Comments on: Writing Schedules and No Damn Time

By: KeriLynn Engel

KeriLynn Engel — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:58:18 +0000

You know, I don't remember but I wouldn't be surprised if I picked up the marker calendar idea from Jenn's blog. She's been a huge role model for me 😀

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 19:15:15 +0000

KeriLynn, I laughed out loud because like you, I don't like paper clutter and, like you, I have papers everywhere in an attempt to keep myself organized. ;)

With this round of projects, for example, I printed out the project timelines/due dates, marching orders, and whatever details I needed to keep my brain on track (that usually includes the contact person's name -- easiest thing to forget sometimes).

You're a lot like Jenn Mattern, who has a marker board (or was it a few marker boards?) on her wall. Impressively full, too. I was intimidated. :)

That planner looks like a great idea, too. I'd lose it on this desk among all the papers, but in theory, I love it. ;)

By: KeriLynn Engel

KeriLynn Engel — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:46:04 +0000

"What do you think is essential to handling lots of work at the same time?" For me, it's keeping everything physically in front of me so I don't miss anything! I do have spreadsheets and other digital organization methods, but I've found that using physical calendars and planners with colored pens and markers works best for me. (Which is kind of strange, because in general I hate paper & clutter and try to keep everything digital.)

I have a big marker board calendar hanging on the wall where I write every single deadline in red.

Then, I have a little planner (one of these Bloom planners) where I plan out what I'm going to work on each day. Usually I figure this out a week at a time, the Friday before. I use different colored gel pens to prioritize tasks. Only 2-3 red "must-do" tasks allowed per day.