How to get My Life Sorted - Your To Do List

Ok, so you have your to do list written down in a gorgeous new planner. It may have taken quite a while for you to get the list done, but FANTASTIC. Give yourself a gold star. you have started on the path to a new sorted life. What’s next you ask. Planning, planning, planning I answer. You may want to dive straight in and start on the first tasks, but without a plan of attack you could well fail and become dejected about finishing anything.

Be realistic - if you have a busy life, are working full-time, kids, or have a full social life (ha ha) then you will have limited time for anything else. Don’t worry, with planning and a little help, you can get through your list.

Firstly task, review your list. Which tasks are those that only you can do, and what can be done by someone else e.g. a family member or a professional. Make a note by each task, and then check that you are not overburdening yourself with tasks or assigning a professional tasks that will cost more than any budget you have.

Take your time until you are happy you have broken them down by resource, colour code if you wish until everything is assigned. if you are not sure who can do something, put this down as a note, and perhaps it will be clearer later. Re-organise the list into resources allocated. See the list shrink before your eyes of tasks for you to tackle alone, and how much other people can help you achieve it all.

It may help to have someone do this with you as they can make sure you are not keeping too many tasks to yourself. They may also be able to suggest who would be best to complete a particular task. Do this over a glass of wine or a piece of cake. Coloured Contact free post-it notes - available at many stationers, may be helpful - use a free wall as your planning space.