Last week my mom sent me an email. She was going out of town and she wrote me a list of everything I needed to do for her. I did them all except I missed the instructions to telephone the HVAC company and cancel an appointment she had made.
I discovered my mistake when my dad called this morning hysterical. The HVAC guy was at my parents door and my dad was in a full panic attack. By the time I got there, dad was crying because the guy needed access to the basement and dad couldn't remember where the basement was.
I feel terrible. I'm really sorry for letting my mom down. My question for you guys is: please tell me how you organize your to-do list so you don't drop important requests.
I manage to hold a job, raise two children,handle of the appoappointments and meetings associated with having a foster child. But I'm frequently letting my mom down. It's not that I fail to see how important it is- I'm crying I'm so sorry about it. It's partially because mom's requests are so random and arbitrary and there's no pigeon hole in my mind for furnace appointments in May. And it's partially because I really do lack organizational skills. But the rest of my life is more forgiving. For instance I'm out of groceries at home, but I coped by taking the kids out for donuts this morning. My kids, my job, even my traumatized foster son are more adaptable then my dad. I just don't know how to meet my parents needs, given how disorganized I am.
I discovered my mistake when my dad called this morning hysterical. The HVAC guy was at my parents door and my dad was in a full panic attack. By the time I got there, dad was crying because the guy needed access to the basement and dad couldn't remember where the basement was.
I feel terrible. I'm really sorry for letting my mom down. My question for you guys is: please tell me how you organize your to-do list so you don't drop important requests.
I manage to hold a job, raise two children,handle of the appoappointments and meetings associated with having a foster child. But I'm frequently letting my mom down. It's not that I fail to see how important it is- I'm crying I'm so sorry about it. It's partially because mom's requests are so random and arbitrary and there's no pigeon hole in my mind for furnace appointments in May. And it's partially because I really do lack organizational skills. But the rest of my life is more forgiving. For instance I'm out of groceries at home, but I coped by taking the kids out for donuts this morning. My kids, my job, even my traumatized foster son are more adaptable then my dad. I just don't know how to meet my parents needs, given how disorganized I am.