tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26596769468912275662023-11-17T03:58:43.453+10:00Tools I Use to Organise My LifeOrganising your life is a commitment just like any other task. Join me as I try different processes with varying success. Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-48065778283790655242022-12-23T17:39:00.005+10:002022-12-23T18:27:43.444+10:00Moon Phases and planning<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwPfasM4HFw-b9pYFNA-odi8BJ8wcSLvq_zHoo2VqzJGgC9IDo8pTT0zvjscNEhk7bdOMM_hKfJUVU4OiZl2RcXAURWSYU9syGanwp4l31PYaWZN4Tmi9bsrnRWRual40unxBMRgn-THFxbMyZjFPs2KbdZUgcahWV6rlQY-cG6hFfMVedxT2BT8I/s4032/IMG_2444.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwPfasM4HFw-b9pYFNA-odi8BJ8wcSLvq_zHoo2VqzJGgC9IDo8pTT0zvjscNEhk7bdOMM_hKfJUVU4OiZl2RcXAURWSYU9syGanwp4l31PYaWZN4Tmi9bsrnRWRual40unxBMRgn-THFxbMyZjFPs2KbdZUgcahWV6rlQY-cG6hFfMVedxT2BT8I/s320/IMG_2444.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Designing in Canva</div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">I was reading Steal Like an Artist and read the bit about leaving the screen and playing with paper. I thought it might be fun play with bits of paper and words rather than just do it all on the computer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-swPhU9q0Ta4GQFCAnBxNPwq8AZv7wIQ7Y4PIuqJ-nu9rwEJvyswgcI8iD0TRArvkx19qC8rYzRw6So7lP-af-s6Y9PAW6xoSt-EUTeXNgt2fUGMnZ1Ww9oW9JFgF72W3yIU3BJu80aZXUCfB7IJIsyLnp2ISodSZPjnhJNihwQyYcTCxiiiJTGf/s4032/IMG_2438.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-swPhU9q0Ta4GQFCAnBxNPwq8AZv7wIQ7Y4PIuqJ-nu9rwEJvyswgcI8iD0TRArvkx19qC8rYzRw6So7lP-af-s6Y9PAW6xoSt-EUTeXNgt2fUGMnZ1Ww9oW9JFgF72W3yIU3BJu80aZXUCfB7IJIsyLnp2ISodSZPjnhJNihwQyYcTCxiiiJTGf/s320/IMG_2438.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I took out one of my favourite note pads and cut up some pages to make little rectangles. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOdMgsmjlqOP-CgJFCyLot87eMnUhFTASFRQHcv8vHtPeVqVuP_VVsePyKdJfQ2Qts7i20Z9ZNY0rutgUoikjhNdEkjORMS5wXAfq-nJVnWPoIITxvRjqBOIuo2uvWSM2MujV6DMv8Nib9FLX6aygyWI6FjH_ONnEzDWhig9fOcLw9A9xSlWoYDb_/s4032/IMG_2439.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOdMgsmjlqOP-CgJFCyLot87eMnUhFTASFRQHcv8vHtPeVqVuP_VVsePyKdJfQ2Qts7i20Z9ZNY0rutgUoikjhNdEkjORMS5wXAfq-nJVnWPoIITxvRjqBOIuo2uvWSM2MujV6DMv8Nib9FLX6aygyWI6FjH_ONnEzDWhig9fOcLw9A9xSlWoYDb_/s320/IMG_2439.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P4H97H63fgG-A2wUYZtVjjCptP_ZIAbqjf9kbME32qnX8GL5HNvg83BT6pzb0SfLC7lzI-wL2Gmoscc0Fz20HLCJUIv7_zmd9hRE0OtMseNrCszmDhM9vsPx55s2epHzVPcT5X5I9q-CFNFW1kinRZmN4iGeTm8A4w7Ba35oCgnACl3E8kbxwK2d/s4032/IMG_2440.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P4H97H63fgG-A2wUYZtVjjCptP_ZIAbqjf9kbME32qnX8GL5HNvg83BT6pzb0SfLC7lzI-wL2Gmoscc0Fz20HLCJUIv7_zmd9hRE0OtMseNrCszmDhM9vsPx55s2epHzVPcT5X5I9q-CFNFW1kinRZmN4iGeTm8A4w7Ba35oCgnACl3E8kbxwK2d/s320/IMG_2440.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p>I already has notes about the influence of the different moon phases on our energy so I started with the New Moon and put important words and phrases on my paper scraps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD3nJBZSng9WpD8FGnkAWS7js7VVEORmoe0PLLZeH12S4eToAp1b7TnSZstmoyUZSy2SkFHegmWBoSRjw7c3DZTwW7Skx8xzOTU4WUAumdTEguZi4GdoVKfP32lW3yd5RiUaE8OQK8Ys199qOXo9_P7agXVi1YBQ5GYQuw4BCYA-BicUS6tFji7WR/s4032/IMG_2441.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD3nJBZSng9WpD8FGnkAWS7js7VVEORmoe0PLLZeH12S4eToAp1b7TnSZstmoyUZSy2SkFHegmWBoSRjw7c3DZTwW7Skx8xzOTU4WUAumdTEguZi4GdoVKfP32lW3yd5RiUaE8OQK8Ys199qOXo9_P7agXVi1YBQ5GYQuw4BCYA-BicUS6tFji7WR/s320/IMG_2441.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>I then had some fun just moving them around and trying to make some ordered sense out of the bits of paper. I guess I was trying to make a paragraph of sorts that summarised what I had written about the New Moon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6TkwokA8qa3oKQLShZvuCfjpUXzls5SRMDIgv5TRMbggil9D17ZudRLIBSg3PQJjkIqe7wihIoPkZOZ7P3eREFP7oWdjhCFUnK-cN-N7lyG8uK_OBNv-onGOehhxiN76cbWaXKVYKYxmBmYar6PfdAXuVnfhoKwqO9lkpW47CURLinxbFALls_vs/s4032/IMG_2442.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6TkwokA8qa3oKQLShZvuCfjpUXzls5SRMDIgv5TRMbggil9D17ZudRLIBSg3PQJjkIqe7wihIoPkZOZ7P3eREFP7oWdjhCFUnK-cN-N7lyG8uK_OBNv-onGOehhxiN76cbWaXKVYKYxmBmYar6PfdAXuVnfhoKwqO9lkpW47CURLinxbFALls_vs/s320/IMG_2442.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>I loved that it really helped me make more sense of it all.</p><p>I then taped it in my A4 notebook so I could take the chart to my computer desk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPx-DbW2kAnPzVQwqmMoAGL7_awvNzja4qkaNlGJ-8cy82WnbLmdU-wPXbOT1nfV0CDFOD_x2a1uZotdXfJ32KdgCEgU-raeC-yqDyM97vH056Hz7N6kS7YvRFmcsJ2g4u8R6fiXQVxuFQwsj4I5n5Sf_FF12w7V_QpoWW1OSsRvN203C95LgK-u5/s4032/IMG_2443.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPx-DbW2kAnPzVQwqmMoAGL7_awvNzja4qkaNlGJ-8cy82WnbLmdU-wPXbOT1nfV0CDFOD_x2a1uZotdXfJ32KdgCEgU-raeC-yqDyM97vH056Hz7N6kS7YvRFmcsJ2g4u8R6fiXQVxuFQwsj4I5n5Sf_FF12w7V_QpoWW1OSsRvN203C95LgK-u5/s320/IMG_2443.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>I've made several pages of my moon phases journal already. I'm designing it in Canva then I'll add the images to my digital journal in keynotes. The plan is to add some journal prompts for the 4 main phases so it becomes an easy way to utilise the moon cycle as a framework for achieving goals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzGL7-tOms7mimuBldSmCliCxeyOGoRdu_zKUO2I6y_syigLVhVEsiDE1CT-f2667tI9794U98o6NBXDCycKQLh3tktQTvhPM_fJvQyw1dYFzfV_QkXEwrWwcgm2OT1ZpmiIGhpAq1XK0QGt5vUHcOa_rPpxH4t9VjRhnKeEBZTA8xQytow0NhasH/s4032/IMG_2444.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzGL7-tOms7mimuBldSmCliCxeyOGoRdu_zKUO2I6y_syigLVhVEsiDE1CT-f2667tI9794U98o6NBXDCycKQLh3tktQTvhPM_fJvQyw1dYFzfV_QkXEwrWwcgm2OT1ZpmiIGhpAq1XK0QGt5vUHcOa_rPpxH4t9VjRhnKeEBZTA8xQytow0NhasH/s320/IMG_2444.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qMKDEus4BbTLuLG2BAEkyIg8HpeLnEs47geJmH8djzNksYsq5obbZjtO5UKfCHwKEqA8KhmgtN6MPFB40uQQW-s1z-3gjJe_dPneVob4OUCMOIc4ilHnRPhds5-3Dv2s0-s7xumITjZyvA4_wvrYMydUQ5k8jtVxnUeVAgOegM1xrDV_DusVIgmd/s4032/IMG_2445.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qMKDEus4BbTLuLG2BAEkyIg8HpeLnEs47geJmH8djzNksYsq5obbZjtO5UKfCHwKEqA8KhmgtN6MPFB40uQQW-s1z-3gjJe_dPneVob4OUCMOIc4ilHnRPhds5-3Dv2s0-s7xumITjZyvA4_wvrYMydUQ5k8jtVxnUeVAgOegM1xrDV_DusVIgmd/s320/IMG_2445.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>I'm still exploring the affect the moon has on me so I will write some more about that at a later date.</p><p>Happy Planning,</p><p>Val</p>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-13221264858630817542022-12-17T11:05:00.000+10:002022-12-17T11:05:56.576+10:00Best paper for printable planners<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSEFS45JVkQxRdsSzxfA6efxg3Qm-yskpjYn2skkf5ThIOHsE77L0BN8rGpGli79Ly4IINyC_wCTAxqGtK7Kq6qmVsrJms-955ENnrV-bHOUojToBY57n3BzGaf_piATO7Ec0DVnnhSGnacnUO4-jeBuPFHejsBoxPVZMc8fpR5WdHZkw_Y4lLzRYU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="valspiersorganises" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSEFS45JVkQxRdsSzxfA6efxg3Qm-yskpjYn2skkf5ThIOHsE77L0BN8rGpGli79Ly4IINyC_wCTAxqGtK7Kq6qmVsrJms-955ENnrV-bHOUojToBY57n3BzGaf_piATO7Ec0DVnnhSGnacnUO4-jeBuPFHejsBoxPVZMc8fpR5WdHZkw_Y4lLzRYU=w400-h300" title="my own pages" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/Valspiersorganises?ref=profile_header" target="_blank">Love me Love my cat</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>There is nothing more satisfying than printing planner pages that you have chosen because you love them.