How I successfully plan my day
When I first introduced the ideas from Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management all tasks that came in today were added to tomorrow’s list which meant I had a plan of action. However …
A mixed week – blogs, clothes and organisation
This has been an interesting week so I wanted to write a quick summary to share two of my successes and one annoyance. My blog As I mentioned in my May review I ‘lost’ my blog; in the end …
So where am I with setting my goals?
After writing my earlier post I decided to take action straight away and looked at possible books to help me. I choose Work Life: Achieve Your Goals which arrived at the weekend. So far I have read …
Organising my next action list (or my ASAP list)
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 …
How one task halved my to do list
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 …
Your advice: Blackberry and productivity
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 …
My organiser; the diary section
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. …
Beyond bullet points
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 …
When fate takes a hand in finances
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 …
Introducing my organiser
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 …
Paper versus digital organisation (part two)
This is part two of my post on paper versus digital organisation, you can read part one here I previously owned a filofax at university which was pocket size so was great because it would fit into a …
So what did I achieve on my own?
The weekend is over and it is time to review what I have achieved while I’ve been home alone. I’ve broken the list into sections and coloured red everything which was on my to do list. It …
Paper versus digital organisation (part one)
I like computers. I got my first computer in 1995 before going to university, when most of my friends thought I was mad not putting the money towards a car. I got my first pda in 2000 just after I …
Can I be organised on my own?
The husband is away this weekend, sailing. I am, therefore, planning to get lots of things done from my to do list, as well as the chores such as food shopping and clothes washing. However I am …
Clear desk – is it the solution?
When I’ve read books and articles on introducing organisation into a workplace they often recommend clearing your desk at the end of the day. As a hot desker I question whether this is as good a …
Collecting ideas for an organisation system
Before Christmas things were getting busier and more hectic and I knew if I didn’t want to be stressing about my workload I had to review my system. For me, the way forward was to …
In search of an organisation system
As a consultant working on multiple projects, task management is a key skill and one that I’ve never really been taught. Instead (after noticing the importance of the skill) I tried …
Learning from burning buns
I have a team meeting this week, so decided to prepare some muffins for the team to eat as an incentive to attend; especially as the meeting is booked in for an hour longer than normal because there …