Marsha's Musings: Pocket PC

Growing up I hated it when my mom would nag me to do my chores.  Of course I was a procrastinator, and she wasn't, so it drove her crazy when I didn't get right up and do what she told me to NOW!  Actually, I see this in my own kids and it's really not just a case of procrastination....it's a case of delayed obedience is disobedience.

So anyway, I still have trouble in this area.  There's always something "more fun" to do then chores to distract me from what I should be doing.  So things like getting meat  out of the freezer in time so I can fix the next meal get forgotten.  Oh, it's on my list of things to do, but I forget to look at my list, so the thing doesn't get done.  

My husband recently acquired several Pocket PC's for a little bit of nothing.  He fixed one up for me with a really nice Bible program on it where I can track prayer requests, be drilled on Bible memory work, read the Bible in five different translations and make notes on various verses...it's really a very nice program, all on a portable PC.  

Well, as I was exploring this little jewel, I discovered the Microsoft calendar and task list features.  I decided to try them out.  I love it.  I can set reminders so that this device will chime at me to do specific chores.  It's like having my mother here to nag me to get my work done!  LOL!  I also can set up alarms for my appointments for each day, so I am not late to anything. As I do my chores through the day I check them off and they go to the completed list.  It's satisfying as the day goes to take a look at the completed list and see all I've managed to get done. At the end of each day I delete the completed list and I delete appointments as they pass just to keep the memory consumption down and not bog it down.  This little thing has become my brain.   

You can pick these up for as low as $40 on Ebay now.  It's well worth the little investment to help keep you on track if you are a procrastinator.