Hello, and welcome back to Cue the Coffee!
The fist episode of my podcast was all about my planning and organization system that I use to stay organized and on track to reach my goals, so I wanted to do a little blog post to go along with it and get a little more in-depth!
For my organization system, I use three different tools; Google Cal, my Day Designer Planner, and my Powersheets! I use each one for different things and this is the system that has helped me stay the most on top of everything I've had going on. It's a shame that it took me until my last semester of college to figure this out, but oh well I guess I'll just be super organized during my post-grad life-ha!
Google Calendar:
Here is a quick screen grab of what a typical month in my Google Cal looks like (except December is pretty bare since I'm officially D O N E with college classes!). This is where I like to input my class schedule, work schedule, bills due, fun things...basically anything that I have going on will go in here! I put all my events in here before I put them into my planner just because its a little quicker and easier, especially if I'm out and about. For example, if I'm at the dentist's office and I need to make my next appointment I'll look here first and put the next date in here instead of having to bring my big planner to the dentist's office...ha!
But anyway, Google Cal is way more convenient than I thought it would be. I can put addresses in with the events (which has been a huge game changer for me since I'm always getting lost), it will send you a notification 30 min before each event which has been super helpful, and overall it just helps me stay super organized while on the go!
This is my current 2019 Day Designer planner, I already repurchased for 2020 because this is my favorite planner I have ever used. This is great because it has one day on each individual page; one half is an hourly schedule (I have the mini so it goes from 7am to 7pm!), and a to-do list on the other half! So obviously this is where I will write my smaller day-to-day items on my to-do list, and I will write things like work, classes, appointments, etc. in the hourly schedule and make sure that matches up with the events on my Google Cal.
I also like to keep my supplies I use very minimal when planning in my Day Designer. This helps me feel less overwhelmed when writing in it and takes the stress off of me to keep it looking "perfect". The pens I use are blue Bic ballpoint pens (I get these in a pack of 10 at the dollar store! Random, I know, but they're honestly my favorite!), and Zebra highlighters (I just bought this five-pack for my 2020 planner!)
Here is a quick example of what a few days in my planner would look like! Again, I try and keep it really simple and easy to keep up with :)
Lastly, here are my powersheets! This is what I use to set goals each month and check in with myself to make sure I am reaching those goals. I've only been using this since July, but I really have seen so much progress in myself since incorporating powersheets into my organization routine. I first picked these up because I had a lot of different things going on and I needed something to help me sort out my goals- financial, academic, career, and more. So, I stumbled upon powersheets, immediately bought the six month one and haven't looked back since! I actually ordered the 2020 powersheets at exactly 10 am on launch day just to make sure I had them- ha!
For these, I like to use my Paper Mate InkJoy colored pens in the monthly goal setting pages, just to make it a little more fun. I don't have a strict color code or anything, I usually just pick "festive" colors based on the time of the year!
If you are looking for something to help you reach and plan out your goals, I highly suggest powersheets!
And that's about it for what I use as my little planning and organization system! Hopefully this helps someone out there looking to get more organized or who is trying to set new goals for the upcoming new year.
How do you plan your goals?
Angela
For these, I like to use my Paper Mate InkJoy colored pens in the monthly goal setting pages, just to make it a little more fun. I don't have a strict color code or anything, I usually just pick "festive" colors based on the time of the year!
If you are looking for something to help you reach and plan out your goals, I highly suggest powersheets!
And that's about it for what I use as my little planning and organization system! Hopefully this helps someone out there looking to get more organized or who is trying to set new goals for the upcoming new year.
How do you plan your goals?
Angela
