Master to do lists

tinkerbelluk · 24 August 2006 at 9:45AM

OK,

Feeling inspired I decided to create a master to do list (well a spreadsheet) that I can add to and check things off as done so I can see that I am doing things.

Basically rather than posting the whole spreadsheet I’ll give you an idea and hopefully people can comment, let me know if I’ve missed anything or post your own master lists so we can all get ideas from each other.

The spreadsheet headings are: Task, Who, Deadline, Category, Completed, Period (i.e. once every month), Notes, One Off, Recurring (tick boxes so I can see if it’s a one off or recurring task), Additional Notes (E.G) Last Date Done.

So I’ll start….my to do list as it stands, minus some stuff that is just a little to personal

Birthday gift for ****
Book hotel for Clearwater
Book manatee tour
Buy pots and saucers for herbs
Chase people re hosting payments
Check to see if we need to add more credit to easymobiles
Clear old college stuff from dining room
Cut grass
Cut hedges
Find out what to do with all the chillis!
Decide if we are buying pins
Decide if we want to do Seaworld Dolphin Tour
Decide on sofabed purchase
Decide what to do about other PC
Decide which clothes airer to buy and purchase
Dig up front circle and plant lavender
Format and reload iriver
Go through freezer and make a list of contents
Go through kitchen cupboards and make a list
Initial meal plan
Log missing Chit Chat Bingo earnings with Quidco
Move small fan and laptop box to loft
Plant Chrysanthemum bushes
Sell spare computer
Send dissertation plan
Sort out birthday gift for ***
Sort out trip plan
Sort out what I want loaded onto iriver (video)
Start a "must pack" box
Theme park tickets
Decide if we want to get a wirless router for PC
Draw up list of training contracts to apply for and schedule
Make appointment at Doctor
Put in repeat prescription
Chase **** for Money owed
Clean Cars
Phone Virgin with Orange PAC codes to change numbers
Finish Trip Reports
Sort out Enrolment
Check quidco easymobile has been validated
Make a list of items to e-bay / free-ad / charity shop etc…
Clear spare bedroom
Come up with a process for managing Click throughs
Find out if towels can be bleached
Get new passport for DH
Look into getting window cleaner for outside windows
Put together xmas card and present list
Decide on Xmas lunch menu
Decide what board games we want to keep
Go through loft
Create household book
Create recipe folder
Look at Holidays for 2007
Order meat from lush's
DH Cashback for phone
My Cashback for phone
Put up Xmas tree and Dec's
Write and post all Christmas Cards
Wrap all Christmas Presents
Go through paperwork
List at least 50 items on e-bay per week
Monthly Meal plan
Weekly Budget Check
Car Tax for DH Car
See if we can fast track details to pick up car
Change Duvet & Curtains over to winter set
Check / Refil wine storage - Dining Room
Clean fan/vents/cooker hood and filters - Kitchen
Clean front door inside and out - Entrance / Hallway
Clean light switch - Living Room
Clean light switch - Dining Room
Clean light switches - Entrance / Hallway
Clean light switch - Bedrooms
Clean Microwave - Kitchen
Clean oven - Kitchen
Clean under sink/throw away what we won't use / need - Kitchen
Empty fridge/clean thoroughly - Kitchen
Go through draws and clear out what we don't want / need - Dining Room
Go through draws and shelving and clear out what we don't want / need - Bedrooms
Go through draws and shelving and clear out what we don't want / need - Office
Go through shelving and clear out what we don't want / need - Living Room
Remove at least 5 things from wardrobe / draws that don't fit (or use) anymore! - Bedrooms
Wash curtains - Living Room
Wash down tiles - Kitchen
Wash windows and surrounds - Kitchen
Wash windows and surrounds - Living Room
Wash windows and surrounds - Dining Room
Wash windows and surrounds - Bathrooms
Wash windows and surrounds - Bedrooms
Wash windows and surrounds - Office
Wipe down skirting boards and dado - Entrance / Hallway
Wipe down skirting boards and dado - Living Room
Wipe down skirting boards and dado - Dining Room
Wipe down skirting boards and dado - Bathrooms
Wipe down skirting boards and dado - Bedrooms
Wipe down skirting boards and dado - Office

So I've started - lets see yours!

dumpy · 24 August 2006 at 9:48AM

Go and lie down after reading your list and realising just how disorganised/slovenly I am.......

