What Do you Do with To Do?

What do you put on your to-do lists?

For awhile I was putting everything on my to-do lists.

• Kids appointments
• Allergist
• Blog 1 reminder
• Blog 2 reminder
• Email Newsletter reminder
• Pitching to magazines
• Pitching to work for hire clients
• Read a chapter
• Workout
• Volunteer work for Moms Demand Action
• Writing a chapter
• Assignments from editors
• Reconciling my account
• Meditate
• Stretch
• Use eye drops
• Take fish oil
• Drive kid to soccer
• Drive kid to TKD

Then I had more long term ideas on my to do list:

• Write that Rumpelstilskin story
• Plan a diversity event for the family
• Watch "Father Ted"
• Visit that waterfall in Apollo
• Try rock climbing
• Visit Bayernhof Museum
• Write that story about renting a kid
• Do a craft with kids

But on many days, I'd add some things into my day, that weren't on my to do list. They were important, but when I got them done, I didn't have anything to check on my list. It sometimes felt bad, sometimes I didn't care.

• Laundry
• Dishes
• Cleaning up my office
• Helping kids with homework
• Return library books
• Grocery shopping
• Buy birthday gift
• Return stuff to Target 
• Cook meals
• Drink enough water 

Some days I can't seem to find a balance. I'm all or nothing. Some days I want to write everything done and check it all off, somedays I want to delete it all and just do what I want to do that day. 

Do you keep a to do list? 

What do you to with to do lists?