So, I am trying to be proactive this year to literally squeeze every drop of time out of this summer for both work and pleasure. I want to go back in the fall feeling like I used the time well, but also enjoyed the days doing meaningful things (yes, naps count!) Since as a teacher I rely on a daily plan book that outlines classes and objectives each day, I thought this might be a good start. I've tried every personal organizer/planner I can get my hands on, with limited consistency on my part. On my phone, I've used the app Chaos Control for my daily "todo" list" with some success, but again something is missing. For the summer I wanted a physical book that would anchor me visually, and let me hand write in it (there is something about writing...)
Yesterday I designed a summer book that lets me both plan and keep track of the many projects I want to work on. I have pages for mental "dumping" (listing all that has to be done) for home, pets, income, school, and art. I have blank lined pages in there for whatever. I have calendar pages for June, July, and August. And I have a cutesy page spread with just enough space for each category to jot down to-dos and reflections of where to go from each action. I dated each page like a plan book, added some beautiful Indian (I think?) paper as section separators and some tabs, added plastic covers, and had it bound at Staples. Ta-Da! I feel ready. Can't carry this sucker around, but it is a home base for my over-active brain which is under-engaged in summer. Here's a peek:
Onward to get the birds up and off to school this morning to continue tying up loose ends. Cheers.