</p><p>Ready printed pages are ready to go but they don't always suit my style of planning or journaling and many just don't get used.</p><p>When you print your own you also get to choose nice paper.</p><p>Regular printer paper is 80gs. (21 lb)</p><p>It's too thin to make good planner pages. You can see the next page through it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiisoTSeg_Mu2YLd1i4uOP3oIF9Tv7mr3EJKz305yoK2r5SpbUpa3xkjDbF5lgt05rQnH-1CyLptCwIvJtGUpqTNxC8n7osOm_kIBQdl28F-qUF1polWucy7b-P3AXYJtIm42LG5iAcTZ6vyrjnhJBg1pwncn6oifVUUGvnIhGDMW6Uj0c76tK9f0IM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiisoTSeg_Mu2YLd1i4uOP3oIF9Tv7mr3EJKz305yoK2r5SpbUpa3xkjDbF5lgt05rQnH-1CyLptCwIvJtGUpqTNxC8n7osOm_kIBQdl28F-qUF1polWucy7b-P3AXYJtIm42LG5iAcTZ6vyrjnhJBg1pwncn6oifVUUGvnIhGDMW6Uj0c76tK9f0IM" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I like to use 125gsm. That's about 32 lb Bond paper (120gsm)</p><p>This is the heaviest paper my printer can handle. It is just right for double sided printing too.</p><p>It's not see through at all ...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXeuQG01QNIP-wDH3ODEFwQN2uQNMb0Uv2xWsZph2mIrf2nTzfxN8Xc4a9YyHGQDU8W7AN3u2VTziHkhhqFqrXZLEXsEJkE71A2GMcX5mex04mh87HDpiu9fU7I6SKeGhZZV8pQsPaunW_uzrIhW6c3DKKEJhiOS8HEtxivsqLkgNJep0K2kV8H4hd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXeuQG01QNIP-wDH3ODEFwQN2uQNMb0Uv2xWsZph2mIrf2nTzfxN8Xc4a9YyHGQDU8W7AN3u2VTziHkhhqFqrXZLEXsEJkE71A2GMcX5mex04mh87HDpiu9fU7I6SKeGhZZV8pQsPaunW_uzrIhW6c3DKKEJhiOS8HEtxivsqLkgNJep0K2kV8H4hd" width="320" /></a></div><br />and this one is printed on the back too.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAD_3xXG-lauCbo7HKQh-xLV9EG-2JDwqY_h77b7h9y6pKhLg0CSPHfKyAZbMtxpSpICLmIl1I_C6S1njjIbY6cpKeQ0AS9_ibCwohh-WiJvMjBsqkBRIlyorp1hcXhs8cvXuaNfWNC8-PMecS7c1y9x2YdAYl5vEpdDTqSttMo4IosTUmWEoklkQ0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAD_3xXG-lauCbo7HKQh-xLV9EG-2JDwqY_h77b7h9y6pKhLg0CSPHfKyAZbMtxpSpICLmIl1I_C6S1njjIbY6cpKeQ0AS9_ibCwohh-WiJvMjBsqkBRIlyorp1hcXhs8cvXuaNfWNC8-PMecS7c1y9x2YdAYl5vEpdDTqSttMo4IosTUmWEoklkQ0" width="320" /></a></div><br />I get my paper from Officeworks in Australia but you can also find it on Amazon.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk0s1Zn7o_IMYMBgi6hdHgeXQ4s_OASq2kJm6EwadKsZHSEi4vVCf3ZTA1rpWuhFz6-3xxlhqaOodSewfjTGTYkvumkBbi_suNb5Uzf_DUlTxfrmvJgJtQXH_Jo31WHKVsfMFQc-2MVTMvhaQThnSQEmBCGF9GZV0pNpjAKJnT_aSrCfbmInfaswLy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="1646" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk0s1Zn7o_IMYMBgi6hdHgeXQ4s_OASq2kJm6EwadKsZHSEi4vVCf3ZTA1rpWuhFz6-3xxlhqaOodSewfjTGTYkvumkBbi_suNb5Uzf_DUlTxfrmvJgJtQXH_Jo31WHKVsfMFQc-2MVTMvhaQThnSQEmBCGF9GZV0pNpjAKJnT_aSrCfbmInfaswLy" width="278" /></a></div><br />There are various sellers in the US. Just search for 32lb printer paper.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoNkFHtzp-BYY3rZNDOfgv5SxR3XkPzWkax9ZYJIoaAQAFNaGiRhJaBDhpx5VjH5bgyZAVruuXr3aVb80Yh6QFDrWxHsG2GXIG30f_I4uefDHXqIUKmImqEaFAcVgLQbLSGYVhC0Bz9QdfoG5Qe590JxF6bFrJgwm18wZR3XQJHryvrcwXHwR1atOO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1668" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoNkFHtzp-BYY3rZNDOfgv5SxR3XkPzWkax9ZYJIoaAQAFNaGiRhJaBDhpx5VjH5bgyZAVruuXr3aVb80Yh6QFDrWxHsG2GXIG30f_I4uefDHXqIUKmImqEaFAcVgLQbLSGYVhC0Bz9QdfoG5Qe590JxF6bFrJgwm18wZR3XQJHryvrcwXHwR1atOO" width="277" /></a></div><br />These pages are from my"Love me Love my cat" Printables and Digitals on Etsy<p></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/Valspiersorganises?ref=profile_header" target="_blank">Val Spiers Organise on Etsy</a></p><p>Happy Planning,</p><p>Val</p>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-72355728641424707532022-12-17T10:28:00.000+10:002022-12-17T10:28:05.398+10:00Planner hole punch - 6 hole punch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHF8trXCSZD7UmqAK5wVGMAlsY_xROwVuZeFwlgb8TyBEljbLcozXJ2bZo-7ZSn9ZGXjq1QGzHIzICrIJeTQsQP9xnoSqG7NQZIj3ufjVDrqbULt33I98iCSqJN1ykFrKS5ZB1IVvuCuSFnY13yuUhRpGzvqTVDbgQOVT7yarogbNwCAWkjJYdcaUV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="valspiersorganises" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHF8trXCSZD7UmqAK5wVGMAlsY_xROwVuZeFwlgb8TyBEljbLcozXJ2bZo-7ZSn9ZGXjq1QGzHIzICrIJeTQsQP9xnoSqG7NQZIj3ufjVDrqbULt33I98iCSqJN1ykFrKS5ZB1IVvuCuSFnY13yuUhRpGzvqTVDbgQOVT7yarogbNwCAWkjJYdcaUV=w320-h240" title="my own pages" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I love my 6 hole punch. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have lots of Kikki-K A5 planner binders and I love adding my own pages.</p><p>I went for the industrial style with a metal frame and lever handle. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrTpB-ALIvf1wpjU7RAmplBSuU6E0e3G1xCWkgmysl1-o3Ardi-V6XQjNX_rcJG6a63pmh0N95U7yUPpfV4LVnTYHpWH4u7bXxfvKx5vQeu_NZ4FCiJeQQbXQWa1jAo0SbcbLxQ-dlsD6dM0-neekZn009PpIlznKQdWwplhAjB-sHRCztMBSU1SNV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1696" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrTpB-ALIvf1wpjU7RAmplBSuU6E0e3G1xCWkgmysl1-o3Ardi-V6XQjNX_rcJG6a63pmh0N95U7yUPpfV4LVnTYHpWH4u7bXxfvKx5vQeu_NZ4FCiJeQQbXQWa1jAo0SbcbLxQ-dlsD6dM0-neekZn009PpIlznKQdWwplhAjB-sHRCztMBSU1SNV=w400-h265" width="400" /></a></div><br />It's the <b>Paper Punch PU-462</b><p></p><p><b>Search for this in Google.</b></p><p>It's made in Japan as far as I can tell.</p><p>That's $30AUD (Australian dollars).</p><p>You can get ones half the price on AliExpress but I'm not prepared to recommend them.</p><p>Happy Planning,</p><p>Val</p>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-9969513472443861042022-12-17T06:35:00.003+10:002022-12-17T06:35:39.113+10:00Page size in Canva<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSqKjKVZW3vy16PsXNpOYYieaX27TzF19DQWI5aolci__L0iBrf5LUqhLRjKhoPGZDxcG-MdEQv0J4JoAk9XWPLAInAoKJjnp2oy16_hXjxw3tuTPdEY2p5Ft7eASZdj_3uhdhjgxcaZK0JYFbXZHw-sDDRyetABwCr4nILNSOzESBu7t6naw2Bcpo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Valspiersorganises" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1816" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSqKjKVZW3vy16PsXNpOYYieaX27TzF19DQWI5aolci__L0iBrf5LUqhLRjKhoPGZDxcG-MdEQv0J4JoAk9XWPLAInAoKJjnp2oy16_hXjxw3tuTPdEY2p5Ft7eASZdj_3uhdhjgxcaZK0JYFbXZHw-sDDRyetABwCr4nILNSOzESBu7t6naw2Bcpo=w320-h189" title="Crop marks" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br />A4 is 8.6" x 11.625"<p></p><p>A5 is 5.75" x 8.375</p><p>I have been experimenting with slight page size changes while making planner pages in Canva.</p><p>I always thought it was easier and just as safe to look up the size of an A4 page but it turns out it is easier and more accurate on the ground or in the printer if I just take my ruler and measure the paper I'm using.</p><p>I changed my A4 page size to 8.6" x 11.625" (I did inches because I used my quilting ruler).</p><p>When I went to print, my print preview set it at 96%. When I set it to 100% it filled the page nicely with a very small print margin. For the page I did in my cats and flowers planner with a full background I got less than 1/4" of white printer margin on my printed out page.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig-iS09v7B8pVLQ0B1WR9950-jswnkQv5ElUvrnezT0DbUvAYc5Eh_Rq1ELiLpPAd6tR2LuH11vZQOwNcaZAgtFlhXjVbwCIuHcA-3AIpnk_SK7KraJ8K76ikaj4Ui0grw2aKBY2fqW4HiWNYCwC8qghgWQD_A4vVIr_T90M7y1gRVD4XkJCWYORM5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig-iS09v7B8pVLQ0B1WR9950-jswnkQv5ElUvrnezT0DbUvAYc5Eh_Rq1ELiLpPAd6tR2LuH11vZQOwNcaZAgtFlhXjVbwCIuHcA-3AIpnk_SK7KraJ8K76ikaj4Ui0grw2aKBY2fqW4HiWNYCwC8qghgWQD_A4vVIr_T90M7y1gRVD4XkJCWYORM5" width="320" /></a></div><br />My A5 pages are 5.75" x 8.375. In Canva I can set crop marks on the PDF. <p></p><p>I then print it on A4 paper. </p><p>You have to set the print size to 100%. The PDF is set to A5 page size so 100% makes it A5. It prints in the middle of the page and you use the crop marks to cut it to size.