To-do-to-do

Happy to-do list day! (spoiler alert- it's everyday)

We're going to walk through the to-do list brain dump method. Give yourself some time, maybe a weekend, to capture everything floating around in your mind. If you write it down, you don't have to stress about remembering it.

Step One: get a large sheet of paper, and put it somewhere you see & can write on it, have a marker or pen handy, too. I put mine on the dining room table.

Step Two: Every time you think of something that should be on a to-do list, write it on the list. Let this paper be messy, add things as they bubble up, regardless of what part of your life they "belong" to.

Step Three: When your brain dump paper is looking cluttered, grab some crayons/colored pencils/highlighters and

assign a color to each category- home, self care, studio, work, etc. Circle each task with its appropriate color until everything is marked.

Step Four: On smaller pieces of paper (or your favorite thought-capturing method), record each category into its own list. Cross off anything you’ve already accomplished while you were collecting your to-do data.

Step Five: Prioritize each item in your categories. I'm a color-code kind of girl, so that's what I do. Sometimes I reworite the lists in priority order, other times I just use the color coding to stay on track.

Not sure what tools work for you? Give some of these a try:

• Reminders on your phone

• Digital/paper calendars

• Asana or other project management tool

• Goodnotes or Notability app

• Google Spreadsheet

• Post it notes (put them where you'll see them)

• Whiteboard

• List on the fridge