I was talking about this with a friend the other day. Her solution for making sure everything gets done is to list those jobs she doesn’t have time for and then pick just one extra task from it each day. She finishes the things she has to do and then, by adding just one additional chore, she is able to whittle her otherwise overwhelming list down. If she has extra energy or time she may tackle more than one, but knows that she doesn’t have to. And, for those days when she can’t even manage one extra thing, she doesn’t worry because she knows she’ll eventually get to it.

Basically her plan is to go beyond a survival mindset and make peace with life being a bit of mess. What needs to happen gets done and the rest happens when it can. There are some things that are on her list that are time sensitive and she prioritizes those but others may sit there for a while. It’s not so different from what I am doing but it’s a plan, not simply chaos. I love this attitude!

So, next time you come to my house don’t worry if it seems a bit dusty or if things are out of place. You can always know that we’ve been bathed, fed, medicated, exercised and rested. Our basics are covered, the rest of the tasks will get taken care of if and when they reach the top of my list.