It's 8:23 a.m. I wonder how many of these things will actually be complete by the end of the day.When I looked at my to-do list for today, a Summer Friday, a day I am not working, I realized that it’s too ambitious and unrealistic. Hence, this poem from Eleanor Farjeon:
There Isn’t Time!
There isn’t time, there isn’t time
To do the things I want to do,
With all the mountain-tops to climb,
And all the woods to wander through,
And all the seas to sail upon,
And everywhere there is to go,
And all the people, every one
Who lives upon the earth, to know.
Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
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Oh Mary Lee, I am so happy that I am not the only one with office supply lust. When I saw Stacey’s scan, I immediately googled a similar pad. I need one! 😉 And I found them…..http://www.knockknock.biz/commerce/Pads/To-Do.html
I recently added a To-Do List widget to my iGoogle page. I was dismayed to find that it only allows for 7 tasks. In the info about the widget, it says that 7 is “the average amount of concurrent tasks the human brain can handle effectively.” Perhaps that’s true. But I see that as further justification for making huge lists — so that nothing is forgotten (or left unlisted). Might have to get me a pad of to-do paper like yours…love the categories…office supply lust is kicking in…
I love the poem, and what a great site it came from! I added it to my favorites.
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That is a great poem and it really says it, doesn’t it? What’s important instead of all the things we have to do?
WC
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Oh Mary Lee, I am so happy that I am not the only one with office supply lust. When I saw Stacey’s scan, I immediately googled a similar pad. I need one! 😉 And I found them…..http://www.knockknock.biz/commerce/Pads/To-Do.html
Sarah
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I recently added a To-Do List widget to my iGoogle page. I was dismayed to find that it only allows for 7 tasks. In the info about the widget, it says that 7 is “the average amount of concurrent tasks the human brain can handle effectively.” Perhaps that’s true. But I see that as further justification for making huge lists — so that nothing is forgotten (or left unlisted). Might have to get me a pad of to-do paper like yours…love the categories…office supply lust is kicking in…
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