make a daily "to do" list that i actually follow

I’ve just been letting my life happen to me lately, instead of directing it. I don’t know how to get back on track. :-/

• Draw money out from ATM for gasoline budget ✓
• Work – 5:30 to close ✓
• Laundry ✓
• Shower ✓
• Healthy eating!
• 15 minutes on mini-stepper
• Research in Beh. Science homework (reading/lecture, quiz, forum post)
• Crochet
• Buy new mascara and concealer ✓
• Start applying for second job ✓ I started filling out an app for a cashier position at Meijer, I stopped when I got to the references because I didn’t want to get up and find my notebook that has my references listed

• Prose Style sentence corrections – Done
• Go to class, turn in sentence corrections
• Do my Anth reading, finally, and do my late forum posts & responses
• As much of my Adolescent Psych reading I can stomach
• As much of my Anth language assignment as possible

• Exercise (at the very least 15 minutes) – Done
• Start increasing my fruit & veg intake – at least two servings each
• Make sure I brush at least twice and floss once
• Drink at least 64 oz of water
• Limit my coffee intake to two cups at most – Not Done, I’ve gone over by 1 to 2 cups, but that’s ok
• Multivitamin x1 and calcium supplement x 2 – 2/3 done

• At least 30 minutes of slow talk practice, to make up for yesterday
• Read my positive coping statements at least 3 different times today
• Try my best to catch my ANTs and distract myself when I have them
• Gratitude Journal – Done
• Celebrate my birthday : ) – Done

• Take the day off : ) – Done

• For Taffy: ears cleaned 1x, and eye medication administered at least 3x’s
• Make sure Taffy is accompanied by someone whenever she is outside
• Knit or crochet

• All Anth reading
• All Adolescent Psych reading
• For Adolescent Psych: complete reading assignment, watch videos, take assessments
• For Anth: forum posts and replies, begin work on writing assignment
• All sentence corrections for Prose Style
• Meet with Professor T @ 10 and interview him for my project – Done, and this was a wonderful, wonderful experience

• Exercise (at the very least 15 minutes) – Not Done
• Start increasing my fruit & veg intake – at least two servings each – Not Done
• Make sure I brush at least twice and floss once – Brushed once
• Drink at least 64 oz of water
• Limit my coffee intake to two cups at most – Done
• Multivitamin x1 and calcium supplement x 2

• At least 15 minutes of slow talk practice
• Read my positive coping statements at least 3 different times today
• Try my best to catch my ANTs and distract myself when I have them
• Gratitude Journal

• Laundry – Done
• Dishes – Not Done
• Make bed – Not Done
• De-clutter/organize my bedroom for 15 minutes – Not Done
• Dinner – Not Done

• For Taffy: ears cleaned 1x, and eye medication administered at least 3x’s – Eyes Done, ears not done
• Make sure Taffy is accompanied by someone whenever she is outside – Not Done
• Knit or crochet – Not Done

• All Anth reading – Not Done
• All Adolescent Psych reading – Not Done
• Anth Quiz 2 – Done
• For Adolescent Psych: complete reading assignment, watch videos, take assessments – Not Done
• Start my sentence corrections for Prose Style – Not Done

• Exercise (at the very least 15 minutes) – Not Done
• Start increasing my fruit & veg intake – at least two servings each – Only one serving of fruit and no veg, so Not Done
• Make sure I brush at least twice and floss once – 2/3 done, brushed and flossed
• Drink at least 64 oz of water – Done, but I’ve lost count of the ounces
• Limit my coffee intake to two cups at most – Done
• Try my best to get outside for some sunlight and fresh air – Not Done, it was raining and overcast today

• At least 15 minutes of slow talk practice – 2/3 done, I opted for 10 minutes
• Read my positive coping statements at least 3 different times today – Done
• Try my best to catch my ANTs and distract myself when I have them – Done
• Gratitude Journal – Done

• Vacuum: Dining room, kitchen rugs, living room, hallway, bedroom – Not Done
• All laundry washed and dried – Done-ish, there is enough for an extra small load but I don’t want to waste water
• Make my bed and keep it made until I retire for the night – Not Done
• De-clutter/organize my bedroom for 15 minutes Not Done
• Do something about the bathroom sink and counter top… they are SCARY! – Done. Scrubbed and wiped clean.
• Dinner – Not Done

• For Taffy: ears cleaned 1x, and eye medication administered at least 3x’s – As far as I know not done
• Make sure Taffy is accompanied by someone whenever she is outside – Not Done
• Try again to get the oil changed – Not Done
• Knit or crochet – Not Done

• Do as much of my Anthropology reading as possible – Not Done
• Complete Anthropology quiz 2 – Not Done
• Do as much of my Adolescent Psych reading as possible – Not Done
• Start watching the required videos for Adolescent Psych – Not Done
• Read the Psych of Death chapters that will be discussed in class tonight – Done-ish, I finished most of it
• Go to class Done
• In person, let my professor know I received his e-mail and ask him where we’re going to meet on Wednesday – Done, he approached me during the break and gave me the details of where to meet him. I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t approach him first, but I’m glad it got done either way.

• Exercise – Do something, even if it is the bare minimum of what I could do (like walk the dog for 15 minutes) – Not Done
• Start increasing my fruit & veg intake – at least two servings each Half Done, two servings fruit and no servings veg
• Make sure I brush at least twice and floss once – 1/3 done, brushed once
• Drink at least 64 oz of water – Done, 72 oz
• Limit my coffee intake to two cups at most – Done
• Try my best to get outside for some sunlight and fresh air – Sort of done, I was outside and the sun was shining during the brief walk from my car to campus

• Listen to SAI session 2 again, preferably in it’s entirety – Done
• At least 15 minutes of slow talk practice – Done
• Read my positive coping statements at least 3 different times today – Done
• Try my best to catch my ANTs and distract myself when I have them – Done
• Gratitude Journal – Done
• List at least one more thing that makes me happy – Done

• At least one load of dishes into the dishwasher – Done
• At least one load of laundry put through the washer and dryer – Done
• Make my bed and keep it made until I retire for the night – Done
• De-clutter/organize my bedroom for 15 minutes – Done

• Make sure Taffy gets her eye medicine 3x’s over the course of the day – 2/3 done, 2x’s
• Make sure Taffy gets her ears cleaned – Not Done
• Make sure, while I’m at home today, that whenever Taffy goes out she is accompanied by someone or taken for a walk (We have reason to suspect neighborhood kids might have tried throwing a metal-tipped dart at her while she was outside on her line) – Done
• Try to get the oil changed before I have to go anywhere in my car – Not Done
• Knit or crochet – Done, a few rows of an 8”x8” square for Knit-A-Square
• Renew my library books, return ones that are being reserved – Done