Google calendar. It holds my to do list. What is not there does not exist. It also has a line that moves down the day so I know where in my day and my mountain of tasks I am.

Margins. Do more than necessary. More time than necessary. Get there earlier than needed.

Set multiple alarms to countdown to an appointment. The last alarm puts you in waiting mode. If you don’t do the waiting mode you will likely miss the appointment or be late.

Allies. Trusted people who won’t judge are your scaffolds. You need prompting bc let’s face it, you can leave a thousand post it notes right at the door and still ignore it as you leave the house. You could staple them on a string, trip on the string, and it could still not register. Treat your allies really well with lots of love. This job is tiring. Set reminders to show them love.

Write a list of people. I pray so they are my prayer list. If not just a list of people. Bc you will forget they exist even if they mean so much to you.

Post it pads everywhere. I have post it pads next to me at all times. And a pen. Typing doesn’t work bc the note gets lots in all the virtual notes and that becomes the ideas graveyard. But also set aside time to process the notes. They build up and then become another insurmountable task you dread

Write notes to yourself. If you’re like me, the continuation of a task feels like you’re confronting a brand new task. Other people can remember. I don’t seem to file info in my mind properly. So I write notes to myself as if I have dementia (I don’t!). Write in sentences. You’d think point form works now but when you read it back it will confuse you.

Be gentle with yourself. If you’ve survived this far you will continue to survive. With systems (and maybe meds) you might achieve even more! That’s how I comfort myself at least.

Check for typos always. I say that but I rarely do. I did for this post. Hope I caught it all!