… alittle time and alot of prayer makes.
In five weeks, we went from this
to this
Life is good.
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I have been using a combination of tools to manage my time and to do lists. For the last couple of years, out of a desire for balance between simplicity and effectiveness, I have reverted to carrying a paper planner.
What works best for me is being able to have two views – the big, monthly picture, and a weekly view that helps me focus on the details.
Last year, I found a nice planner at Walmart. A simple, wirebound weekly appointment book with monthly view on the tabs. Best, it was in a clear vinyl, slip on cover, suitable for slipping your own 5×7 photo in the front. Perfect for the avid scrapper! Naturally, I altered it. Bold colors and artistic experimentation that suited my focus for the year.
Fast forward, I couldn’t locate the exact refill. Since there is a budget-forced “settle for” going on, I snagged a similarly sized, wirebound, monthly/weekly appointment book.
The color palette is soothing, and reminds me of the beach.
That’s the best that could be said for it, other than the desired format.
To be such and advocate for change, I set a poor example by resisting it for as long as possible. I have been referring to it as “the stupid planner” for a week.
Yesterday, I bit the bullet and started entering dates and transferring reference notes from the old one. I really liked the altered design I used for 2008. But it just didn’t “go” with this new refill. And, I am trying hard to be positive and grateful. I have so many other creative projects going on, I really didn’t want the distraction or effort of redoing it.
But I did.
The irritability lifted as I started selecting papers, trimming to fit, and fingering ribbon. I really love fibers.
The paper design is bold enough, that I went with a simple design, even for the pockets added to the inside covers.
Gradually, the planner started feeling right, and I became really tickled with it.
Last year’s planner included a number of time-related quotes. As I was cleaning up, I transferred them into my Quote Book.
Completely unintentional, the designs complement each other nicely.
How’s that for karma?
Now I wonder if I can come up with a similarly complementary cover for my Gratitude Journal?! Betting I can!
Materials:
- Shortbread, Pink Lemonade Collection, Webster’s Pages
- Sweetpea, Pink Lemonade Collection, Webster’s Pages
- 7 Gypsies cream Buckle
- Random ribbon and cardstock from stash.
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I have got to share this. It has been a LIFESAVER at work. So simple, so efficient. I feel like I just witnessed the very first fax. lol
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I mentioned back in January that I’d had an ephinany of sorts. It’s all about being able to gaze at the moon, instead of the finger pointing towards it … doing, rather than developing systems for doing.
The whole thing stemmed from an organizational crisis that was snowballing into catastrophe. My trusty Palm Pilot had been left behind on a trip to Richmond. I replaced it with a Dell Axim – at a time when I didn’t have time for the technology shift – nor a PC robust enough to synch it to. Said PC was dying. I had to replace that. There was the new contract and its commute, new opportunities with my mentorship at OH, and more ideas than I could get a grip on. We won’t discuss the family responsibilities of being crushed in the sandwich of teens and parents.
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Interesting concept. Lifehacking Your Grocery List describes an easy way to collect ingredient lists and other data important to creating meal plans and grocery lists.
Instead of a time consuming planning session, that is prone to error and forgotten detail, you jot key information as you go – during actual dinner prep. Since we’re all creatures of habit, over a period of time you’ll find you are no longer making many notes – because you already have it covered.
At that point, a quick analysis and organization of the data collected will yield easy menu choices for meal planning, and a quick reference for creating a grocery list that doesn’t have you running back for a jar of salsa mid-week.
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