Turn any list in YourPond into a checklist

Every year, holiday cards start the same way. There's a stack of cards, a pen, and a group text asking for someone's new address.

Then you find an envelope in a drawer and can't remember if that person got a card or not.

Lists in YourPond can fix that. Any list you've made can become a checklist, so you can mark people off as you go and see who's done.

Holiday cards

Start with your holiday card list and turn on the checklist. Then show addresses, so each person's address sits right under their name.

Now you can work straight down the list. Write the card, address the envelope, check them off. If you stop halfway through and come back on Sunday, you can see exactly where you left off.

Next December, tap Start a new round. The people stay and the checkmarks clear, so you start fresh without building the list again.

Invitations

Throwing something where you're inviting people yourself? Make a list of who you want there and show their emails or phone numbers.

Check off each person as you reach out. No more wondering if you actually texted your cousin or only meant to.

Checking on people after a storm

This one isn't a holiday, but it might be my favorite.

When a big storm rolls through, there are always people you want to hear from. Your aunt who lives alone, the friends near the coast, your old neighbors.

Keep them on one list and show their phone numbers. Call down the list and check off each person once you've reached them. Whoever isn't checked is who you still need to try.

When it's over, tap Start a new round. It'll be ready the next time you need it, and you won't have to think about who to call on a stressful day.

Why it lives on your list

You could do all of this in a spreadsheet. But then you'd have to copy everyone over, and it would be out of date the next time someone moves.

Your list is already made of the people in your contact book, so the addresses and numbers come from the same place you keep them up to date.

So think of the next thing you'll do for a group of people, and make it a list. You'll get to check them off!