Before I retired, I was an excellent list maker. That task was a central part of my life , allowing me to have a career. adequately nurture two beautiful children, cook two meals a day, pack a lunch for my husband, enjoy fun times with husband family and friends, volunteer for political causes and create a comprehensive internet gallery for depression glass which was my hobby. Now I rely on Google Calendar to remind me of my obligations. One of the greatest joys of retirement is doing what I want to do when I want to do it.

Hahaha, nope. Every time I try any of that, I forget entirely or my body goes LOLNOPE or life throws a spanner in the works. I do what I can when I can and make as few scheduled appointments as possible.

An organized person, I plan ahead and block out time to get things done. When close to running out of an ingredient, I write it on a list.

My keys and purse go in the same place to easily find them.

On a week-at-at-glance calendar from National Geographic, I keep track of appointments and enjoy beautiful nature photography.

Since I hike and volunteer as a college mentor, my schedule varies each week.

I am definitely not a list maker or scheduler. I put nonroutine appts on my phone calendar, and leave reminder notes (paper or electronic) for the stuff that's easy to forget.

No need to keep a schedule for me. I know what needs to be done, and
when I need to do it.
The only lists I make are grocery lists. Once I need more than four things, I
start writing it all down.

It helps to have things organized, no doubt about that. The level of detail varies from person to person though

I've been making lists my whole life. I still forget to do something now and then, but generally speaking, I do what's on my lists. After I retired, the temptation was to try and get everything done as soon as possible. I've learned to always leave something for tomorrow.

I schedule everything on our family schedule. My boys are alerted when they have chores, wake up, practice, appointments, etc.

I’m the Queen of Lists. ?

I make—-and follow/check-off—- lists pretty much daily. I also have week-month- and year lists.

Scheduling definitely helps keep track of what needs to be done and what you have accomplished.