I recently posted this on MOMYS and thought I would share it here as well...

I have a dear friend w/ 10 children who was really struggling w/ never getting everything done on her To-Do List. She felt like a failure every single day.  After lamenting this fact to her husband, he responded with a rather creative way to give her some perspective.  He asked her to make a What-I-Did List for a whole week.

With the help of her oldest child, she wrote down every little thing she did from changing diapers, to taking a potty-training child to the bathroom, to cooking meals to cleaning up an unexpected mess.  Here she thought she was somehow squandering time, only to realize she truly was a VERY busy woman.

We definitely need to examine ourselves to be certain we aren't squandering time, but quite often our To-Do List is not getting done simply because our What-I-Did List takes over.  I know there are days when my dry erase board is filled to the brim with my To-Dos and very few of them seem to get erased.  However, I have taken to occasionally writing something extra I did on that board just so I can erase it! 

And right now, I feel particularly bogged down because in the midst of teaching 3 very different age levels, my 2 year old son has decided to potty train.  Now, let me tell you, potty-training is a full time job!  So, I have even added Potty Train to my To-Do list because honestly, there are days when I feel like I have done very little aside from making multiple trips to the bathroom and the laundry room (potty training creates a lot of laundry!)

So, if you are feeling discouraged by how little you seem to be getting done on your To-Do List, then stop making a To-Do List and start making a What-I-Did List!  More than likely you will find a great deal of accomplishment there.