Too Optimistic?

I have gotten out of the habit of making to-do lists and having meetings with myself and I can really tell a difference in my productivity level and sense of well-being. Most of the time I do the main things that need to be done, but there are always bigger projects piling up in the back of my mind that aren't usually addressed unless I start to get mad about them.


Like when the house starts to feel like it's full of booby traps (i.e., open the hall closet and get hit by a bar of soap, go to set something in the garage and find there are no empty spaces to be found, go to hang up clothes in the kids' closet only to find there's no room yet they have nothing to wear). When I trigger one too many booby traps (don't you just love that term?) I get fed up enough to take care of them, and that day is today.

{Amie's photo}

But what I should do is have a long-term to-do list going to remind myself of the bigger projects I intend to do, so hopefully I can take care of them before they make me insane. Amie recently posted her list of big projects for the year and even made a space on her sidebar where she will be updating things as she does them (brilliant!).

I think sharing these projects on our blogs helps make us more likely to do them, helps inspire each other, documents a lot of the behind-the-scenes women do, and is just plain satisfying to see.

**Do you had long-term to-do lists?
Are you inspired by others' productivity?
Is my list for today too optimistic?**