Introduction!

Hi All!  I used to be the memory queen.  I forgot nothing - not names, not birthdays, not directions, nothing.  It was the key to my professional success as a teacher and an administrator.  However, in 2013, it all changed.  I had a baby.  All of the sudden, I remembered nothing.  Starting early in the pregnancy, if I did not write it down, it did not happen.  I was devastated.  However, I learned to cope by making endless lists of things that used to be easy for me to recall.  As I learned new mama skills, I made checklists for those, too.  As I approach my due date with baby number two, I found myself both revisiting these lists and sharing them with friends who asked. So I decided, why not add them to the plethora of lists on the internet?  Maybe others will find them helpful.  If nothing else, I will have a nicely organized repository.  Some are detailed with some notes of advice, others are more like general guidelines.  Some will be to remind myself not to be too type A, some will be for household, some will be for kids.  And I take requests, because I am sure I have forgotten the one list I have truly needed.  So thanks for stopping by, and welcome!