Printable to do list collection
by Jen
Lately, I’ve been feeling an urge to handwrite on paper instead of doing everything digitally. I also have a lot of paper that’s been used on one side but not the other, and I hate to recycle it without using both sides first. I decided to combine these two urges and create my own notebook paper.
It was very simple to create what I wanted, which was just lines with numbers on the left side. It’s an Excel file, but I also saved it as PDF for those of you who can’t use Excel files. Notebook paper Excel and notebook paper PDF.
That was all I wanted, but then it occurred to me my readers might like some fancier stuff. I started trying to make my own, then realized there are people who’ve already done it better than I can. Here are some links:
- To do list with check boxes and alternately shaded lines for easy reading. For 8.5×11 paper.
- MintPrintables decorative printable to do lists – prints 4 to an 8.5×11 sheet.
- AllFreePrintables has all kinds of list paper.
- To do lists with Matrioshka dolls
- The “Eat Bacon” decorative to do list, prints 4 to a sheet – these amuse me
- Three-column to do list with columns for task, due date and status.
- Decorative to do lists – print 2 to a sheet
Related posts:
- Is your to do list just one more “to do” item?
- Using your to do list as an activities log
- Prioritize your to do list with Idea Sandbox
- Springnote: more than a to do list
- Ubernote is like a convenient paper notebook, except online

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February 19th, 2009 at 10:33 am
there are great templates at http://www.diyplanner.com also
February 20th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Thanks for the links. I’m addicted to To-Do lists. Now if I could only figure out a way accomplish everything I write down on them
August 19th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Why print them out? It seems easier to me to just write them out by hand. You only need to number them when you’re writing the list, and what if some entries take more than one line. With a pencil you can adjust that on the fly.
I have a really bad hang up about wasting paper. I use the back of an used envelope for most to do lists.
Full sheets of paper that are blank on the other side I use for my printer, unless it’s for more than just my own use. Paper that’s too damaged for a printer, I use to take notes when I’m in a coffee shop instead of using a (highly stealable) laptop.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Full sheets of paper that are blank on the other side I use for my printer, unless it’s for more than just my own use.
But that’s the whole idea here, Michael. Not everyone has something they need to print on the backside of undamaged paper that’s suitable for running through a printer. If not, this is a way to get some use out of it. Certainly, they could use a pencil instead. Both options re-use the paper, so it’s a matter of personal preference.
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:35 am
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