If you want to get it done, you have to write it down. I am a very visual learner--when people tell me their names, it often goes in one ear and right out the other (that could be due to some social anxiety as well!); but if I see a name written down, I will remember it forever. The same goes for learning new words in Spanish. I learn very little from having real, live conversations, even though lots of people will tell you that's the gold-standard for becoming fluent in a new language. But except for stock phrases that get repeated over and over (Qué hubo?), it just doesn't stick!
Knowing this about myself, I have really embraced writing things down. If you, too, are trying to get something done, or just feel more on top of things in your life, make sure you're writing it down--not once, but twice.
Write it down to plan it out. In a planner, an agenda, a calendar, or just an old-fashioned list, write it down to get it out of your head and on the paper. You can even sort out your to-dos by category: Home (for the house), Personal or Self-Care, Work, Kids, etc. Once you have it all out of your head and written down, you can prioritize what you will work on and when.
Keep a second calendar (or set of calendars) to keep track of the work you've done. I currently keep two calendars to track work completed -- one for exercise and one for writing. The beauty of this system is that it allows you to see, visually, when you're meeting your goals (it can be very rewarding to see an unbroken chain of days when you've gotten your writing done, for example) - and it also allows you to see when you've gotten off-track and have too many blank days on your calendar. I usually search for free calendar pdfs and print out one month at a time. I hang the calendar in my bedroom where I see it every day and I'm reminded either that I'm on a roll or that I I'd better get back to work!
If you want to get it done, try writing it down twice! And let me know how it goes!
