Organize Your Schedule

Well, I am SO excited to announce the official beginning of the 12 Week Organize Now Challenge! I would like to personally thank each of you for taking this challenge and putting my book to the test!

I have been helping people get their lives organized for over a decade now and I can tell you that my favorite thing about my career is that it really does change lives. I truly believe that getting organized not only saves time and space but it ultimately makes you a happier person!

This week we are focusing on Week 34 in the book, Organize Now! a week-by-week guide to simplify your space and your life.

Organize Your Schedule

This week I am featuring Jennifer Dempsey of Motherthyme:

This week’s challenge is focusing on Organizing Your Schedule. It all starts by buying one planner that is used for both work and home. Some people I am sure are used to scheduling their lives electronically whether it be on your computer, iPhone etc… I’ve done it that way in the past and I prefer being old school and writing things down. I also feel I am more productive and keep more to my list if I have a little book in front of me. The planner I now use is actually Jen’s planner as well (as seen in the pictures). I like the layout of the planner and the amount of room I can plan out my days, from chores I want to do around the home, errands that need to be done, and things coming up on the blog. All this is now in one planner so I can see my to do list all in one area and not scattered in different things.

I also created a daily system that is in our back entryway. I love the Pottery Barn daily system but just couldn’t justify spending the money on it. With a little shopping around I was able to create my own daily system for under $100.00. This monthly planner lets me look at the day and month ahead all in one area. I transfer information from my book and place it on the board. The difference between the planner and my daily system is the daily system is just a note of what is planned. The planner is more specific and includes additional notes that would take up space and look cluttered if on the board. I can easily refer to them both and I keep the planner right on the board as well. Also the planner is beneficial for things I plan for months out whereas the daily system focusing just for the current month. I also take the planner with me when I go out so I can refer to it or write things down when I need to.