I wish I could be as organised as you.

pavlovs_dog · 24 August 2006 at 9:54AM

ive got a little notebook which is basically one big, long, continuous to do list.

i figured there was no point making a spreadsheet/master list, because its not very often that the items on my list are reoccuring, more one-offs.

its actually quite motivating though - its nice to be able to say ive completed a page

Jo_D_4 · 24 August 2006 at 3:28PM

My Mother makes handwritten lists and always starts with one or two chores that she has already done and crosses them through. Apparently it makes her feel that she has already achieved something.

squeaky · 24 August 2006 at 3:45PM

Yep. That's the problem with lists - unless you are in charge... they are!

Mostly though, to be honest, if you write the list, and you cross things off... then you are the boss.

Certainly a written list is better than a memorised one. We have a tendency to go over a list again and again in our minds (or in my case - what passes for a mind) and so "feels" a whole lot longer than it is. Writing that list of things down leads many of us to discover that the list isn't really that long at all.

Since we write the list - then we are in charge of what goes on it, what order it is and what priority it has. Then we decide to do it, and we cross it off.

Doncha just lurve being the boss?

dorry_2 · 24 August 2006 at 3:55PM

hi tinkerbelluk :wave:

WOW!!! that is some list, what i tend to do is a list everyday, for example. if going to tesco, shopping list, but if want something else from shop near tesco's that goes on my list, or it could be post parcels etc,

so i have a lot of mini lists, all the time!!

Edinburghlass_2 · 24 August 2006 at 4:02PM

DO the Seaworld Dolphin Tour, well worth the $40, I can vouch for that

FrugalJo · 24 August 2006 at 5:42PM

Tinkerbelluk
Did you feel better once you'd got all that on paper? Some good ideas there too, thanks for doing it !
I really think I need to do this. I read something, somewhere (as you do) about how you should do all those jobs that take 2 minutes as soon as you think of them, get them out of the way, clears the way for the time consuming stuff .
Taking Squeakys and Jo.D's comments on board too have to stay in control, unlike the battle with the ironing, it really does have control !
Will start mine ..sooon
Jo

MoJo · 24 August 2006 at 5:46PM

Jo_D wrote:

My Mother makes handwritten lists and always starts with one or two chores that she has already done and crosses them through. Apparently it makes her feel that she has already achieved something.

I like that idea!

I'm a list maniac - my dad used to ask if I had a list of all my lists :rotfl:

Penny-Pincher!! · 24 August 2006 at 5:55PM

DD has a huge Tinkerbell case from the states full of pins. Dread to think the costs if we added them up. She's talking about ebaying them as many are now collectables and they are mad for them in the states

I agree with Edinburghlass...do the Dolphin tour...its fab!

If you can change up dollars at the moment you would be getting an excellent exchange rate. It went to 1.91 in the last 2 weeks:eek: :eek:

When are you off?

BTW-I couldnt cope without lists....Im a list freak too!!

PP
xx

Kazonline · 24 August 2006 at 7:58PM

Hi Tinkerbell, thanks for the thread!

I thought I'd join in now and add my tasks as I remember them. I'm going to list the things that are in addition to my everyday house chores (that I never seem to do anyway, lol)

Paint fence posts
erect new posts
Find new fence panels
Paint said panels
Errect said panels.
Paint panels for side of house
Errect panel " " "
Convert one panel to a gate
Errect said gate.
(ok, kinda cheeting to list it all seperate but I like the crossing off bit best)

Calculate total gas & ele consumption
Compare suppliers.
Self check the calculations
Switch!

Analise phone usage
Consider options for switching
DO IT!

Arrange for cc points to pay internet fees
Check that it's done

Decide on how to spend expiring club card vouchers
Arrange it!

Have to get back to this later as DS is after the pc

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