Question of the Day - Monday, February 20, 2023

[MoochNNoodles]

Happy Presidents Day to those in the US. I believe schools are closed but we are planning to work today and save the down-time for other days.


What activities do never need to put on your to-do list?


Reading and spending time with cats are probably my top 2. I read every day. It could be fiction or nonfiction or both but I will read. And often with Mooch snuggled by my side or in my lap. She doesn’t play much or chase and fetch like she used to. So that’s how we spend time together.

 

[NY cat man]

Reading, gardening, building; these are all things that I do because I can, not because I have to. Of course, entertaining the cats is a given.

 

[susanm9006]

Anything that can be done indoors at home usually gets done without being on the list. But if it involves going somewhere, dealing with other people or appointments of any kind, I will procrastinate if I don’t add it to my list.

 

[aliceneko]

I don't really have a to do list, if I have tasks I often do that always need to be done I just have them programmed into me automatically.

 

[neely]

Going out for coffee, lol. Exercise, it's a regular activity for me.

 

[strider rose]

reading, online activities and writing letters

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Closest I have to a to-do list is giving Daisy and Mum their meds every day (do multiple daily tasks count?). Other stuff gets done as the need arises, like I wash the laundry when the basket is full, and top up the petrol every other week when I will be passing the cheapest petrol station.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

Probably the few things that I have a routine set for already like feeding the animals, giving my dogs their meds at night, taking my own meds in the morning, and cleaning the litter boxes.

 

[iPappy]

Basic daily things (I've never had to put "drink morning coffee" on my to-do list!), but if there's something like an appointment (doctor, vet, etc.) I need to keep, or something I'm running behind on (oh hi, laundry) I put it on my to-do list as a reminder. If I'm feeling really frazzled, I will write down basic chores like "clean cat boxes, take trash out" etc. to kind of re-ground myself so I don't forget to do the basics, but this depends on what else is going on. Plus, it's so satisfying checking things off.

(Has anyone ever made a to-do list with "Monday" written on the top, get nothing done on Monday, then erase Monday and write "Tuesday" so you can try again tomorrow? I do that all the time. )

 

[susanm9006]

Basic daily things (I've never had to put "drink morning coffee" on my to-do list!), but if there's something like an appointment (doctor, vet, etc.) I need to keep, or something I'm running behind on (oh hi, laundry) I put it on my to-do list as a reminder. If I'm feeling really frazzled, I will write down basic chores like "clean cat boxes, take trash out" etc. to kind of re-ground myself so I don't forget to do the basics, but this depends on what else is going on. Plus, it's so satisfying checking things off.

(Has anyone ever made a to-do list with "Monday" written on the top, get nothing done on Monday, then erase Monday and write "Tuesday" so you can try again tomorrow? I do that all the time. )

I am great at making lists but I never add days of the week. That is too much like working.

 

[OopsyDaisy]

Only things that I don't normally do on a daily basis. Appointments, blood tests, spring cleaning, holiday shopping, etc.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Has anyone ever made a to-do list with "Monday" written on the top, get nothing done on Monday, then erase Monday and write "Tuesday" so you can try again tomorrow? I do that all the time. )

No but I’m pretty sure I’ve written “keep children alive” on a list or two.

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Only things that I don't normally do on a daily basis. Appointments, blood tests, spring cleaning, holiday shopping, etc.

Similar, my calendar is the closest I have to a to-do list. I write appointments there.

 

[OopsyDaisy]

Similar, my calendar is the closest I have to a to-do list. I write appointments there.

Same here.

 

[maggiedemi]

Drink coffee twice a day.