@becsbuddy I created a sample Excel task list to give you an idea. You do need basic Excel skills for this system to work. I sort in this order: date, sort, priority, type, task. It's important to use the ! in the sort column on each gray filled date header so the date header always stays at the top when you sort. You can then sort by ! alone and use autofill to add a year of dates quickly. These are just some made up tasks for this example. I track everything here. I have all dates listed for a year. Past that, I add single lines for a colonoscopy due in 2 years, the date a CD is maturing in 3 years, a warranty expiring in 5 years, etc. I can also add a lot of detail to the task entry, but don't wrap the text. You just want to view the extra detail up in the formula bar as needed so every line is narrow. I don't normally prioritize for the day until the night before or morning of, but prioritized each day's tasks just to demonstrate. For the daily tasks like take meds, I just change the date to tomorrow once I've completed the task and re-sort. The daily check-in task is because I live alone, so I exchange a morning text each day with a friend who lives alone just to know the other is okay. I have all birthdays on my task list so I don't forget. After I reach out to that person, I just change the date on that entry to next year and it's ready to go. I often don't get through tasks with no set deadline due to fatigue so I just reassign them to another day. I love this system. No more writing out endless task lists each day. It works really well for me. I hope it might be helpful to others who know Excel. I also have tabs to document conversations with doctors after each visit so I don't forget the details later. I hope the photo can be viewed larger than what I'm seeing right now. First time I've added a file.

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