Organization update

Sunday, April 10th, 2016

It's April 10th and I haven't posted anything about organization!

I've spent the past week working at home, resting and recovering post surgery which certainly made being organized much easier. I brought home everything I'd need the week before last. It certainly is easier to stay organized and keep track of what your doing when you stay in one place, instead of juggling each day of the week in various locations.

The systems I've put in place this year are working well for me. The apps, the calendar, the planning. I think one of the most important aspects for me is looking ahead on Sundays to see what my week will bring. Knowing what's coming up this week keeps me on track. It allows me to schedule the time that'll I have in my office according to what needs to get done, whether it's meeting with clients, or working on quotes. My original plan was to do this on Monday mornings, but by then I already have things I need to work on, so doing it on Sunday works much better for me.

I'm still not doing well with setting a timer. I'll eventually get that part down. Time isn't my friend. I don't have enough hours in the day for sure. Because I truly love what I do, I could sit down at the computer and work for 10 hours straight without realizing I've skipped lunch and really need to pee. lol. I know, I need to work on time blocking and using a timer. It's been on my list of goals all year. I'm going to try it. I promise.

Here's where I am.
Tasks I am doing regularly -

• Spiral notebooks for to do lists, voicemail messages, notes from meetings. 
• Updating calendar on my phone (on Sunday's I sync with my outlook calendar)
• Phone app - Journal to keep track of what I wear each day
• Phone app - CamCard to keep track of business cards
• Books - I'm reading the business motivation books I purchased. I also want to start listening to them on audio at some point, but I'm still learning French on CD anytime I'm in my car. I'm so surprised by how far I've come in that, I love it. (Sometimes I make my husband and kids suffer through it if they're in my car, haha) 
• Blog - I've kept up with writing in my blog at least once a week, sometimes more. 
• Online presence - I'm keeping up with my 3 professional FB pages that I manage or help manage on a daily basis, even if I have to schedule posts ahead of time. I'm trying to keep up with my twitter as well, since it's listed on my business cards and on our website. It's work to remember to post random things, but it's also kind of fun. 
• Email - I've always been good at keeping my emails under control which is why I haven't posted about it before. I have a bunch of folders for emails. When an email comes in, it either gets handled, deleted, or moved to a folder. There are only a few that I leave in my "in box" and flag because they need to be handled later this week or to remind myself that I'm waiting for something from someone. And I look through those daily to see if they can be taken care of or deleted. I love an empty email in-box.
• Taking breaks - I'd say I'm doing 50/50 on this. There are days I remember to do this and days I completely forget.
• Keeping my vision board, fresh in my mind.

Tasks I need to work on -

• Block Scheduling.
• Setting a timer.
• Updating my vision board.

How are you doing with your goals three months into the year? Wishing you an organized and productive week ahead! 

MW

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