</p><p>You can see the crop marks here:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2lfGgrxRkw60kgciHe_DILJrPj6X0s3do2cU38iLI_uXreheFOEK-rDNWnZkHwfRYV6FnYtIXeYCvHTEZ1CVZ4y8tx2W9U703U17F3Jf594mehmpitPUC_CvHdwU0k2i3IemNq29w9wjrsCS99rvViss80M-8wcank5KVgGZxM-okvKYRz5oFij-R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1816" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2lfGgrxRkw60kgciHe_DILJrPj6X0s3do2cU38iLI_uXreheFOEK-rDNWnZkHwfRYV6FnYtIXeYCvHTEZ1CVZ4y8tx2W9U703U17F3Jf594mehmpitPUC_CvHdwU0k2i3IemNq29w9wjrsCS99rvViss80M-8wcank5KVgGZxM-okvKYRz5oFij-R" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I have set the print % to 100% here:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3lmI8fhop4A6XxKE7jS8AEQjuOECz4bc_pvwCx_UdfzGTr4rjVZ8_U43-ag4IOaaOTFvtGixCJBtC4-3Jc5uNM3-N3tVak5sQqtK0UPBFqdJB7jCSqb4h15fzBnOgsoOQs-cSvPyUEYJhEUNeUuHdZetvF5PsDc_o21wlXFf0wl86OmvjNi43bVic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1598" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3lmI8fhop4A6XxKE7jS8AEQjuOECz4bc_pvwCx_UdfzGTr4rjVZ8_U43-ag4IOaaOTFvtGixCJBtC4-3Jc5uNM3-N3tVak5sQqtK0UPBFqdJB7jCSqb4h15fzBnOgsoOQs-cSvPyUEYJhEUNeUuHdZetvF5PsDc_o21wlXFf0wl86OmvjNi43bVic=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></div><br />I don't have US Letter paper so I just use the size I get from the internet. I can't experiment with it the way I can with the A4 and A5.<p></p><p>Happy Planning,</p><p>Val</p>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-61733650853946447032022-04-23T06:50:00.001+10:002022-04-23T10:06:32.674+10:00Take charge of your life quickly and easily<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A simple digital planner that enables you to get organised fast. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/990728686/digital-planner-notebook-variety-of?click_key=df3bf0933666097ac9cc1775be662058a0316fcb%3A990728686&click_sum=64d7939a&ref=shop_home_active_10" target="_blank">You can get it now.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/990728686/digital-planner-notebook-variety-of?click_key=df3bf0933666097ac9cc1775be662058a0316fcb%3A990728686&click_sum=64d7939a&ref=shop_home_active_10" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="valspiersorganises planner" border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1904" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEX-cCtAlNHhy22fB84MLkHuSeIciGGlOhQ1mo1TlG24Q0-I2eHQe9fZA08dChWirCgdNl_4cXfFCNAtKtwRvKGgxy_hb_hmp6pO2KthCw5P8t1EGsBIQVHrwINkoUL42Et91QeD9Z-GogXytkS2gZIyI1hIj9mE1hyDLVyCo8hFvhD14AkL9TwHN/w320-h226/Take%20charge%2016.png" title="valspiersorganises planner" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>There is nothing like that feeling of overwhelm!</p><p>You know you can be organised. You know you can be confident.</p><p>If only you could get things under control.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohx1d4fmkVsi0QPbu_xEbz7Eq1rsXZvp8St6TMsYmfnIlcy3fDj1rhf_iyMcW9YYe8k3Kacba_cmojH2xnwvkiBhZisUkLvUQvLBobG9fsxyfcYpT6-rSkKjE7FDGLYHZY8--y18y6jQTZDmE1CQesLJEnZBYLjK3bSUp5uUNRo2bIiS8e1Sjg3Jj/s3000/photo(190).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohx1d4fmkVsi0QPbu_xEbz7Eq1rsXZvp8St6TMsYmfnIlcy3fDj1rhf_iyMcW9YYe8k3Kacba_cmojH2xnwvkiBhZisUkLvUQvLBobG9fsxyfcYpT6-rSkKjE7FDGLYHZY8--y18y6jQTZDmE1CQesLJEnZBYLjK3bSUp5uUNRo2bIiS8e1Sjg3Jj/s320/photo(190).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>If you want to know what appointments you have, if you want to know what chores or tasks you have to get done and when, if you want to create a better future for yourself you need a calendar and a notebook.<p></p><p>To feel in control you need to have your tasks, appointments, dreams and goals, problems and solutions written down.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETTEc9I34NdLU32gau28oQgOKebiKwDPkAfyoitxmBwnnD7uLn6MwKmlG43QMIchVH0zObjWXwWce6bskUqdmPlwqTNpAitKeM0n3fjM_dRwyv2Dy4edAUc_8KyHFPZoW8LFhnqwCoADyIJ0Ap87EjR9j9s_lLBI2i4zjoM88v1tftyiBeIs-HQpx/s1920/calendar-2618814_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1920" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETTEc9I34NdLU32gau28oQgOKebiKwDPkAfyoitxmBwnnD7uLn6MwKmlG43QMIchVH0zObjWXwWce6bskUqdmPlwqTNpAitKeM0n3fjM_dRwyv2Dy4edAUc_8KyHFPZoW8LFhnqwCoADyIJ0Ap87EjR9j9s_lLBI2i4zjoM88v1tftyiBeIs-HQpx/s320/calendar-2618814_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hold on a minute. You weren't thinking of getting a paper planner were you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You need to keep these items easily accessible and the best way to do that is to have a digital calendar/notebook that goes everywhere with you. Paper planners are fun but not always practical.</div><p></p><p>I like to journal about everything and I like to create systems for creating and reviewing my goals and daily tasks. I like to write about my dreams and values and purpose in life.</p><p>You can read more about how journaling helps improve my self confidence <a href="https://valspiersorganises.blogspot.com/2022/03/how-journaling-increases-my-self.html" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>However, you don't need to go very deep to get your life under control. </p><p>To start with, you need a calendar page for appointments and time bound tasks.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIjccZ1eYqmHGWeKRk6rvLh-_mZ7k0VV3bPeEOXxOo9SVhYOGmPnfHoiMRw9aW5pPZSna5UXsgt9-B-zDwt5qZhVdVrmDdt0uEdrD2Okg93YRdOUY4nPvO2IBui2Zzu52HvvAFfEfiGOZ0ajDyFMLbXG59hnlf7S7vB4UQsT-7-yA3jr4P_mP58vJ/s2388/Take%20charge%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIjccZ1eYqmHGWeKRk6rvLh-_mZ7k0VV3bPeEOXxOo9SVhYOGmPnfHoiMRw9aW5pPZSna5UXsgt9-B-zDwt5qZhVdVrmDdt0uEdrD2Okg93YRdOUY4nPvO2IBui2Zzu52HvvAFfEfiGOZ0ajDyFMLbXG59hnlf7S7vB4UQsT-7-yA3jr4P_mP58vJ/w640-h390/Take%20charge%2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Next you need a notebook page for writing to do lists and writing about your thoughts on problems and how to solve them as well as your successes and how they make you feel confident.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQvHBhbV_Pu0hCHEKB4tGavgqgZN9udapzYqLRGV_um60mQCmnZBVnKw1T-bkhfU2BoZsNLAH49PeSBREZfIuT9oD7-0tkv5l9YZCfEYoeVK7bXAriZKNSfFPR6hfYizR4VyyRSPHxBvMlLH7fIEn3luW1VUo5CEXpyOhz6iKsNM9NAIRkZESoyWq/s2388/Take%20charge%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQvHBhbV_Pu0hCHEKB4tGavgqgZN9udapzYqLRGV_um60mQCmnZBVnKw1T-bkhfU2BoZsNLAH49PeSBREZfIuT9oD7-0tkv5l9YZCfEYoeVK7bXAriZKNSfFPR6hfYizR4VyyRSPHxBvMlLH7fIEn3luW1VUo5CEXpyOhz6iKsNM9NAIRkZESoyWq/w640-h390/Take%20charge%2014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have created a simple digital planner to help get you started. It is very minimal with no confusing sections or thousands of links and tabs.</p><p>You have a few choices of page layout that you can play with until you find what works best for you. I've included Sunday and Monday starts for the calendar pages.