Today I'm going to love on my calendar, just a little bit.
I am a paper planner/calendar gal. Yes, I have a smart phone permanently attached to my hand. Yes, I live on my computer. I've tried all sorts of digital calendars, but paper is the only thing that works for me. My little green planner is my BFF and I would be lost without it.
A few weeks ago, I bought my 2015 planner pages. I was geekily excited about it.
Today, I actually opened the package and started using my new pages. Squee!!!!
The first thing I did was write all birthdays on the calendar in bright pink ink. Every time I open my calendar, I will see loved ones' birthdays and know to plan gifts, cards, and visits. I will also know not to schedule any work on the weekend of a very important person's very important first birthday!
I have an entire list of birthdays on a single sheet of paper. I keep this updated and filed in my tickler file in the October folder so I remember to do this each year.
After all of the birthdays are noted, I then transfered any confirmed quilt shows and doctor appointments onto the calendar. I keep 5 years of "future planning" single calendar pages in my book so that I will know not to agree to teach at two quilt shows at the same time!
The last thing I did was to pencil in any quilt shows that I think I will be attending. They don't get re-written in ink until there is a contract, plane ticket, or hotel booking. The pencil marks help me know not to schedule a dental appointment during Houston Quilt Festival or AQS Lancaster. This saves me so much time on the phone, re-booking appointments that overlap quilt shows.
Now my calendar is ready and I feel like I can handle life again!
How does this help me quilt? Every time I check my calendar (daily), I am reminded of upcoming birthdays and what presents need to be finished by which dates. I usually miss those deadlines, but this way I'm only a little late instead of "You had a birthday?" late.
I am a paper planner/calendar gal. Yes, I have a smart phone permanently attached to my hand. Yes, I live on my computer. I've tried all sorts of digital calendars, but paper is the only thing that works for me. My little green planner is my BFF and I would be lost without it.
A few weeks ago, I bought my 2015 planner pages. I was geekily excited about it.
Today, I actually opened the package and started using my new pages. Squee!!!!
The first thing I did was write all birthdays on the calendar in bright pink ink. Every time I open my calendar, I will see loved ones' birthdays and know to plan gifts, cards, and visits. I will also know not to schedule any work on the weekend of a very important person's very important first birthday!
I have an entire list of birthdays on a single sheet of paper. I keep this updated and filed in my tickler file in the October folder so I remember to do this each year.
After all of the birthdays are noted, I then transfered any confirmed quilt shows and doctor appointments onto the calendar. I keep 5 years of "future planning" single calendar pages in my book so that I will know not to agree to teach at two quilt shows at the same time!
The last thing I did was to pencil in any quilt shows that I think I will be attending. They don't get re-written in ink until there is a contract, plane ticket, or hotel booking. The pencil marks help me know not to schedule a dental appointment during Houston Quilt Festival or AQS Lancaster. This saves me so much time on the phone, re-booking appointments that overlap quilt shows.
Now my calendar is ready and I feel like I can handle life again!
How does this help me quilt? Every time I check my calendar (daily), I am reminded of upcoming birthdays and what presents need to be finished by which dates. I usually miss those deadlines, but this way I'm only a little late instead of "You had a birthday?" late.
2 comments:
I went from paper to digital - but I think I need to do a dual system - because only digital is just not working totally. I hate it that I can't pull up and see a full month/week on my phone in little boxes like an old fashioned calendar. My brain can't make the jump.
Love your system! I start with a digital calendar and then print it out!
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