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The second section of my organiser is my ASAP list; these are all the actions that I could work on now and should be completed as soon as possible. Unfortunately because I’ve been following Getting Things Done guidance and writing everything down the list is long, but I know that everything is listed. The concepts The list is based on the idea of a next action list from Getting Things Done, but I have also Continue Reading …
Things didn’t go as I expected over the past week. My new role involves an increased amount of time out of the office, but I thought with my new organisation system that I could easily cope being away for a few days. And I did up to a point, but having had time to think about it over the long weekend I know that I could perform much better and be much more effective. Last Continue Reading …
For the last few weeks I’ve felt overloaded at work with an ever increasing to do list which I wasn’t making much impact on. Instead of the usual 3 sheets of double sided A5 paper it had stretched on to the 5th sheet and I was finding it unmanageable. You know what it is like, each time you look at your list it makes you feel down because you don’t know how you will be Continue Reading …
Work has kindly given me a Blackberry, so I can check my email when I’m out of the office. I am in the process of writing about my new organisation system which is really working for me so I’m not keen on the Blackberry upsetting it, plus I have read quite a bit about how Blackberries become a distraction and addictive. I am not keen on either of these so I am looking for any Continue Reading …
I have struggled previously with paper diaries because of changing appointments which get messy and then confusing to decipher; I have therefore stuck with electronic diaries for the past few years. However I had inspiration in the hairdressers a few months ago when I realised they booked appointments in with a pencil so they can rub them out if they move. Such a simple tip that I had never considered. I am currently using a Continue Reading …
I’ve now been writing this blog for two months and I’ve still got lots of ideas for entries so I will hopefully continue for many more. The biggest thing to happen in the last month was the response to a comment I wrote on a post on Aby’s organiser over at Creative Organizing. A large number of people have followed the link from that site to read my post introducing my organiser. However despite that Continue Reading …
I haven’t posted for the last few days because I have spent a fair amount of the previous week at a large business environment exhibition at which I was kindly asked to present. Presenting for my job is not new. My presentations are basically a sales pitch encouraging people to take up our services, so although I always tailor them to the event or audience the general content does not change too much. When you Continue Reading …
Sometimes things work so neatly you can’t believe it. After five years, I was expecting to make my final student loan payment in March which would mean I had extra money to spend each month. In January, my company offered a save as you earn scheme with the first payment in April, it seemed like too good timing to be coincidental. I know I don’t ‘need’ the money because I’ve gone for years without it, Continue Reading …
Okay, I’ve gone on now for four posts describing how my organiser came into being, but have not yet described what it consists of. That is going to change now as I work through each section and explain what works and what still needs some attention. I’m afraid its not a great photograph, but you can see my organiser in another picture in a previous post. As I’ve mentioned previously my organiser is based in Continue Reading …
The second component of happiness I’m going to consider is attractiveness. I know there is little I can do about my features (without taking drastic action) but I know I can do more with what I’ve got. It may just be women, but when you have the perfect outfit for an occasion you know you look good so it adds to your happiness. The biggest experience I’ve had of this was my wedding day, I Continue Reading …