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJdo5ZcEKEvtQrelgnOUQB5vBTzW9HYIx3Qlo8w80-vlVF_2XCXj0MOoO8VBVerjGA6V_Mo2p6v-XByUz_uRE5QI0AxlEjabtRCOuszjDYxRHUN1YKMNKGE1l9_qtub9XF9NS1nyxgVHrstQ2kqo4Kb6wnTFLC6yJd11SFgWvyHptj_cL93ahnLGh/s2388/Take%20charge%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJdo5ZcEKEvtQrelgnOUQB5vBTzW9HYIx3Qlo8w80-vlVF_2XCXj0MOoO8VBVerjGA6V_Mo2p6v-XByUz_uRE5QI0AxlEjabtRCOuszjDYxRHUN1YKMNKGE1l9_qtub9XF9NS1nyxgVHrstQ2kqo4Kb6wnTFLC6yJd11SFgWvyHptj_cL93ahnLGh/s320/Take%20charge%207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNj-4mN2ijFLCA6Q0iHtUoUDgod9sx6NXu-bBh9v1K5FsdHDrC38m8wKQf8djBKD0xEwjNE_6-V28dn93o_MVap2Dw_rajYjzGJJ9REJVntf6WE0k9C7JY9rhS1u58G-KAiUK5zO6OwrL7QQXK29_dzrkFgJGrQEtjSXx0kNGRPQxLUEO-e7sPCOI/s2388/Take%20charge%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNj-4mN2ijFLCA6Q0iHtUoUDgod9sx6NXu-bBh9v1K5FsdHDrC38m8wKQf8djBKD0xEwjNE_6-V28dn93o_MVap2Dw_rajYjzGJJ9REJVntf6WE0k9C7JY9rhS1u58G-KAiUK5zO6OwrL7QQXK29_dzrkFgJGrQEtjSXx0kNGRPQxLUEO-e7sPCOI/s320/Take%20charge%2012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1VfQ39fNjXDBb_ZImmQdXntPO4cBETR-xyyGzkfCSUtTV88FinY3T7_KAyM9r82w55qlTtrnnW4AuCzMMwzX3jiBecCkdgvyHoNhRAKlzxGITH0GCjbIh0pC2hdG2YSGgnw_Ooi1Kl4hNssT3oidRWbOplwP-0IGfF1RgkY-odYQMLxRWsLBX91b/s2388/Take%20charge%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1VfQ39fNjXDBb_ZImmQdXntPO4cBETR-xyyGzkfCSUtTV88FinY3T7_KAyM9r82w55qlTtrnnW4AuCzMMwzX3jiBecCkdgvyHoNhRAKlzxGITH0GCjbIh0pC2hdG2YSGgnw_Ooi1Kl4hNssT3oidRWbOplwP-0IGfF1RgkY-odYQMLxRWsLBX91b/s320/Take%20charge%2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I'm retired but I still have plenty to keep track of so I like a calendar page with a notes section on the side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIBoGPOaxBBbg5Zm_PgXHlRlNDF9uHTu7xr1Ijkp1p4Fdt1cdBcuAbgi3nsr3h7ZvEzf4VuUNgHsKy5PTcMlVidGsLi_7mWxqhL8BMJRYI0j5xU4CZOH034kqb906Z1v6jdHL6zAB4nEPqt21kh4ahKCVGn4T1zsb9FkbTcKNpNkPNfMWeYzftAT3/s2388/Take%20charge%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIBoGPOaxBBbg5Zm_PgXHlRlNDF9uHTu7xr1Ijkp1p4Fdt1cdBcuAbgi3nsr3h7ZvEzf4VuUNgHsKy5PTcMlVidGsLi_7mWxqhL8BMJRYI0j5xU4CZOH034kqb906Z1v6jdHL6zAB4nEPqt21kh4ahKCVGn4T1zsb9FkbTcKNpNkPNfMWeYzftAT3/s320/Take%20charge%209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I add appointments, trips and due dates and online purchases to my calendar. I like to add things to remember in the notes section.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIjccZ1eYqmHGWeKRk6rvLh-_mZ7k0VV3bPeEOXxOo9SVhYOGmPnfHoiMRw9aW5pPZSna5UXsgt9-B-zDwt5qZhVdVrmDdt0uEdrD2Okg93YRdOUY4nPvO2IBui2Zzu52HvvAFfEfiGOZ0ajDyFMLbXG59hnlf7S7vB4UQsT-7-yA3jr4P_mP58vJ/s2388/Take%20charge%2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIjccZ1eYqmHGWeKRk6rvLh-_mZ7k0VV3bPeEOXxOo9SVhYOGmPnfHoiMRw9aW5pPZSna5UXsgt9-B-zDwt5qZhVdVrmDdt0uEdrD2Okg93YRdOUY4nPvO2IBui2Zzu52HvvAFfEfiGOZ0ajDyFMLbXG59hnlf7S7vB4UQsT-7-yA3jr4P_mP58vJ/w640-h390/Take%20charge%2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I journal on pages after the calendar. You can add a page for every day. Add photos. Create your to do list.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQvHBhbV_Pu0hCHEKB4tGavgqgZN9udapzYqLRGV_um60mQCmnZBVnKw1T-bkhfU2BoZsNLAH49PeSBREZfIuT9oD7-0tkv5l9YZCfEYoeVK7bXAriZKNSfFPR6hfYizR4VyyRSPHxBvMlLH7fIEn3luW1VUo5CEXpyOhz6iKsNM9NAIRkZESoyWq/s2388/Take%20charge%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQvHBhbV_Pu0hCHEKB4tGavgqgZN9udapzYqLRGV_um60mQCmnZBVnKw1T-bkhfU2BoZsNLAH49PeSBREZfIuT9oD7-0tkv5l9YZCfEYoeVK7bXAriZKNSfFPR6hfYizR4VyyRSPHxBvMlLH7fIEn3luW1VUo5CEXpyOhz6iKsNM9NAIRkZESoyWq/w640-h390/Take%20charge%2014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once you download your notebook and save it into your app you need to make a duplicate so you can go ahead and do your custom setup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Swipe through the pages so you know what is available. There is a Sunday or Monday start for the calendars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Go to page thumbnail view and start to delete the pages you don't want. Click on the page if you need to check which one it is, then go back to the thumbnail view and delete it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz4d0pcYXdT-D0-3LjlWDaqvUwIf_hMffwByOJsIurHZkxXwZhOpw_EuCq_MTksVYslze34PKbqTS50eMOdavT2IrqWeTi_IJAXaUKE9n-bRbq6UUpKIofF_wMzG-T3h58IxjmVwvNyuSMCshy7HXxNTn5d33Epile4RCfYXGcymrUxDtZJMzMk8I/s2388/Take%20charge%201.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2388" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz4d0pcYXdT-D0-3LjlWDaqvUwIf_hMffwByOJsIurHZkxXwZhOpw_EuCq_MTksVYslze34PKbqTS50eMOdavT2IrqWeTi_IJAXaUKE9n-bRbq6UUpKIofF_wMzG-T3h58IxjmVwvNyuSMCshy7HXxNTn5d33Epile4RCfYXGcymrUxDtZJMzMk8I/s320/Take%20charge%201.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7BQpCMIcvUToZhys5mh6SsdwnNtgB1KbSX3G6cwndQXQM1PNhZiqV9-hbEV53RmhsUW6usz5VJM7tccE3MuXUGYfPAoUyhmknf0eCFWYaHuKcDIN2CW6IzfZJxK2-y099VfiT1VTwKFE3D_rF4d5HFYR2jKDjx-HDwYLmRLeYnGjXvdwxLv-h-m4/s2388/Take%20charge%202.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2388" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7BQpCMIcvUToZhys5mh6SsdwnNtgB1KbSX3G6cwndQXQM1PNhZiqV9-hbEV53RmhsUW6usz5VJM7tccE3MuXUGYfPAoUyhmknf0eCFWYaHuKcDIN2CW6IzfZJxK2-y099VfiT1VTwKFE3D_rF4d5HFYR2jKDjx-HDwYLmRLeYnGjXvdwxLv-h-m4/s320/Take%20charge%202.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once you start using your planner it's easy to get to the current calendar page by using this thumbnail view. You don't need tabs and links.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGv3LUjrq0SLY1UuplP1uv9vuBhAavuxF8a221wIJLM4fW3fwzqHAqCyE_JtW-yyRWKPdymKd6bGsa1sczLsQJXrbNxeee7WyjKXBlTX6oxd-BRBCm7xMVJPzIEX55Pn8A2HVGAf8YI_CZG2eKtsaoW_cK-SWxjPazWbCiN5wBeh1nkkREINr5VUw/s2388/Take%20charge%204.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2388" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGv3LUjrq0SLY1UuplP1uv9vuBhAavuxF8a221wIJLM4fW3fwzqHAqCyE_JtW-yyRWKPdymKd6bGsa1sczLsQJXrbNxeee7WyjKXBlTX6oxd-BRBCm7xMVJPzIEX55Pn8A2HVGAf8YI_CZG2eKtsaoW_cK-SWxjPazWbCiN5wBeh1nkkREINr5VUw/s320/Take%20charge%204.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Never forget your appointments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Always have special dates at your fingertips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Plan and organise your life and know that you are creating the future you want for yourself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Journal about your dreams and gratitude and celebrate as you look back and tick off one goal after another.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Writing things down has changed my life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been creating my future one goal at a time. Every now and then I look back a year or two in my journals and I am amazed that the things I considered dreams and goals back then are my reality now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Try it for yourself by getting a simple digital planner and let your dreams become reality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Set it up to work for you:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Make a copy and keep the original clean</li><li>Customise your copy to suit you</li><li>Add dates to your calendar and write in your journal pages</li></ol><div>I added the year to my cover page.