner so much i bought a student one for my sister. It has almost all my tasks already written down so i customize it a little for homeschooling. I never realized how many things i was trying to remember or had scattered across several apps until i organized them into one planner. I also have a grocery app, so whenever i remember something i need from the store, i immediately add it to my app which organizes it into store aisles.
What is the grocery store app?
I love the Passionate Penny Pincher planner too! I’m on my second “paper” one for next year. I also bought one for my daughter for Christmas. I tried the digital one but it did not work well for me so back to paper it is.
I would LOVE a grocery app that I could use to somehow get it to list the items I need organized by the correct isleways in the grocery store!!! Would you mind sharing which grocery app you use??? Thank you very much.
OMGosh you are on fire, this is exactly how I have been feeling! Your passion for organization is such a blessing to me! Thanks for the realistic ideas and solutions.
This was such a great tip! I took LOVE my pen and paper notes/reminders/lists.. but you're absolutely right - I rarely have them with me. I found the Google Keep app on my phone and voila! Feels so good to get the silent to do list out of my mind and into lists on my phone. Thanks Dawn!
Misty Winkler at Simply Convivial has tons of videos and podcasts about time management for busy mom, and her system has changed my life. There’s definitely common ground between what she says and this video, and she put a lot of emphasis on attitude. I’d recommend it to anyone looking to deep dive into realistic and doable to-do lists.
I was at a part of life where I had done the things to live happy comfortable and organized in my home.
Then things happent that my kid and my grands had to move in. Sad to say my kid was most certainly not respecting the way I needed life. Not good for my mental health. She moved out this weekend but her kids stayed with me.
I am so overwhelmed right now and to sick to fix my house again! Hoping that I can soon.
Also my husband’s mom and dad are moving in in March and will spend the remainder of their lives here. One has cancer. Now we Have a bedroom to remodel and a garage to convert to a living room for them so they can get away and get peace and quit from my 4 yr old grands when they need it.
I need some prayers please!!! And maybe some counseling… lol.
I will be binge watching your videos for motivation again.
Thank you for all you do!!!
I tried a digital planner and it did not work for me so I am going back to paper for 2024. I still used the Notes section on my phone to capture things as I go through my day but I move them to the planner that day or the next morning. I’m so detailed organized that I have a list of my lists 😳 Now if I could get the house as organized as the planner…😂
Thank you for this great video. I too use the To Do Ap for various lists like Grocery List; Target, Books to Read, Shows to Watch etc. Thank you for opening my eyes even more to use it as my daily brain dump and use it for more household related tasks & a weekly to do list. I was so excited after watching it and wanted to have my husband watch how we will now manage our household easier. We already have the To Do App synched across our family phones and absolutely love it. One person can be at home adding items to the grocery list and another person can access it at the store. Or each of you can look at your grocery list in different parts of the store and get items and cross them off. It makes grocery shopping very quick with two people.
Hi Dawn, one thing I discovered about gross shower curtain is that if soak it in hot water with a bit of bleach can clean it really well. I love your channel. It’s helped me so much! Thank you ❤️
I read Getting Things Done over a decade ago and loved the book. This is a great visual representation of his concepts!
Thanks Dawn for the great input!
For those who love their paper planer, I found the “Rocketbook” a great tool for planning a to do list.
It is a reusable notebook, that has different categories and can be digitalised into different folders on your phone/computer(if something needs to be saved).
I have one list for my weekly shopping, one for projects around the house, one for upcoming events (birthdays, trips) and one for important one time tasks like calling the dentist or picking up something from the pharmacy.
My weekly chores are not on there, I have a cleaning plan for that, which hangs in my kitchen and by now is pretty much autopilot.
Thank you so much for this! I'm trying to transition from paper to digital too, so I've actually been implementing this strategy myself over the last 8/9 months using the documents app on my phone. Unfortunately, I'm now noticing that the "project item list" keeps growing, and at the same time, the daily list is not getting done which is now causing more stress than it was alleviating. Your perspective and recommendation of Blinkist, Not Today, and the To Do app was timely and helpful. Again, thank you so much! I absolutely needed to hear this today.
