This past week we completed a big task--we made our to-do list! I am sure we'll think of a zillion more things to put on the list as time goes on, but it's nice to have a timeline-oriented master checklist, complete with interactive check boxes (i.e., when you click the box, a check appears inside, very cool; these are the things you do when you have 17+ months to plan a wedding).
As a side note, I am a huge fan of to-do checklists. Sometimes when I am drafting a to-do list, I will list tasks that I have already completed that day, just so that I can check them off right away. It's so satisfying! And, I also use sub-checklists so that as you complete subtasks of a major task, you can track your performance. For example, if I need to revise outdated bylaws for a Colorado corporation, my check list would include: (a) Quickly review the bylaws; (b) Locate the Colorado Business Corporations Act; (b) Print the Act; (c) Review the Act; (d) Pretend to shoot self in the head out of boredom; (e) Take six-minute break and deduct from time sheet; (f) Revise Article I; etc. Just joking, I don't actually go into the much detail. But imagine--you could check of seven tasks before you even reach Article II!
So what's on our Wedding To Do list? For Spring 2009, we have 17 items, including (a) Shop for wedding gown [check]; (b) Select and order gown [check]; (c) Book tickets to Billings for Summer 2010 for wedding planning purposes; (d) Set up meetings with rental company and potential caterers, florists, day-of-coordinators, and DJs; (e) Begin researching possible honeymoon destinations [check, by Steve]; etc. Items (a) and (b) are examples of ones I included even though I had already included them, but mostly for posterity--if any other person ever wanted to use our checklist as a guide for planning her own wedding, I would not want her to forget about the dress! :-D
Are you a list maker, too? What should we put on our to-do list for April?
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ReplyDelete(OMG, I am kinda anxious for this weekend! I am going to eat a salad and do Wii Fit everyday this week!)
(1) Hit Steve in the face with a Boston Cream pie.
ReplyDelete(2) Replace all of Steve's fancy lawyer shoes with a big pair big rubber clown shoes.
(3) Replace Steve's nice ties with a single piano key necktie.
I DEFINITELY put things on my to-do list that I have already done - nothing wrong with that!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...what could you possibly put on your April to-do list? "Obtain fatty diamond ring," has been done so there's not much else left.