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY0T5VnI1b5YrsK4IW_12YyqoIfOY2StBpKTQYajh_D3ClCjOIe4hFvyjbYAGjgW3uMRR3ZLimE3kACkJr49lCWmM58trNVebHHk_XlFoqVu0sprsqVBgZ8-k70NwW9gS07N2QHAO7sRPcTqGqoyGVhc91E1tabBdR8haG8LPwmGDFugAr_YZWnCp/s2388/Take%20charge%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2388" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY0T5VnI1b5YrsK4IW_12YyqoIfOY2StBpKTQYajh_D3ClCjOIe4hFvyjbYAGjgW3uMRR3ZLimE3kACkJr49lCWmM58trNVebHHk_XlFoqVu0sprsqVBgZ8-k70NwW9gS07N2QHAO7sRPcTqGqoyGVhc91E1tabBdR8haG8LPwmGDFugAr_YZWnCp/s320/Take%20charge%208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>There is no better time to start planning your life than now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/990728686/digital-planner-notebook-variety-of?click_key=df3bf0933666097ac9cc1775be662058a0316fcb%3A990728686&click_sum=64d7939a&ref=shop_home_active_10" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Get you planner here</span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/990728686/digital-planner-notebook-variety-of?click_key=df3bf0933666097ac9cc1775be662058a0316fcb%3A990728686&click_sum=64d7939a&ref=shop_home_active_10" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="494" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNMDDIkg2zb9mxoUVEnyw65GwgugeSzTFmGelqmNRH6IcQpquNuxa4_ZfKluJlsxsnt-GgHjmLx8k2pqiJXMq_GPIdk4p3XPJYk0H1nhLLq3fsKw0CAbLXMY8xO768cJUZHWr9dpWmm5JduAJuuYqh4hnmzTESTRDZHAG6hPp4mJ1WdkI6G0WY17z/s320/yes%20please.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Planning,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Val</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-68334329199419385792022-03-17T17:41:00.002+10:002022-03-17T17:49:28.644+10:00How journaling increases my self-confidence<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1142807074/cat-theme-digital-journal-mindful?click_key=346f57420ddb840696023f67d8c07f717378311b%3A1142807074&click_sum=ab135496&ref=shop_home_feat_4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikcfXon0Y2joa9gg963jp9Tn6GgRyOEL3kDwGVx6I8MKtP4lJUtOo9egFpOt2VDz1nv3voSz66qzJd9r2Py6ut-HdsIUbZEULOSYkmXMihPAUrPVLdNCTeWvxnArj2GaI822JqN9UWZ9vwViBGt5f0lGLdJnLTu2PbkdShpBBR9L7_7iGPPE5PeSFC=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I have 3 big areas that are the cornerstones of everything I do each day.<p></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Personal Growth</li><li>Home and Garden Growth</li><li>Business Growth</li></ol><div>These are pretty broad but they keep me on track because the things I choose to do either fit into the big vision or they don't. It's pretty black and white.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like right now - writing about my big vision areas helps me with personal growth. I am strengthening my belief that having a vision or life purpose and focusing on it is producing a positive impact on how I think about myself.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgGM0B7i6u5NV7WO5Fv04S1MzY1n_DkDCzs-o_TKMDivs4c-NlgQ4lU2AKbV8tCjezvOhU1Uo_eGiAbnjOjXUO9xteRHPyaN6HjYQvoO6wGSjeW9HjMdxFL_Q8A4QmCPoVxVj1-Cm7Mnf63PfcIYiWUoZZM9ihxFj0y6VrTNHIELHDTKWVe1Pm7Dc=s3514" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3514" data-original-width="3514" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgGM0B7i6u5NV7WO5Fv04S1MzY1n_DkDCzs-o_TKMDivs4c-NlgQ4lU2AKbV8tCjezvOhU1Uo_eGiAbnjOjXUO9xteRHPyaN6HjYQvoO6wGSjeW9HjMdxFL_Q8A4QmCPoVxVj1-Cm7Mnf63PfcIYiWUoZZM9ihxFj0y6VrTNHIELHDTKWVe1Pm7Dc=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Writing about this in my public blog leads to personal growth and business growth for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wanting to buy a mindset journal instead of using the ones I have created does not align with any of my big vision areas. Looking at other journals on the market fuels my thoughts of self-doubt. If I buy one it goes against my goal of saving more and spending less. If I keep looking, I procrastinate about writing this blog. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggjlUkmRCAC8bi3O-sJQK2Tp-5Nx3mwsEBsXO99FGnBiS5WyDcVUO-l8rTI9uXLMdWS_IswyACu74M7MeSIryvFJn3KevYzMGQtoaN0t8tEDQXaUgL_j2KNsFkBZjD1MiOOgqV00-RBwu2-NDSY8msIfNK6lJM5_84d0vjXpcMfGsbWRPkVP1rqBPK=s5184" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggjlUkmRCAC8bi3O-sJQK2Tp-5Nx3mwsEBsXO99FGnBiS5WyDcVUO-l8rTI9uXLMdWS_IswyACu74M7MeSIryvFJn3KevYzMGQtoaN0t8tEDQXaUgL_j2KNsFkBZjD1MiOOgqV00-RBwu2-NDSY8msIfNK6lJM5_84d0vjXpcMfGsbWRPkVP1rqBPK=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Just being aware that some of the things I want to do will have a negative impact on my life makes me feel more in control. I have to choose rather than just let things happen. I have a choice about what my future self will be.</div><div><br /></div><div>I chose to sit down and follow my plan for working on growing my digital planner shop. Knowing this is a good choice makes me feel successful. When I tick off the tasks I have listed regarding my digital planner business I feel successful again. Each small success builds my confidence. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp7uQcdwMo1GBa7ERYamyKYEUh99LWnT97GZrUtvmIZlprQh32uxaVshgFJUqCKvmogjfDLRrCeReVuKCfd2kt2TvDbbGwsDyMAWRjOCbq3bjrHNuR4doQ_5QiYv7w7aiHE6oGwNjQngJ9-KPEw4sxhVx2kjSGnR-Ui4kmeTavqjut5hD_5wxJUsnZ=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp7uQcdwMo1GBa7ERYamyKYEUh99LWnT97GZrUtvmIZlprQh32uxaVshgFJUqCKvmogjfDLRrCeReVuKCfd2kt2TvDbbGwsDyMAWRjOCbq3bjrHNuR4doQ_5QiYv7w7aiHE6oGwNjQngJ9-KPEw4sxhVx2kjSGnR-Ui4kmeTavqjut5hD_5wxJUsnZ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That's what confidence is. The knowledge that you have been successful at something in the past along with the increasing surety that you will continue to be successful in the future.</div><div><br /></div><div>I spent a few months trialing my Mindful Cat Journal and I found that the titled pages for morning, evening and highlights really made me want to fill it in. If I couldn't think of 4 highlights I added some gratitude.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKTHG2LnQJm56NU7puYqhONRmtd_JgWpCYEQ0JD1-8t9LkdMzM_JftrJ_oCT06G8tldc8-au-g_feBliuTe85D-u0t-z3fsHRW3O_lvFYZfW_4etAZdSCa_LROBDE4L5PnTrzaph-R98VqkgKoaQajq0egfVcZuUxQvf-eJ2Nw3Ryx1R5ciHjCt_b8=s1322" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1061" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKTHG2LnQJm56NU7puYqhONRmtd_JgWpCYEQ0JD1-8t9LkdMzM_JftrJ_oCT06G8tldc8-au-g_feBliuTe85D-u0t-z3fsHRW3O_lvFYZfW_4etAZdSCa_LROBDE4L5PnTrzaph-R98VqkgKoaQajq0egfVcZuUxQvf-eJ2Nw3Ryx1R5ciHjCt_b8=s320" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG8xbl6SZAl2ChbvVb-PdPLETLs8ihHUsY5q4EtxA7W7_f_uesSadtTjIYHJpMpte3s-JJ2D2-VZhydTgVT7ajmIvQP58cMN472rMRs_pIZFEr3SxDJqxnnIPRwpGy6s9PFCYbfgdAZzR1L1iUTiiRBMBdq_nYIQM3HPJh3OBIQLL2fCtWH44JoGcl=s1048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="1048" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG8xbl6SZAl2ChbvVb-PdPLETLs8ihHUsY5q4EtxA7W7_f_uesSadtTjIYHJpMpte3s-JJ2D2-VZhydTgVT7ajmIvQP58cMN472rMRs_pIZFEr3SxDJqxnnIPRwpGy6s9PFCYbfgdAZzR1L1iUTiiRBMBdq_nYIQM3HPJh3OBIQLL2fCtWH44JoGcl=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just by accident I copied the regular journal for my March journal. It just has one page for each day with no special headings.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBUgmjWRtK71XjAZV21dCvrmbCKnNfmxh2HpliQmJO-wZX-qdl7DvtIs0DFNIVakuLl5nsXygwbfJr8ETVISqJEsKuTtGUlyyK1lN52UVz4mjlwRXXzuuhVHBlqLOp3OdRgAE-ZLuXlg6NJ1fZoGmyvB_9gmeJqKHzmRjP8gxJn3hJh8LnCul7uTEI=s1638" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="1052" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBUgmjWRtK71XjAZV21dCvrmbCKnNfmxh2HpliQmJO-wZX-qdl7DvtIs0DFNIVakuLl5nsXygwbfJr8ETVISqJEsKuTtGUlyyK1lN52UVz4mjlwRXXzuuhVHBlqLOp3OdRgAE-ZLuXlg6NJ1fZoGmyvB_9gmeJqKHzmRjP8gxJn3hJh8LnCul7uTEI=s320" width="206" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I've been struggling to do an evening post and I found it hard to find the highlights when I was doing my weekly reviews. Some days I forgot to do highlights and when I did write them down they just blended in with the rest of the writing so I had to read and search for the highlights making it harder to make myself fill them in on the review.