i always have a list called later. when i am going away for either a short or a long time i begin the list in the days before i leave. the list is comprised of the things i have not had time to do before i go. it has things that have been put on the long finger maybe for quite a while. the list contains things which i want to remind myself not to forget when i get back. the failure of the list called later is that i can avoid looking at it for quite a while after my return so later becomes even later. making the list 