I have a confession to make. Sit down. You’ll need a chair.
I am a Todo list app junky. I have tried just about every Todo list app in Apple’s App Store.
There I said it. This addiction, however, goes way beyond this.
Back in September on my forever quest for the perfect Todo system I suddenly had an epiphany. I decided to put down my IOS devices for once and for all and go back to good ol’ pen and paper. I know what I need and want for a perfect Todo list/ calendar/ organization system so I decided to design it myself. I headed to the internet- Pinterest- for guidance and ideas for a DIY agenda. With a few clicks I landed at Midori- Japan . There I fell in love with the Midori Traveler’s Notebook. A brown leather agenda cover made in Thailand that is filled with notebooks made of high quality Japanese stationary. (Yes, you read that correctly- I am a Geek at heart).
The discovery of the Midori notebook lead me on a quest to find: rubber letter stamps, ink, washi tape, decorative paper, pens including a Lamy Safari fountain pen in hot pink- fountain pen ink, and stickers. In my limited free time I sat at my dinner table hand drawing calendars, stamping out the days of the month and created a nice Todo list template decorated with my washi tape and stickers.
I love the feel of the leather cover and the satisfaction that I made it. Its a pleasure to write out my todo list on paper and plan out my weeks tasks for home, work, and my blog. However, all of this creativity ends up translating into PROCRASTINATION!! Just get it done already! Stop designing a beautiful calendar for March and just email the people I need to email and write the blog post.
Here is my Midori:
Its been four months with my Midori notebook. I take it every where I go and use it frequently. The problem is its size- its the size of a thick paperback novel. This means its not close to me at all times. What is close to me at all times that I am constantly looking at? My iPhone. Which brings me back to the Apple App Store…….
Does anyone have the number for AAA- App Addiction Anonymous of New York?
NaBloPoMa for Friday, January 3, 2014
Do you have a tendency to procrastinate, or do you like checking things off your to-do list?
Running After Ale 
I love my lists! I use scratch paper and pen for my daily list. I use my notes app on my phone for other lists including my 10 daily ideas.
Yea! fellow list maker! Later I want to make a list of things I need to get done for the week. I may not finish all the tasks but at least they will be there to guide me. I have to ask– what is your 10 daily idea list!? This sounds like fun!
It’s from James Altucher’s daily practice in his book Choose Yourself – amazingly inspirational. Just make a list of 10 ideas every day – about anything – helps improve your creativity and idea skills!
Sounds fantastic! Thanks!!
I love that book, I wish made lists it might keep on track. This could be my new things of 2014. Thanks for sharing.
Yes! Lists can be great for structure. I may not always stick to them but at least it helps to guide me.