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZnVsdTVB9wzA3gddWfQLelWEAGzEPLkc-zX-6Br2PwXt2cvDLd30VJyhYgkrVOTVYtbmhKecM6tOSP1nSk_MHNZBg0YYvdy4Wt9lp3ugrbjQd_IwKO-8AmFRUK1TRh8aFrjUG5yJkyxveyHa9-3UzBpp0uisrLYMw-acQmiL1P_OB44JA288p1Sax=s1314" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1052" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZnVsdTVB9wzA3gddWfQLelWEAGzEPLkc-zX-6Br2PwXt2cvDLd30VJyhYgkrVOTVYtbmhKecM6tOSP1nSk_MHNZBg0YYvdy4Wt9lp3ugrbjQd_IwKO-8AmFRUK1TRh8aFrjUG5yJkyxveyHa9-3UzBpp0uisrLYMw-acQmiL1P_OB44JA288p1Sax=s320" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div>The daily highlights page makes it easy to review my week.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, how does journaling increase my confidence?</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I write about what I want to achieve in the day.</li><li>I write about what I did achieve during the day.</li><li>I summarise my successes in the Daily Highlights page.</li><li>At the end of the week I write down all my achievements for the week and celebrate by feeling great.</li><li>My confidence soars and I start the new week sure of new successes and so it goes.</li></ul><div>Get yourself a great digital journal right here:</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1142807074/cat-theme-digital-journal-mindful?click_key=346f57420ddb840696023f67d8c07f717378311b%3A1142807074&click_sum=ab135496&ref=shop_home_feat_4" target="_blank">Cat Theme Mindful Digital Journal</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1142807074/cat-theme-digital-journal-mindful?click_key=346f57420ddb840696023f67d8c07f717378311b%3A1142807074&click_sum=ab135496&ref=shop_home_feat_4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-vWMXnK5Fccpn0TFG_i2r_yN2rtzS_2RowLIp2YjJvK8JiDRoc7lq5YqbFr70XT3EeW_45z3I3hO2ZQd1j7pAEdAsQ8Zq16bBeZ9_ShaPx4HMwk0oDglZKttz2CVvwEls3Mmmi8kQkps147q7z_mwWfk5xx4Qyp1M7gBjVL-9AyCo2ljLn1iNwZvc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sign up to my newsletter to get access to some great digital notebooks and stickers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://eepurl.com/hORFTz" target="_blank">Click here to get access</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Here's to your own personal growth,</div><div>Val</div><div><br /></div><p></p><br />Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-83299423092597291852022-01-10T10:00:00.002+10:002022-01-10T10:03:33.846+10:00How to be creative and productive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjvBZSSz4CTUk1HkFR9a31E24SACVU4Xxd01f341XQh1O7t7c5WbTBIOpZq06C8bkyUIwliRcC3T3HO6gLCc9OVpZjbVCwg-yd5jE3-pD7JFyeZC_nU0KHtyl9P-UIsRC3osWw0nNtAjZvAJPM31k3kgI8IcmuWf6eD7RljCpcT2GCtbcEW4SV2nx6=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to be creative and productive" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjvBZSSz4CTUk1HkFR9a31E24SACVU4Xxd01f341XQh1O7t7c5WbTBIOpZq06C8bkyUIwliRcC3T3HO6gLCc9OVpZjbVCwg-yd5jE3-pD7JFyeZC_nU0KHtyl9P-UIsRC3osWw0nNtAjZvAJPM31k3kgI8IcmuWf6eD7RljCpcT2GCtbcEW4SV2nx6=w320-h320" title="How to be creative and productive" width="320" /></a></div><p>I am a dreamer.</p><p>I am happy with being a dreamer.</p><p>I came to grips with being a dreamer after reading about the different Meyer-Briggs personality types.</p><p>I am an INFP type. </p><p>Knowing more about what makes me tick has helped me create a plan of action for my year that I am comfortable following. It also felt good creating it.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>How I use my journal</u></h3><p>The beginning of my ideas starts in my head with massive amounts of information, possibilities and intentions.</p><p>I don't need to write in my journal to come up with a to do list or help me get my thoughts on paper.</p><p>I need a journal to get me writing. The act of writing with a pen slows my mind and helps me to decide where to start for the day.</p><p>I use my own digital journals and planners in Goodnotes. I created this journal with a page for the morning and a page for the evening because I find that I need to write more than just once in the day. I fill the morning page with how I feel and what I might like to do or how I slept and why. Sometimes I have a light bulb moment that needs to be recorded for future review.</p><p>I find it very useful to my personal growth to look back on my musings each week, each month and each year.</p><p>I have made the image big enough for you to read if you like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigS04UIvU2I7M7FSNtYkE_DPsLpCH9xgKYW4WnMjPbXaw8zeEj085zYeyMUXdw_cm4Wpfs0XYWSp3tyNxvPq6F3Yx9_uD9RzrLECO9pNj1M7RM-W5Dml9yn8G1f9AW3HPgjzgsGPkh6AeR1hL_cTkyFBcL1UM227ay04DkzzPzIG-8IdNBQ2ziVCAu=s2388" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="1668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigS04UIvU2I7M7FSNtYkE_DPsLpCH9xgKYW4WnMjPbXaw8zeEj085zYeyMUXdw_cm4Wpfs0XYWSp3tyNxvPq6F3Yx9_uD9RzrLECO9pNj1M7RM-W5Dml9yn8G1f9AW3HPgjzgsGPkh6AeR1hL_cTkyFBcL1UM227ay04DkzzPzIG-8IdNBQ2ziVCAu=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>How I use my vision boards</u></h3><p>I discovered recently that there was a different way to use the vision boards that suited me better. </p><p>I don't really need a vision board to create a picture of my dreams and goals. I seem to do that in my head all the time. I do like the process of sitting down and collecting up images or quotes or words that describe my dreams and goals but I don't need the visual reminder to look at later.</p><p>I guess the best way to describe my vision boards is like a snapshot of my brain. I start with the big picture and come up with lots of tasks that will eventually lead to the big vision. </p><p>I tend to interchange the terms vision and goal because of the way I think. The vision is my goal. Then I go straight to coming up with the tasks required to get there.</p><p>I have always tried to follow the accepted theory that you have a vision then you set up SMART goals then you break each goal into smaller tasks. I also felt like I was just doing it wrong because SMART goals seemed pointless to me. I now know that I am not thinking wrong, I am thinking differently.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTVXLjyakpwhUwClkdLPXS0-jzcseE3C5ei_nWYTgamuDtcJczXgINMiWCcVAeAGn584cgy2QEsz0R-AAjsVbaV2oLUXzMIu2T9-hGn9sHZHUL5nvsfhjVw7EPmiPtJFYEC5Z8flwOCjTYh0Ft9f98w20_lwYkYFK74rF9fxWb1aZmXesY7G69YDRa=s2388" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="1668" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTVXLjyakpwhUwClkdLPXS0-jzcseE3C5ei_nWYTgamuDtcJczXgINMiWCcVAeAGn584cgy2QEsz0R-AAjsVbaV2oLUXzMIu2T9-hGn9sHZHUL5nvsfhjVw7EPmiPtJFYEC5Z8flwOCjTYh0Ft9f98w20_lwYkYFK74rF9fxWb1aZmXesY7G69YDRa=w280-h400" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beauty of using a digital planner is that I can enlarge it to write then shrink it down to see the overall image. I like the big picture vision that I can see as a concrete image when I shrink the page to full view.</div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>I am not a purist when it comes to setting goals</u></h3><p>The accepted terms for making progress in my life tend to get all mixed together. If I stop and think about how I label things I come up with these definitions.</p><p><b>Vision/Goal</b>: Taking an area of my life and dreaming about how I could change and improve. (Accepted term would be VISION) </p><p><b>Projec</b>t: I divide the life areas into 3 related topics. (Accepted term would be GOAL)</p><p><b>Task</b>: Any action or series of actions that will move me towards completing a project. (Many of my tasks would be considered PROJECTS)</p><p><b>Planning</b>: Creating tasks that will lead me towards my vision.