What do I call this list?

[F4lconF16]

I'm reorganizing my to-do lists into various spreadsheets. One of them contains things like movies to watch, books to read, music to listen to, etc..

What should I call it? I can't think of anything that sounds good

[TexasTowelie]

1. How about

ImWayTooOrganized.xlw?

[F4lconF16]

3. *Snort*

This is rather abnormal for me, actually. I've only started doing all this in earnest in October, but now I'm on top of everything! Got all my finances in order, my house (at least my part of it) is always clean, my files are put away properly, my calendar is kept updated... It's nice

Come to think of it, I even make my bed every day... I am shocked at how much I've gotten my life together

[TexasTowelie]

10. This actually reminds me of the last few years when I was working.

I had to keep track of my billable hours in fifteen minute increments and then reconcile the billable hours kept in two different systems (a Lotus Notes database and a separate spreadsheet maintained by my supervisor). Considering that I could have 40-50 projects per month and 3 or 4 different clients, I ended up developing a Microsoft Access database with drop-down menus to enter date, start time, end time, project name, client and then a separate field for notes. Whenever I moved to a new record or opened the database it would calculate the time spent of each record. I would copy and paste records from the Access database into the Lotus Notes database. At the end of each month I would append the records to a master table and start a new table each month. After a couple of years I was able to filter by project name to see what I had done in the previous years.

While that may sound complicated, it saved lots of time because it was getting to the point that I was spending nearly 25% of my time doing the record keeping and reconciliations. Of course, I couldn't bill a client for the time spent on record-keeping. It was also very helpful for me to prove how hard I was working because I was able to show that I averaging 53 hours per week over a one year period and over 75 hours a week during a three-month span when I nearly went insane.

[marym625]

17. ooh!

Want to share your database? I could use that!

[TexasTowelie]

19. I don't have the database anymore.

I left that company over four years ago because my position was cut and my supervisor had placed a target on me (she placed targets on all of her male employees). I was an expert in Microsoft Access creating database applications ranging from automating our systems to request checks from accounting to pay dues and assessments (and allocating back to various divisions), to building rating engines to determine premium for workers compensation policies. I even managed to hack through the security layers that the claims personnel built to prevent the adjusters from committing fraud.

While I worked with the state I also managed to migrate several applications from multiple platforms into Access during February-March 1999 since we had problems with Y2K compliance. Life became so much easier once I didn't have to transfer files among all of the platforms.

These days everyone is into the AGILE methodolgy which means that the programmer develops a lot of crappy code that usually breaks and then they put band-aids on it hoping that another part doesn't break. There also is no emphasis on maintaining high quality data. I was too conscientious and wanted my programs to work well, understand the nuts and bolts of the program, and capture good data. The fact that I was methodical made me too rigid even though it is usually cheaper to do the job well the first time rather than having to correct program applications repeatedly.

I'd say that I would try to do something in Excel, but I only have the starter Microsoft Office products on my PC and I don't believe that Excel has all of the features necessary to replicate what I developed in Access.

[marym625]

23. Sorry that happened to you

Been there, done that. Not the programming part. I don't know anything about it. Although, I used to kick butt at access absolutely love iit. Just haven't used it in years.

It's always better to do it right the first time. Think that's part of what is wrong with everything today. Instant gratification doesn't work well with methodical work.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

2. Dammit just do them!

[F4lconF16]

6. I have over 30 books in my reading list...

And it's getting longer every day... I spent 7 hours in bed eating brownies and ice cream and watching Netflix with my girlfriend today, I can only do so much

[Joe Shlabotnik]

9. I'm sorry...

Any brownies left?

[F4lconF16]

13. Yeah, about 4.

I'm in Seattle if you want some!

They're raspberry, and the best I've ever had

Here's the recipe if you want:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2121648/bestever-chocolate-raspberry-brownies

Oh yeah, I added walnuts and added extra raspberries

Annnd it's in metric (the intelligent way to cook is by using weight measures like this) so you might have to google "grams to cups of *ingredient*" if you don't have a scale.

[KMOD]

20. Raspberry brownies??

with walnuts??

Where exactly in Seattle are you?

Yum!!!

Who cares about the things who want to do, or complete, enjoy those brownies.

[F4lconF16]

24. Up north a ways above the U.

Out past the U-district. Only been up in Seattle two years, though.

They are delicious. I am proud to say my girlfriend and I managed to eat all but 5 brownies from a 10"x10" pan and a not-insignificant amount of strawberry icecream with them :evil grin:

And I may or may not be enjoying more now...

[marym625]

4. future annals of anality

Kidding!

[F4lconF16]

5. You people are no help at all!

I will admit I'm having way too much fun with these spreadsheets... What can I say, my dad's an accountant, my mom's an engineer, and they organize everything with them I claim genetics!

[marym625]

8. I'm an accountant

I am extremely organized at work. Life; not so much.

I like my title. I would use it.

What's wrong with "things to do" with each tab stating that subject? Then you could even link things that duplicate. For instance, on your shopping list, you can have "ham" and your dinner planning tab have "ham, au gratin potatoes, carrots and pineapple" and link your shopping ham to your dinner ham.

[F4lconF16]

11. I named the folder of spreadsheets that :P

I really like your idea, and in fact I do something similar for my financial spreadsheets. However, the to-do lists can't be done that way as they have to play nicely with an app on my phone. Also, it's not just things to do, but also things I want to remember, random notes, reviews of strains of weed, activities, calendars...you get the idea.

Plus, cross-referencing my meal plan and my shopping list is a bit much, even for me

[marym625]

16. Oh good!

I wasn't sure how detailed you are so took a shot.

[TexasTowelie]

12. Database over spreadsheets any day of the year.

See post #10 and you can understand why.

[marym625]

18. No doubt

But, since this was presented as a spreadsheet, I just went with it

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. OCD.xls?

[petronius]

14. I would call it "enrichment," or perhaps "stuff that really matters and is what I ought

to be doing instead or working or making spreadsheets (unless making spreadsheets is something I really like to do in which case making spreadsheets is an enrichment activity in its own right)"...

[F4lconF16]

15. Bahahaha that cracked me up.

"Stuff I ought to be doing" it is!

[KMOD]

21. Sh*t I have to do, before I can eat a raspberry brownie.

[chknltl]

22. It could be your list list.

Sounds like you have many lists that need... well listing, so call it your list list. Simple as that and from a simpleton too so you know you have some expert advice here. (Which explains why no other DUer thought of calling it a list list).

[hobbit709]

25. OCDList1

[Jamaal510]

26. "Chillax Time". nt

[Lars39]

27. Have you looked into Onenote?

Sometimes a little handier than spreadsheets to keep track of stuff.

[Phentex]

28. I'd separate them: To Read, To Eat, To Visit, To Watch, To Listen...

I like to keep lists of books to read especially after my book club nominates books. There are plenty that don't get selected that sound good so I keep a list of those.

I also keep a list of restaurants to try but I like to keep my BBQ places separate from the others (cause that's my passion.) So that list gets broken down into Q nd Qd; places I want to try and places I've tried.