What I’ve noticed in my 27 years
of my life is that you want to be a reliable person handling things; and yes,
you’ll want to be that person. And I know I’m not the most organized person,
not at all, but because I am a new mother of a 1-year-old it’s extremely important
for me to stay organized and make sure things get in the day-to day stuff. So
basically I'm somebody that likes to stay relatively organized in the sense
that i find it helps a lot with my anxiety, but also just because I find it
kind of fun, I guess, in a weird way lol. So these are some little things I’ve found
have helped me to keep my life a little bit more organized and stay on track
with things that I need to get done. I just want to share with you how I am
currently planning out my days and what is really working for me right now.
Planner
So to start with, you’re gonna
need to keep up with a planner (not Kardashians, duh!) and
that could be a very basic thing. The notebook/planner that I use is just a
lined pages since I am very basic when it comes to my planning. I like to carry
a notebook/planner with me everywhere I go, and if for some reason I don’t have
that planner nearby, at least I have my phone or the not-used cardboards or small
piece of papers I find around my house, and whenever I get an idea of something
that I want to know in the future, to do the following day, or to remember that
needs to be taken care of immediately, I write them down; in form of the lists.
Yes, I’m a huge list making
person! List-making
is a big passion of mine, that is why life revolves around to-do-lists,
alright? I love to list what to do, I love to list what to buy, i love to list pretty
much of absolutely, literally everything! I feel like i can get all of my
thoughts out by writing things down and it helps me make sure that I'm working
towards them motivatedly and feeling like I am accomplishing something when I
start to check the-list-things off. Whenever I have a physical lists of things
that I actually need to do that day such as getting eyebrows done (LOL), pulling
of my suncsreen, washing makeup brushes, doing laundry, whatever it is, you won’t
be sitting around and just like “Oh what should i do today? I can’t remember”,
no, because you know exactly what you need to do today. A lot of times we don’t
have time to do anything because we are DISORGANIZED and we don’t know what the
hell we’re doing at all because, come on, you can’t remember EVERY LITTLE THING.
Again, it is really important to know exactly what you are going to do, what
you are working towards and why you are doing something, so that you know the
work that you are putting in today is totally worth it. I personally find
that list-making and actually having a plan can stop me me from thinking about any
“distractions” as well as cluttering up my mind. That way I don’t find myself
procrastinating or forgetting things that I need to take care of immediately
and helps me to stay on track.
Calendar
I
really recommend investing in a calendar. Honestly, it doesn’t have to cost you
a fortune, you don’t have to spend much money on a freaking calendar, honestly.
You could totally just print a blank calendar page off the internet which you
can print and can even decorate with washi tapes, stickers, post-it-notes,
whatever you want to make it look a little bit more exciting. I find that having
a calendar will streamline everything and whatever I’m doing, this guy helps me
stay on track. At any times I can also look into my digital calendar on my
phone to see where I need to be or where I need to go. You can even use your
either real or phone calendar to make monthly plans, yearly goals, or to check
resolutions that we all have completely forget.
Timer
I find that the more often I use
timers the more productive I am, and the less overwhelmed I feel by my tasks. For
example, if I want to get my laundry folded and give myself all day, it will
take all day. All day (long)! But if I set a timer for 30 minutes and I start
folding my laundry, 30 minutes later I find that at least half of my laundry is
all folded, and then I can decide the rest.
Phone
Utilize the notes on your phone
if you don’t want to bring gigantic notebook/planner with you everywhere you go
when you’re out and about. Make sure you’re also using your phone to set up alarms
to get you out of bed, because we all do carry our phones around pretty much
everywhere with us.
So that is how I plan out my days
and how i try to organize, make sure getting things done and achieving things. Being
a good organizer actually just helps create balance in our lives.