I like to do things electronically rather than paper because then I have to manage the paper. I have too much paper clutter already. People are different. I totally agree that it is so easy to forget about something like changing the shower curtain because we only think about it when we see it. Great video! I really like how you always say “I love you”❤❤❤
You have mentioned in some of your videos that you homeschool. I know that there are lots of homeschooling vlogers out there but I would be curious to hear what your schedule is like, how you manage that and how a ‘minimal mom’ does homeschool. You are an inspiration when it comes to home organization and i wonder how that seeps into homeschool.
I basically do the same thing but on a big dry erase board. I have to see it easily. It has the calendar which includes my daily to dos plus what I call my honey do list (like painting or non immediate repairs) plus my grocery list. If I'm going to need to take one of those lists with me I simply take a picture. I'm not techy, but don't want lots of paper laying around. It's a great compromise. Bonus, my whole family sees it so we're all on the same page.
You're just amazing. You've helped me so much over the past few years and I just want to say thank you. Thank you, Minimal Mom!
This might be your most helpful video for me ever! I originally thought it was going to be about saying “no” to other people, but it was surprisingly the opposite advice. I struggle, not with the number of To Do’s, but with the broad nature of them. Like you mentioned, life just isn’t paper friendly all the time anymore especially when you work from home because there is not a physical boundary between the two. I love that you can rearrange so many lists at the same time! I’m really going to try this. It’s marketed as ADHD friendly which is really cool. 👍
Please don’t talk about sorting photos, I’ve been sorting 65 years worth of my parents photos, keeping some, but if I don’t know anyone in the photo they go, along with photos of flower arrangements and the yearly Christmas tree photos. So overwhelming.
My mom passed a few months ago, I am right there with you!
Why? It should be enjoyable to visit the memories one more time. You have a great system going, tho! (Tossing who you don't know, most flowers look the same & the current Christmas tree is ALWAYS the prettiest!!) You are awesome! Keep going, but also find the joy.
Sent with motherly love.
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@@uteme When there are over 20K photos all in albums, movies that go back to the 40’s and no way to watch them plus another 5 to 6 hundred slides it’s not enjoyable, but I find I can’t just trash them without going through them either. Thanks for the encouragement though.
@@marlenabaker9894 My Mom has been gone ten years and Dad five, I’m living in the home I grew up in so stuff no one wanted got left behind. I’ve put this off for way too long. Plus my son already said when I go he’s getting a dumpster.
I love my digital to do list. I have one that is free and great. I can’t sort it by days, but I have “to do” lists for everything. I also can share it so others can add to it/ see to. Like our grocery list so all family members add to it. Books I want to read, gift idea lists, household to dos, etc. without it I would forget everything!! Totally agree Sawn that the stress is in the list/ forgetting/ taking in too much.
I'm sticking with paper.
I have a planner then a planner as a journal of what happened and what was paid.
They stay with me in my backpack.
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There is nothing like taking a cellphone picture of your time do list.
You can edit the picture with the draw function. and toss it out when done.
I keep shopping list in my notes in the phone. Once I buy it I erase it.
I'm retired, but I found that I was always forgetting things for my grocery list, so I put a Notepad app on my phone. When I would be in the basement and realized I needed laundry detergent, I just added it to my list on my phone. You did give me a new idea, though and that's a TO DO list I will add into my notepad app. Thanks for all of your videos and information!!
Yes to all of this! I have been doing a version of this for years. I have a brain dump note in my phone, and then when I am by my papper planner, I add them to a project list or assign them to a day.
Thank you for visual explanation showing the table in disarray and how better it is when organized. This was so helpful.
Love this. My toddler just broke his leg and is in a cast rendering him basically immobile. It’s certainly not as life-changing as a heart transplant but has definitely caused us to take a step back on many things in life. These will be helpful tools to use! When I had more time I liked using a bullet journal with a brain dump list but adding throughout the day on a phone app will be much more do-able these days. Thank you!
🥺 so sorry. I hope it draws you together and is a positive reset ❤️😏
I use the notes ap on my phone like this. I have a folder labeled for everything. Groceries, today to-do, house to-do, important events, etc. I’m excited to try something else!
