Plan Accordingly

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

One Page At A Time

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you use this planner. Same way. One page at at time. Okay. I know. I said this was your planner and there's isn't a right or wrong way to use it; but sometimes

Leave It How You Want To Find It.

What's one thing you can do today, to make tomorrow easier? That's a Fly Lady tip and a life hack that has become a staple in my every day. Now, I could make a list of things that I could do right now to make my

Routines

One goal for 2024 is to improve my routines; morning and night. To be honest, my nightly routine is way better than the morning one. I just need to adjust the time and be a little more diligent with the dishes; but for the most part, I close out my

DNF

A couple of years ago, I read a post in my Black Girls who Reading Facebook group that tackled the topic of forcing yourself to finish a book. Crazy, prior to reading that post, I did just that. No matter how terrible the book, or how much I didn'

Everything In One Place

Gather all the things that you write down, all the list, all the notes, all the reminders, passwords, birthdates - whatever it is you're trying to remember or trying to keep up with - and put it in your planner. Got a million sticky notes on your desk?

Start by Starting

Your planner is a tool, it works with you and FOR you, but it will not work if you do not USE it. The biggest mistake people make when it comes to planning and using their planner, is using their planner. Being purposeful with your planner and using it as

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How Does Your Brain Work?

When I finally sat down with Tasha Kinney from Undeniably_TK_Designs (@Undeniably_TK_Designs on Instagram) to discuss my custom planner, her first question to me was, "How does your brain work?" Well, it don't. And that, in short, is why I started planning in

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Welcome

This is Plan Accordingly, a brand new site by Chandra White focused on better planning. Life comes at you fast, and every day brings a new twist or turn, it can get overwhelming; that why we Plan Accordingly. Failure to plan, is planning to Fail.