43 | This App Cleared My Mom-Brain Clutter: What I Use to Manage Home, Work, Kids, and Everything Else
The To-Do List App That Finally Works for My ADHD Brain
Ever feel like your to-do list is scattered across sticky notes, five apps, your brain, and your shampoo bottle? Same. For so long, I was juggling Google Tasks, the iPhone reminders app, random post-its, and voice memos while driving. Every time I thought I’d found the tool to organize it all, it ended up adding more chaos. That is—until now.
In this episode of the Stress Less Podcast, I’m sharing the one app that finally helped me feel less scattered and more in control: it’s called Things (and no, this isn’t sponsored—I’m just obsessed). I walk you through how I’m using this app to brain dump quickly, keep all the parts of my life separated but still in one place, and finally feel like my digital to-do list is working for me—not against me.
I first heard about Things on the It’s About Time podcast with Anna Dearmon Kornick, and I downloaded it immediately. After months of using it, I can confidently say: it’s built differently. It’s ADHD-friendly, beautifully simple, and helps me actually take action instead of just rearranging tasks endlessly.
If you're a busy mom juggling 14 tabs in your brain at any given moment, this episode is packed with practical tips and real-life examples of how I’m using Things to streamline my days, capture ideas (even the ones that hit while vacuuming), and stay on top of recurring routines and big projects. Whether you end up using this specific app or another system that fits your brain, I hope this episode gives you a fresh perspective on what could be possible when your task list finally makes sense.
Tune into this episode of the Stress Less Podcast to hear exactly how I’m using Things, what makes it different from the rest, and how you can make your own system feel simple, functional, and actually doable.
Key Takeaways from this Episode
Why I ditched five different planning tools and landed on one that finally fits my brain
What the Things app is—and how it compares to other apps like Google Keep and iPhone Reminders
How I use the Inbox feature for fast, no-pressure brain dumps
A breakdown of the Areas feature that lets me sort home, work, business, and even our Airbnb life
How the Projects section helps me organize big tasks (like my Kitchen & Pantry Guide!) into bite-sized pieces
Why the Today view helps me focus without getting distracted by 47 unrelated tasks
How I store my “not right now” ideas using the Someday and Upcoming lists
Fun extras: using tags to make store trips more efficient and syncing the app with my calendar
Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode
Things App (the app I’m using and loving)
It’s About Time podcast (I may have said the wrong guest name in the episode. I will update here to provide accurate credit.)
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