Dawn. I have thank you! You talked about Organize 365’s Sunday basket. And I finally got it last year and I love it!! It hits all the things you talk about here.
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I agree. I got a Sunday Basket and try and put my thoughts on notecards as is suggested.
This video is not for me. I just retired and my plan is not to have plans. I write important dates on my fridge and thats it. If I forget to buy butter, I put oil on my toast like the Italians do. I trust myself, that really importing things will come to my mind again. If the soap dispenser bothers me enough, I will fix it or I might get used to it, I don't care. I do care stay in touch with loved ones, because I have a tendency to forget this.
Winner winner chicken dinner! Yes, it's important to consider all of our tasks and projects as inventory to manage!❤
Interesting that I found this today. In just the past two weeks I started a similar system. I allocated several pages in a LibreOffice Writer (like MS Word, but free) with a page for each category of task, a page for scheduled items for the coming week, a page to save recurring items, and a page for things to do today/soon. After hearing how you are using yours, I think I will move my lists to a spreadsheet format where it will be easier to duplicate tasks with links instead of extra copies. Thank you for helping me to organize my organization. :)
I have to be very organized in order to feel motivated and feel like I accomplished something each day. I don't know any other way! It is ki da like a ga.e with myself. ❤
You must have amazing parents, thanks for sharing your wisdom ❤
Another great video. Has anyone told you lately how amazing your videos/content is? Well done.
I am so thankful for you! Thank you for your channel and all you do! It is so very helpful!🥰
Hi Dawn, I love watching your videos. This is exactly what I needed. I have so many to do lists and have tried many apps and diaries. Thank you for helping us simplify our lives. 😊
I use the container method for my to do list. If there are too many things to manage on paper, then I let go of some of the things.
Love the idea of that to-do app but for me if a task isn't in my Digital calendar then it doesn't get done. So I use Google tasks which integrates with my calender. It also helps me say "Not Today" to more tasks because I can see what I actually have time for. Thanks for another great video!
I have felt completely overwhelmed lately. I accomplish so much, but panic about not getting it all done or not remembering it in a timely manner. I am using a paper planner as well as the notes app on my phone to jot down (capture) things as I think about them. Most importantly I have recognized that I cannot do it all so some of the tasks get outsourced so a project becomes a phone call to someone to do the project, or I prioritize it so that I am only focusing on the most important things that day/week/month, but not forgetting projects for the future. I also TAKE THINGS OFF THE LIST! Some projects just aren’t worth my time and effort. Most importantly, I am making sure I schedule time for my want to do’s with my have to do’s. If I am just trudging through a to do list from one end of the day to the other I am not enjoying life.
This has probably been your most helpful video for me. I already declutter and own less as that is my personality, but the mental clutter and organization is what I really struggle with. Please do another video that shows what categories you have and how to keep all the mental clutter organized :)
Yes, I really like thinking about this as mental inventory. Many parallels with what you've taught us about managing physical inventory...
I've always loved pen and paper, but I will say, with how busy my life gets with three little ones, I've been known to have multiple "to-do lists" in my notebook...and I always end up going back to my phone to-do list, because it's easier to keep up with. 😊 I love pen and paper, but sometimes it isn't as practical when you're super busy all the time and can't always go back to the paper to write stuff down/mark stuff off.
I needed to hear all of this! Thank you! I have been feeling the need to simplify my mind and you explained it so well! I downloaded the app right away! I have so many lists around my house it ends up just being clutter. This is worth a try!
I have a much longer to comment to add because the video was BIG..HUGE, but for now, all the love, Dawn. You are a gem!
I like paper list. Less electric bill, less chance of lithium battery catching fire. Paper comes in small, back pocket size too, then put in computer
I appreciate you’re posts quite a lot. You are great at normalizing the things that seem crazy and helping to sort out how to handle them. Thank you!!
I drive a truck for a living and get ideas all the time. I need to remember to use voice commands to add to my lists or I for the ideas.
Not today. Unfortunately that’s where I stop.
