"X" as in checkmarks

I love checkmarks because...

...I wear several hats.

I'm a farm wife
I work parttime at a ranch (the one Mel Gibson used to own)
I sell promotional products
also,
I'm a grandma
I live in a small community of friends and family

But it is the top three that causes for a lot af empty boxes needing check marks.

Farm:  keeping the bills paid, getting the bills out, keeping the farmer going either via parts runs or food or 'can you give me a ride' or 'flag the swather across the bridge'.

Life at the ranch is the calmest of the three jobs but there is always a myriad of line items to complete.  I'm kinda the go-to, 'make sure the details are covered' gal there.

But it is the promotional product hat that has taught me detail.  Embarrassing and costly if the details aren't covered.  From researching the whole gambit of advertising items to narrowing it down to something specific, narrowing it down even further to desired features, getting art work in a proper format, what kind of font?, shipping, set-up, proof charges, how ya gonna pay, when is the drop-dead date, what color do you want, where do we ship.  Each item needs its own "X".  I'm sure lots of you do these same things, different industry. 

So, I've started keeping a notebook where I write everything.  Phone calls, ideas, grocery list, credit card information.  I update my to-do list often, refreshing it in a sense,   And I love when I can put a lot of checkmarks or an "X" by the item, thus making it go away!

"X" is my friend.  And heaven help me if I lose my notebook!

Put a "X" by the boxes on all the other "X" posts on Jenny's site: