ToDo

My organizational skills have suffered greatly since I became a parent and I’m always looking to find new ways to pull myself together. I’m notorious for keeping lists and writing myself reminders, but I promptly misplace these bits of paper and I spend endless hours trying to find them, or trying to recreate them. (By the way, my husband is chuckling and nodding as I read this review to him.) I realized that my iPhone was the perfect space to keep these virtual pieces of paper organized and that I just had to find the right app to do the job. Well, I did… “ToDo” is an organizational application to record projects, checklists, and tasks. By itself, it does the trick, but it’s also designed to synch with PC and Mac calendars like Outlook and iCal so that you can share information between platforms. The publishers of “ToDo” have refined this application to maximize the user experience; the interface is easy to understand, information is quickly and easily entered, and there are many shortcuts in the design making it simple to use. As a parent, this tool has been invaluable. My favorite features include the task reminder alerts and the grocery list option. I’m so grateful for this application as it has allowed me to have a better since of order in my life, and I feel like a more competent (and sane) parent.