Organization

I'm learning how to keep organized when there are so many different things going on. Many of the things that are happening around the school are small, or don't involve me directly, but I need to know about them so I can help answer questions about them later. Often people catch me in the hallway to tell me about something and I need a way to remember to deal with it later.

I started working with the ical program, which is nice because it is all synced up between my laptop, school computer and iphone. I also used the google task list which I could also easily access from my computer and phone. But, I have realized over the last two weeks that nothing beats a paper calendar which can be taken everywhere (and I DO take it everywhere), where I can jot things down and cross them out instantly.

Moleskine makes the most amazing calendar that I've used in the past and has proven to be the very best possible organizational tool for me. See it here.

It's nice and big so I can list things day by day on the left. But it also has one page of lines on the right that serve as my running list. It has been working quite well for me. I have always been a list person, but the lists the last two weeks have been especially satisfying. Lots of things to cross off! I know, I'm a nerd.

You can see images of the completed last two weeks. I am, clearly, a very messy person when it comes to writing things down--but things get done. Most things, at least...