Listing

A visitor to the house asked who the listmaker was, since every piece of papaer and whiteboard has a list of some kind on it. We both are listmakers, it keeps things organised and communicates intention and priority.

This last week my lists have kept me sane. Ordered into priority, colour-coded marks, and put in appropriate and convenient locations, my lists let me know what needs to be done and when. Got a millisecond of spare time? There's bound to be something on the next list that can fill it.

The truth is that I'm looking forward to next month, when most of the lists disappear. I'll have time to do the things I want to do, without deadlines. In the meantime though the deadlines loom.