Dawn -this has been my problem for so long - everything flying around and not capturing it. So many times I do the brain dump and then have a huge melt down trying to prioritize. I’m going to give a try - I’m hopeful!! ❤❤❤
I’m not sure if it was mentioned, but sometimes it is also ok to not capture everything and let some things go! Or remove them from your to do list it if they’ve been sitting there for a while.
I know Dawn talks a lot about the amount of inventory you can manage in the season of life you are in, and thoughts/to do inventory is no different! I have a habit or capturing too much and it results in too much anxiety and overwhelm as I just don’t have the time to complete it all as a sahm of a toddler. I thought it was better than having it all floating around in my head but turns out if I still write down the most important things then it actually feels better to have the less important things not captured. If I write every single thing down, it makes me even more aware of it and makes me feel like a failure because I just don’t have the capacity to complete as many tasks in this season of life!
Thanks for the tip on digital notes! I looked on my phone and apparently already had an app called 'reminders'. It works perfectly for my grocery or to-do lists. Bye bye post-its!
If you use an iphone, their Notes sll allows you to create color-coded, bullet point lisrs with sub-items. For recurring tasks, you set them to bd crossed off but not deleted. Yes, you van set reminders for time-sensitive items! Its not perfect, my task lists is jumbled with other notes (recipes, QR codes for mailing irems, etc.) I need to weed it out ecery so often, but its a really good tool.
I like the idea of capturing to get something to stop rattling around my brain, like in a pinball machine that won't stop - do this, do that, I am almost out of whatever, I almost forgot whatever, and I have used the "brain dump" concept advised by Dawn to help with that, or just write it on a scrap of paper if I don't want to find that list. But also, for this stage of my de-cluttering, I really need to hesitate a little before capturing. I agree with a comment below that it makes life too worrisome and frenetic, and I don't want to accumulate volumes of captured ideas and then have to sort those. It is essential for me to have some early discernment or I start to mingle in "to dos" that I would only have time for if I had 50 hours each day and much longer to live than I actually have - and I start to think I am supposed to or need to do all that and then I don't like my life. So for me I need and sometimes use a "to do maybe" and a "to do, maybe never", and when I stop to think in those terms, I actually feel good to realize that many things I do not have to do ever. That brings a sort of satisfaction much like getting new space in my closet, and for a hoarder that feels really good. Also, I sometimes run across an old unfinished list and lots of the "to dos" have turned into "hell nos" or at least "what was I thinking" or "no way because it would take hours or years." Like the wardrobe ideas, I guess we have to find what works for us, but I know one thing and that I have been a follower of Dawn for years and my life is incredibly better because of her. There is time for peace, which there wasn't before.
I like the idea of creating your own categories. The way you prioritize tasks depends on what matters most to you, which can change from season to season.
Very helpful tips to capture, organize and prioritize. I started a clumsy version of this about a year ago but now I think this helped me find a more efficient and visually easy way to manage the many tasks. I used to get so overwhelmed to the point of depression. You’re right that listing it took away a great deal of stress. Like many people here have said I was feeling depressed about all the things I had to do until I realized that I was pressurizing these tasks and I never put myself in there. If I did do something “fun” I was constantly downing myself or preoccupied with the things on my list I wasn’t getting done. I NEED to prioritize time and fun activities with my family. So often I felt that I wasn’t allowed to enjoy free time because “look at my to do list!”. Work first, play when it’s done. But the list just grows and grows daily so that is not sustainable and it had me seriously burnt out! So now I put family time and me time specifically on my to do list. It has helped tremendously. I don’t get things completed at the rate I used to, but my mental health is no longer suffering like it used to. I don’t get sick as much from over extending myself to work on tasks. I have a more realistic expectation of what I can get done and some things even came off the lists because they will likely never get done and it’s not worth stressing over. Kind of like a time will tell but for a to-do task.
For one so young you have so much wisdom. God given I am sure
The app you shared is pretty brilliant. I've tried everything and paper does NOT work for me. Electronic is always better for me but most apps are needlessly complicated. With the customization of the lists, the calendar and the tabs plus the recurring tasks...this little app is simply elegant. I'm trying it now and I think it may work really well for me. Thank you for sharing it!
Definitely. Easy to understand and share with others in their own season of readiness for effective change. God bless and keep smiling!