To Do: Insert List Here

Greetings family and friends!
Hope everyone is staying healthy during this crazy, dazey time.

I often include titles of children's books in my blog posts with the intent of inspiring you to read to young children, but today I'm writing about a book for adults to inspire you to read to yourself.

I recently read, Twenty-one Truths About Love, by Matthew Dicks.
It is a novel written entirely in lists.
Now I ask, who among us doesn't make a list, use a list, or despise a list of things "to do"?

In the book, the protagonist frets over money troubles, grieves over leaving his teaching job, is overwhelmed with the thought of his first child on the way, and even plans an armed robbery. That sounds a little dark, but the book is really quite humorous and (spoiler alert) has a happy ending.

So, the book tells this story in the form of lists. Lists of things to do, shopping lists, wish lists, likes and dislikes lists, and so on.
I have been a list maker for as long as I can remember. I used to have lists as long as my arm. Things to do, things to buy, things to think about doing or buying. You get the picture.
And, if I didn't complete my list, watch out! Things could
go south really quickly.

But one day........  (Building tension here)
I read a blog post about making lists. But this had different advice than any I had seen before. This person suggested having a list of only 3 things to accomplish each day.
What? Only 3 things? How would that ever work?

Well, I can tell you from my own experience that it works!
Take for example my list for today.
1. Get up
2. Stay up
3. Write a blog post.
As you can see, I have already completed my list for today.

Making lists can be a great organizational tool, but it can also get out of hand quickly, so take care!

You can make lists with young children as well.
A toddler's list might include:
1. Eat pancakes.
2. Refuse to clean the syrup off of themselves.
3. Look at you with that "aren't I cute?" look.

A preschoolers list might include:
1. Read a book with you.
2. Draw a picture with you.
3. Cook dinner with you.

My list of suggestions for everyone today is:
1. Stay inside
2. Wash your hands
3. Read!

One thing that the storyteller always included in his list for the day, was the number of days he had gone without eating a Little Debbie treat. He once made it to a week.
Today, on my list:
Days without a Little Debbie treat...0.

That's it for now.
Check back later!