Happy New Year, friends! I'm normally pretty careless when it comes to recognizing and observing milestones, making new year's resolutions, and reflecting on work patterns. But recently, I've been persuaded to take a more thoughtful approach to this part of my life. It started with Stephanie Burgis's blog post about her 2015 Done List (which is stupendously long and WILL NOT become a yardstick … [Read more...]
Return of the bullet journal
Hello, friends. About eight months ago, I posted about starting a bullet journal. I had known, at the back of my brain, that I needed a new way to plan and organize my days. I just didn't know what it was, until I heard about the bullet journal, via Stephanie Burgis. I loved the idea of combining dayplanner, to-do lists, mid-term goals, and gratitude in one place. And after I blogged about it, I … [Read more...]
Note to self
Hello, friends. Sometimes, when it comes to organization and work habits, I am a very slow learner. I've blogged before about learning to be my own good boss, and most of those lessons have stuck. Three months after starting my bullet journal, I'm still very happy using it as a system. Still, the really obvious things often elude me. Until recently, one of my great frustrations was not being … [Read more...]
Hello, bandwagon.
Is this where I get on? I'm talking generally about January-organizational-shiny-new-year-resolutiony stuff, and specifically about bullet journals. When I first saw the words "bullet journal", I reflexively bristled; I thought it was a product, and I did not want to buy it. But when I realized that it was a concept - no purchase involved - I had my "Eureka!" moment. It began when I read … [Read more...]