Today I bought a chalkboard. I've been on the lookout for one because I like making lists: to-do lists; grocery lists; packing lists; lists of topics I feel the need to google. I also don't keep a planner or calendar of any sort, so sometimes I make lists of reminders: dates of events, appointments, birthdays, etc. But only if I feel my memory won't serve me well.
I'm really excited about my chalkboard.
I'm not a "neat freak," but I hate it when I find old to-do lists lying around, especially if I neglected to cross off items after their completion, and even more so if I realize that I never even did one or two items on a list that is a month old. Now I have a fully eraseable list. There is no chance of it piling up on my end table; it will never turn into a cat toy, and end up swatted under the sofa only to end up as a point of attachment for dust bunnies.
And, it's in plain site. I can study my list as I make coffee. I can jot the ingredients down for a new recipe. I can doodle, which I sometimes do when I think. I won't waste paper.
This is fantastic.
