check!

Many people maintain a to-do list as part of their daily routine. Others don't keep one at all, miraculously tracking tasks in their heads. I land somewhere in the middle of that to-do list spectrum, resorting to an actual list only when I am so stressed that I feel like I might just drown in my own thoughts and responsibilities, that a paper and pen are the only flotation device that will suffice!

But the magic of the to-do list is worth discussing, isn't it? I mean, at the risk of sounding like a huge geek (which, let's face it, we all know I am), I have to gush about the utter satisfaction it brings, to place a little "check" mark next to one of those pressing tasks. In fact, if I'm being honest, in those moments of the utmost overwhelm, I have been known to add one or two items to the list that I'd already completed, just because I so much needed the satisfaction of marking a "check" and patting myself on the back for a job well done. Silly, I know, but whatever works, right?!

Given the relative power of the check over my own sanity and emotional wellbeing at times, combined with the fact that, of recent, my world revolves around my Team In Training adventure, I thought it was important to celebrate quite a big check... THIS WEEKEND I MET -- NO, EXCEEDED -- MY TNT FUNDRAISING GOAL!

This past Friday, I drove my brother's cute little truck all over creation with one Linda Lee by my side, picking up the many treasures that family, friends and colleagues so kindly donated to me for a *ginormous* yard sale! My sweet friends Melissa and Taylor Brown kindly offered to host the yard sale on my behalf, and, starting at 630am on Saturday morning, we filled their huge driveway with oodles of goodies AND tons of people who came to buy them! It was AMAZING! We had a constant stream of folks and were able to sell many, many items to folks at great prices. The best part was that we made just over $300 for Team! So awesome... CHECK!