</p><p><b>Productivity</b>: Doing the tasks that will enable me to complete a project.</p><p><b>Review and adjust</b>: Make sure the tasks I am doing are part of the plan. Add to the vision board as ideas pop up. Tick off what I have been doing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7xOgcfJ6wFelzRpsATrkMp-yfCruSinQupATjXT_IHLWFCnr8_AcXnYMgVf6NNjlPHyWNiMM_E8yt0XzdVxl2mBPffV4_Vg7Oc-gqNG0CXxgFi-ovNh8osg7OJq2Lo_sjQ7X2NslotKg_ACT6HUAP8XkFs4gD70LwG_KaYNzygmT4A5ptI92rQo86=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7xOgcfJ6wFelzRpsATrkMp-yfCruSinQupATjXT_IHLWFCnr8_AcXnYMgVf6NNjlPHyWNiMM_E8yt0XzdVxl2mBPffV4_Vg7Oc-gqNG0CXxgFi-ovNh8osg7OJq2Lo_sjQ7X2NslotKg_ACT6HUAP8XkFs4gD70LwG_KaYNzygmT4A5ptI92rQo86=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>How I organise my to do list</u></h3><div><br /></div><div>I used to think I had to have a traditional to do list in order to be productive.</div><div>I used to think I had to have my top 3 written down for each day.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am naturally a creative person. I am always thinking of things to do and they get analysed constantly.</div><div></div><blockquote><div><i>(As an aside - this is why I need to be still in order to replenish my energy. I have to basically turn my brain off in order to relax properly. Lunch with friends just doesn't do it.)</i></div></blockquote><div>To be productive on any given day I need a focus. Top 3 doesn't matter to me. My focus is usually to move forward on a variety of tasks/projects.</div><div><br /></div><div>You might say that I should just put the tasks I intend doing that day on my "to do" list as 1, 2, 3.</div><div>This is probably where my way of thinking doesn't fit perfectly with a job that requires reporting to a team about my linear completion of set tasks. Because I like to skip about and work in zig zags it is difficult to convince a boss that I am actually going anywhere. Most bosses want to see progress from milestone to milestone in a lock step fashion.</div><div><br /></div><div>I like to work on several related projects and tasks in an order that is logical to me. This doesn't mean I can't report my progress in a way that satisfies the boss. I means that I have to expend a lot of energy arranging my progress into a form that the boss will accept. Frustrating at the least.</div><blockquote><div><i>(As an aside - after many years working for said bosses I am happy to say that I am retired from my job and now I do work that is related to my life purpose in a way that suits me.)</i></div></blockquote><p><span></span>This is what my to do list looks like. It takes shape over several days and when the page is full or finished I start a new page. You might think that it just looks like less of tasks in boxes but the magic is in the detail.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuM4mc6vXO0mTGgkzHvdJGKEHyK5EnuTi1vFjT5vRhIqx1BI6kxJX1vtzQc8dThrQ9uU7CwdqX7KgB-S8lafGSb9riN5BTruENqv344BGcK6eGK-zA7mDzCMqBl4AeC9RZzROdVjkBwc8ZOeAZkA0_RbTwUMSMoLcZ0NFfUOALPlopTlbil-OeMss=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuM4mc6vXO0mTGgkzHvdJGKEHyK5EnuTi1vFjT5vRhIqx1BI6kxJX1vtzQc8dThrQ9uU7CwdqX7KgB-S8lafGSb9riN5BTruENqv344BGcK6eGK-zA7mDzCMqBl4AeC9RZzROdVjkBwc8ZOeAZkA0_RbTwUMSMoLcZ0NFfUOALPlopTlbil-OeMss=w320-h240" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>When you look past the boxes you can see that I have a thing that is more like one of those puzzles where you slide the square pieces around so you end up with a picture.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK7FbFc7PIvd8VK_UUVq5YkLOZ311Yd6pJ0uXzsL59Y-NQJJu6AdMIbC42Y3Brfk44oKoE4FBmXXRelLbut9EiL91zbyx5qyx0J58n3l0nCBFf9fnRP261jfdqYqUpposons2hjKYOCfA35CFzSkfdQjIUc9iQFiO4KUV9l2m8r_Fltt2gcEzLChPi=s922" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK7FbFc7PIvd8VK_UUVq5YkLOZ311Yd6pJ0uXzsL59Y-NQJJu6AdMIbC42Y3Brfk44oKoE4FBmXXRelLbut9EiL91zbyx5qyx0J58n3l0nCBFf9fnRP261jfdqYqUpposons2hjKYOCfA35CFzSkfdQjIUc9iQFiO4KUV9l2m8r_Fltt2gcEzLChPi=s320" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDqJTFLbTZCGQm-Xlo3MT8AzbtB1ePOUIr0xjoooNhsAVdTbWTYk0ndznDIUlsKgzeopF9G7rhfgdIOftR8hnXK62J_EkUXWpZEk1znoJvJNBY1q0dR0FXjjZ9vapVn_pHcIJaehen0PZEdbPUiiAQ4yjLOvKs-ImRMpbI5Vt-_cQMsB0u06FHUUZh=s2304" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2304" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDqJTFLbTZCGQm-Xlo3MT8AzbtB1ePOUIr0xjoooNhsAVdTbWTYk0ndznDIUlsKgzeopF9G7rhfgdIOftR8hnXK62J_EkUXWpZEk1znoJvJNBY1q0dR0FXjjZ9vapVn_pHcIJaehen0PZEdbPUiiAQ4yjLOvKs-ImRMpbI5Vt-_cQMsB0u06FHUUZh=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Imagine showing this to your boss to show what you got done. There are no little squares with ticks in them or lists of tasks with a line through them. There aren't even any coloured outlines. I just put those on the image to make my process clearer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking at the red set of 4 boxes in the middle I have arrows from the top corner to the other boxes. </div><div><br /></div><div>The top box has a cross through it which means I have done that task. </div><div>The other three boxes have circles round them from my review the day before yesterday. They are not done. </div><div>They also have the blue asterisk in them from yesterday meaning they still have to be done with a little more urgency. They are holding up the next step in a bigger project.</div><div><br /></div><div>I only have 4 big vision goals so it is easy for me to know that the project being held up is the automated email sequence in Mailchimp for my newsletter subscribers. Automating business processes is my big vision.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Task completed</u></h3><div>I enjoyed analysing how I think about my work. I have a strong purpose in life and I love what I am doing.</div><div>Thank you for reading. I hope you find some useful insights into your own productivity successes or failures.</div><div>I am about to put a cross through the <u>Blog on setting goals</u> task on my desk planner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's to a successful life,</div><div>Val</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. </div><div>I forgot to add in the picture I took of my desk area. I have found it very energising to sit at a desk that just has the essentials on it. There is a pencil jar of coloured pens out of shot on the left that I use for my planner page.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVKnoSTm_MAXYpNmb709wQBzH6SATnhqzDW51Xysoff5YWCMMI6re1AIdQkC7nZAAhTI4DcOYtHX3UjYmszjONQFoT8ASoL5XnE57wDh_voBOmCMBQuGcV6M4eMxKw3iIkZ1WTfD26iKji0OaWboNMQv2XTOUwTUhPdYw8cwPmabDGepXDFyfGqT1a=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVKnoSTm_MAXYpNmb709wQBzH6SATnhqzDW51Xysoff5YWCMMI6re1AIdQkC7nZAAhTI4DcOYtHX3UjYmszjONQFoT8ASoL5XnE57wDh_voBOmCMBQuGcV6M4eMxKw3iIkZ1WTfD26iKji0OaWboNMQv2XTOUwTUhPdYw8cwPmabDGepXDFyfGqT1a=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-15916771545865305032021-04-30T18:55:00.000+10:002021-04-30T18:55:53.013+10:00How I use my digital journal and planner<p>My digital planner journey has been like a roller coaster ride.</p><p>I am learning to draw in Procreate. I am learning to create PDFs and templates in Canva. I am watching classes Skillshare.</p><p>While doing all this I am using my digital journal to make notes and record ideas and write about my progress and plans.</p><p>This is a page from my journal: It is so easy to add photos</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcgHwuWqDsTTu_qW-jPd5v6WCn0folnLsopqQxtNPKm0_MMQICdJfg8Q8IWEIuahZgFUJ90Xl6r-cJaW22-MOPSECJkZehZVwWLbvvl5GxsrUmKKbsYSuqyMa-uSJlZ-X28-HOdLJv5k/s2048/1+journal.