Plan Accordingly

The Slip. The Lesson. The Reset.

The entire month of October I felt like I was running through the woods, blindfolded, with a stack of logs on my back.  Worked piled up, anxiety was higher than normal, nothing seemed to get done in a timely manner, and that, for me, is disastrous.    So for the whole

Eat The Frog

Sometimes, you have to do what you don't want to do today, so you can do what you want to do tomorrow.  The quote goes something like that.  I say this to my students all the time, when they don't want to go to class or

Weekly Reset Ritual

Time can move in such a funny way. Sometimes it moves too slowly, other times too quickly.  And although time never stops, people often say they don't have enough of it; but then there are times when we have too much of it, and things seems to be

How to Plan The Week in 30 Minutes or Less.

It legit doesn't take long.   People see my planner and the first thing they say is, "I don't have the time to do all that."  Now, I am true believer that time is created, but that a different story for a different post.   But

Taking Your BuJo Off the Job

Yes, a bullet journal is a powerful tool for boosting efficiency, staying organized, and finding balance between work and personal life—but its purpose doesn’t stop at productivity. Just like you track tasks and deadlines for work, it’s just as important to track the things that support your

Now the Don'ts...

When I made the leap over to digital, that also meant making the grand leap to everything Apple. And I went all in - MacBook, iPad, I Mac, I mean the whole shebang. For this old dog, it was not an easy trick to learn. But like with any new

Reclaim Your Time

Like I've said before, you do not have the same 24 hours as Beyonce. But you also don't need any more time your day. If you feel like your constantly running out of time, then it wouldn't matter if you had 30 minutes or

What's Stopping You?

The common American belief is, if you work hard you will be successful. But there's not picture of what that "hard" work looks like on a day to day basis. We have all fallen for the "early to bed, early to rise" way of

Two Styles. One Journal.

I’ll admit it—I spend an absurd amount of money on stickers, both physical and digital. And honestly? No regrets. There’s something deeply satisfying about looking through my bullet journal and seeing pages decked out with flowers and black girl icons. It makes me happy. That’s reason

The Journaling of Bullet Journaling

Because it can be both. A Bujo can be a planner and a journal, or solely a planner, or just a journal. The best aspect of a bullet journal is the versatility. And the choice is entirely up to you. But the bullet journal was intended to be just that,

The Almighty Dot

The bullet in the Bullet Journal The dot, where everything starts. Now that your bullet journal is all set up, it's time to use it. Actually use it. Like every day use it. Especially if it is your daily or weekly planner. That brings us to the Almighty

She's Back

And I mean that in two ways.   She = me. She = my good old Bullet Journal. Its be a while since my last post because it felt like I had reached my limited. What else could I say, that I haven't covered already?   My digital journey wasn't

Expand the To Do List

Important. Urgent. Not always the same thing. Not every task on your plate carries the same level of importance or the same level of urgency.   In the course of one day, we typically are dealing with both, so how do we find that balance; more importantly, how can your planner

What is Time Boxing? And Why Should I Use It?

I know. What am I even talking about? And why is this even a thing? Hear me out. Time boxing. Just another method to increase your productivity that forces you to rethink how you complete tasks and how you utilized your time. With time blocking, a set amount of time

A Million Little Rocks

You have the planner, you have the pens, you may even have a brand new sticker pack; so what now? How do we use this thing in real life? That's one of biggest challenge for newbies; understand a realistic way to implement a planning system to benefit your

Planning You

Ya'll.  I went to Go Wild! This year the planner conference was in Dallas; I gathered with 2,000 other planner babes to explore, create, learn, and share every detail about this hobby that we love so dearly.  It was great.  Better than great.  It was heaven. On

The Enemy of Progress

Chaos.   I know, perfection is the correct answer. But I heard the quote the other day with this new spin and it ressonnated with me.  The enemy of progress is chaos. If that is true, how are you able to be productive every day? I get that people can function

The Two Minute Rule: Planner Tip

I was speaking to one of the ladies on my team at work about time blocking and how she is incorporating the practice during her work day, she referred to herself has time optimistic. She always believes that she has enough time. How easy is it to fall into that

Be a Mousetrap

Going digital has been a journey for me, the transition from my traditional paper planner to the digital one, rocked my world. Keep in mind, I have been dedicated to a paper planner for over ten years now, so this was truly a switch, and even with the little hiccups

The Good, The Bad, and The (not so) Ugly.

It’s surprising, the number of conversations I had about going digital. This is with people from both sides of the fence, questioning why would I or wouldn't I. My planner twin, Katrese (Plan_likeaboss on Instagram) is a down hard paper planner. She is also very artsy,

The Learning Curve

Or should I say, the learning 610 Loop, because I have gone around and around with this digital planner. This is not, in anyway, to dissuade anyone from going digital. The whole purpose of this planning stuff to find the right system for you. Hopefully, sharing the bumps in my

Going Digital?

Its 2024. Everything is digital, so why still use this analog planner? And I will be the first to admit that going digital has its pros, just like using a paper planner. There's no right or wrong, no better or worse, it all depends on what works best

Plan Away the Disarray

And off I fell this week. The struggle is real. Life happens and no matter how much we try there will still be days, or even weeks, where you simply fall off. That's me right now. Seems like I just cannot get it together. I haven't

Build A Better Box

Let's step away from our planner and tackle the box! The Inbox. We spend 90% of our day in the email inbox; and even though it comes with varies tools for organization, 9 times out of 10, that box in a mess. About 8 years ago, I ran

Time Blocking - Getting Started

My first year out of the classroom was chaotic; I was accustomed to a bell schedule. That bell ran my entire day. I planned class time down the second, used a huge timer on the smartboard, wasn't a lot of time, outside the pockets of time that I