Why Printables? Learn about my time saving creations.
I’ve been struggling over the last few months to work less hours and to be more effective during the hours that I do work.
So many pulls on my time!
Client work always comes first and as a result I start feeling like those children of the cobbler who have no shoes. I cringe when I talk to someone who starts a sentence with “I was looking at your website…” Crap, wonder what they saw…when was the last time I added content? When was the last time I actually look at my website?
Just before Christmas I gave a talk on an “Author’s On-Line Presence” and was not very happy what I saw when I actually looked at my various social media platforms. I quickly spruced things up. Once the talk was over, paid work interfered again and I stopped paying attention…again.
This had to change!
I need to walk the talk. If I am going to teach social media management, I need to practice social media management. Early this year I started playing with various ways of organizing my time.
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I’m kind of tied to my computer – and have always tried to use my Google Calendar as a way of keeping track of appointments, work to do and all the other aspects of my life. As a result, my Google Calendar is more than a bit of a monster. (like the graphic above) Certainly no room to try to schedule plans for social media!
I tried to move to paper – in years gone by I was a DayTimer kind of girl. My overstuffed DayTimer helped me keep my life as well as the department I was responsible for – very well organized.
Go to Pinterest and there are a ton of free printable organizers. I tried a few but my heart wasn’t in it for a number of reasons. They were free – so I had no skin in the game as the saying goes. And frankly they didn’t really work for my needs.
I reached out to my graphic designer and asked if she could create something customized for me – something that had spots for everything – something that could help me organize my work, social media, blogging as well as have spots for important reminder of my real life.
Michelle of FreshDesign is a miracle worker! After a bit of back and forth she created the perfect set of printables – and charged me for her time.
I now had skin in the game. I now had something that I had to pay for – so the frugal side of me had to find a way to use it.
Honestly, it’s a work in progress, but I am using my printable daytimer sheets. (I prefer the ones with blue splashes to add a bit of color)
I have three different versions of the printable sheets and I want to offer them to you as well. With the same basic thought – if you pay for something, you are more likely to put the energy into using it.
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You can find the printable sheets here. Download a set today and let me know if they help you get all your ducks marching in a row!
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