Long week.. lots of ideas..

This week has been a long one, the house got sick and anyone that has kids understands what that means.. thankfully we are on the mend, but yuk!!! So the to do list this week has gotten longer and longer not shorter...
I dislike to do lists, but if I do not have it written down I will not remember that it needs done. I have used apps on my phone, and even an old palm(tm) to keep track.. but I keep going back to paper.. for some reason seeing things marked off on paper is more satisfying than having them disappear, or get checked off on the phone. I find that paper also helps me to prioritize better. I know people that the apps are better for them, that is good! find what works for you and run with it!! there are many things in life that there is no right or wrong ways to do, but each person has what is best for them.. from my years in retail I can say that 2 or more people in an area with different methods is normal and can cause a headache for the boss. But when they work together and find a method that can work for the area, then the real work starts to get done...
Hmm.. that gets me thinking about how people work together, and the learning process that can be. We live in a "unconventional" household, several generations, single, married, kids... but I think that gives us a stronger foundation to work on. oh yes, we have our disagreements and the one thing we always say is that we will work together to solve the issues, some issues are with 2 members others with 3 and still others with 4 or more. But the family we have here is stronger for us all being here. My mother also lives in a home like that and the same thing works (the process is different, but the outcome is the same). There it is again.. the process is different.. each member of the family has to keep growing and learning to keep the process going. The day one stops is the day that the system starts to fail.
Food for thought.. what have I done today to keep learning and growing? is it a new skill? a new way of looking at an old problem? a book that made you think? something someone said that lit the bulb? the options are limitless, as long as we are looking to grow and learn for ME.