So you just decluttered your living space and you want to keep it clean and organized...MAKE LISTS!
I tend to make lists for everything! I make daily to-do lists, shopping lists, lists for my goals, lists of places to travel to, lists for races I would like to do etc. I really think if we make lists and take the time to think of these things beforehand, we avoid buying stuff we don't need and we avoid wasting time in the day.
I have been making lists/schedules since I can remember. My sister and I used to make a calendar for all of our back to school outfits since we were in middle school. It really saved us a lot of time in the morning and we really thought of ways to mix and match the stuff we already had.
Fast forward 20 years...I make to-do lists at work each day ( for the next day) before I leave work . This way when I come into work in the morning, I know what time any upcoming meetings are and I don't waste time trying to remember what file I should be working on first. This to-do list is in addition to my calender I have in Outlook. I rely on both daily. Usually, I just put meetings/appointments in my Outlook calender and my to-do lists are just written by hand on a post-it notes and I stick them to my desk. Nothing fancy. Just really simple. I prefer writing my lists by hand because I really think when you write stuff down by hand, you tend to remember it.
At home and in my personal life, I use my planner. I love my current Bando planner. I think it looks super cute and it is really functional. It has a monthly calender (at the beginning of each month) and also a weekly/daily area where you have lots of room to fill in your daily tasks. I love having both because I like to look at my whole month and get an idea of my busy weeks/weekends before planning more events and obviously the weekly areas have a lot more room to fill in so having both options is great. The planner I have is quite large so I don't carry it in my purse often. Next year, I might get the smaller version so I can carry it in my purse with ease. I like to fill out my planner each week (on Sunday) with all the major plans for the week and then I update it during the week as more events come up.
I also use my planner to track other stuff such as workouts/weight goals, meals (I forgot to write those in lately) and even stuff like upcoming blog posts. I think a lot of people these days have various apps for stuff like this but I prefer to keep it in my planner. This way it is all in one place and as I mentioned before, I prefer to write stuff down by hand.
I am no expert when it comes to planning but I have started watching some planner videos on youtube. My favorite planner videos are by Pretty Neat Living I have linked her Youtube channel in case you want to check out her planner videos for yourself.
I really think if you are trying to live simply, you should start making lists. It makes it a lot easier to accomplish your goals each day and stay organized. There is also a big part of me that gets so energized and motivated when I check things off my To-do List!
Happy Monday!
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