I have a similar situation. I make lists of things that I need to do (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). While this serves as setting goals for myself, i think it also has to do with the workaholic in us ACoA's...if we stop working or keeping ourselves busy then what? For me, it would mean I would have too much time to think. Its an avoidance tactic for me, and also, as a child it was never good to be just sitting around relaxing or playing "doing nothing"...because that meant you were "useless" or "lazy", and would be put straight to work, doing the job over and over again until it was done PERFECTLY.