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcgHwuWqDsTTu_qW-jPd5v6WCn0folnLsopqQxtNPKm0_MMQICdJfg8Q8IWEIuahZgFUJ90Xl6r-cJaW22-MOPSECJkZehZVwWLbvvl5GxsrUmKKbsYSuqyMa-uSJlZ-X28-HOdLJv5k/s320/1+journal.PNG" /></a></div><br /><p>I use my digital planner to mark in important dates. I also use my weekly page to write my focus for the week and write in what I am grateful for. I also keep track of my achievements. I log my receipts for personal and business items and I add in notes to self like an image of a shop page with something I want to save for.</p><p>This is a page from my planner: I had just finished making my Spring sticker set!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FQKQC5XyVd57Y6qp2JHSvoPfOe9sC6SSc37_qCgWAAUBn3N3abapIAYM3rJPs_gZdJN68Mc8FRzT1bJDQ4erUjHyNHikK3r_sqL86LGddfBRzPRbaa9WnFzzSEg77I3SMjrS8PEgPJA/s2048/1+planner.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FQKQC5XyVd57Y6qp2JHSvoPfOe9sC6SSc37_qCgWAAUBn3N3abapIAYM3rJPs_gZdJN68Mc8FRzT1bJDQ4erUjHyNHikK3r_sqL86LGddfBRzPRbaa9WnFzzSEg77I3SMjrS8PEgPJA/s320/1+planner.PNG" /></a></div><br /><p>I use the monthly page and the weekly pages. I don't have a use for the daily pages. </p><p>I love that it doesn't matter how messy or crowded the page is. It is so easy to move and resize and delete items. If I need to write something on one of the days I can just delete or move the stickers.</p><p>I just finished designing an open book style planner. Being retired I find I don't need to squeeze in lots of meetings or deadlines so I find the open book design nice to use because it looks like a book. </p><p>The smaller pages just look nice. You can insert the calendar pages into this notes book or you can add them to the Planner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGrtd7fQqYIR6Ex8ysAbm5M4SyZeKDck2X73EJuHZDKGjTWLfF6TZ4z4J1F471jnprnxB2_I9yYNMyWjhRF67a7caZr3Mecd4eQ1Od44VSMEmfqnTJezdpaEv3vPVh25HkH4FLqNU4ag/s2048/IMG_5094.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGrtd7fQqYIR6Ex8ysAbm5M4SyZeKDck2X73EJuHZDKGjTWLfF6TZ4z4J1F471jnprnxB2_I9yYNMyWjhRF67a7caZr3Mecd4eQ1Od44VSMEmfqnTJezdpaEv3vPVh25HkH4FLqNU4ag/s320/IMG_5094.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO0jf6Owq4HU2sng3YYHbxWMehRh9vKOnLskNQnbMBM5wSCIo62hmEXjtu1Wr5n-XL7nrP0JY4m6bNXjynk5t-0OUUIfql6ZC18cckmE8OGiSObsLgKGRtpveRr-qNTK0CnOpuDqgS1s/s2048/IMG_5095.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO0jf6Owq4HU2sng3YYHbxWMehRh9vKOnLskNQnbMBM5wSCIo62hmEXjtu1Wr5n-XL7nrP0JY4m6bNXjynk5t-0OUUIfql6ZC18cckmE8OGiSObsLgKGRtpveRr-qNTK0CnOpuDqgS1s/s320/IMG_5095.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV8_NdizFpcqMNHCRGWZNRs84KD8A3LGXZMDSF1yiKY6k0PmFaYqRVOEbPm11bEh2lrPNLFJm8lNjaArBBrqXXoViTu0qUx9urQybXk48wKckFWM3EEM5OQ0fdK8Z3Bezr3NlzGljxj8/s2048/IMG_5096.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV8_NdizFpcqMNHCRGWZNRs84KD8A3LGXZMDSF1yiKY6k0PmFaYqRVOEbPm11bEh2lrPNLFJm8lNjaArBBrqXXoViTu0qUx9urQybXk48wKckFWM3EEM5OQ0fdK8Z3Bezr3NlzGljxj8/s320/IMG_5096.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The planner in my shop has blank monthly pages starting with Monday or Sunday and notes pages with dots or lines in various combinations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I plan to use the same background for a little collection of books so the covers can be changed around and the pages can be mixed however you choose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have started with this planner and will offer the blue My Notes one soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/990728686/digital-planner-notebook-variety-of?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">You can find it in my shop.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/990728686/digital-planner-notebook-variety-of?ref=shop_home_active_2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="2518" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5TgpBZlJf2r-Z5jAj6b31bn-kaqrtRSTMBns-NuwMb6Z5qewZ0_VR681riLEf7Ret1ndSdcDCgJsyMiJDrwkmSeC_QFZ56-fQW812As_qJi_dnNRDJMYeNiNbLedsEYNwSSOAukxVkY/w400-h199/1+Pink+planner.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy Planning and Journaling,</p><p>Val</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-85819573046809622232021-02-24T19:40:00.001+10:002021-02-24T19:40:16.037+10:00Organising my receipts with my digital planner<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5bD4mOJQ4x4CGt2CoPkbue2mtGyqBt27hP5I5CBN6Nii_B2Ba0ovF3Dv6jGz_cONreSItUlzRjWaXpogTuqPdUfPrawvMsVIna4CmSChfVaZzNF4U4YE24u8MraM-Gv8sAQadKzD_0Y/s2048/IMG_5029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5bD4mOJQ4x4CGt2CoPkbue2mtGyqBt27hP5I5CBN6Nii_B2Ba0ovF3Dv6jGz_cONreSItUlzRjWaXpogTuqPdUfPrawvMsVIna4CmSChfVaZzNF4U4YE24u8MraM-Gv8sAQadKzD_0Y/s320/IMG_5029.jpg" /></a></div><br />Until I got my digital planner I would have trouble deciding where to put things to keep them safe.<p></p><p>Only when I got my digital planner did I finally decide that I only needed digital copies of my receipts.</p><p>Until this year I felt that I had to have both paper and digital records but since most of my receipts are in email form I felt it was time to make all my receipts digital.</p><p>I now take photos of paper receipts and screen shots of receipts that were emailed to me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVu0Lb1-BAxc-7xdj0O0R8r3uV-M4tLWfNgVQqszktggcxwM6f1mx00Y9BrBKBvr1bQhTkS6Kz2co4_X7CHdJCO8c-XZYQaL8NXosrXE8RtkpImUBRZ8I91fl6NYuYfP6ijd1_itRcUU/s2048/IMG_5030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVu0Lb1-BAxc-7xdj0O0R8r3uV-M4tLWfNgVQqszktggcxwM6f1mx00Y9BrBKBvr1bQhTkS6Kz2co4_X7CHdJCO8c-XZYQaL8NXosrXE8RtkpImUBRZ8I91fl6NYuYfP6ijd1_itRcUU/s320/IMG_5030.jpg" /></a></div><p>It is such a relief to have finally made this decision. I am of an age where keeping receipts in a box or folder was the only way to keep them. Times have changed and I have finally moved on.</p><p>Using my digital planner to keep my receipts in order is so easy and convenient.</p><p>I use the Monthly Spending pages to keep receipts for my business supplies and personal purchases.</p><p>Each month I select those pages in Goodnotes and export them as a PDF to save in the cloud and on my desktop. I feel safe that I will be able to access them when I need them. However, I have weighed up the chances that Apple cloud will disappear compared to my house burning down and destroying paper items. The likelyhood of either happening is slim.</p><p>So how do I do it?</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>I take screen shots of my emails so they end up in Photos.</li><li>I then go to my planner Spendings page and add the screen shot to the relevant page.</li><li>I then fill out the index page with the item and cost and date.</li></ol><div><br /></div><p></p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XCW9XRDTueE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-45891634274181229152021-02-18T11:26:00.006+10:002021-02-18T11:26:51.833+10:00Crafting the perfect digital planner<h3 style="text-align: left;">Looking for the perfect planner</h3><p>There is probably no such thing as the perfect planner - digital or otherwise.</p><p>However, I have spent a couple of months working out how best to include space for all the things I want to record.</p><p>Some of these things are:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>appointments</li><li>receipts for things I buy for myself or the household</li><li>recipes I find in the Coles magazine</li><li>receipts for major bills</li><li>records for the payments of subscriptions</li><li>photos I take on my morning walk</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1k0QQp1wcds5wUsNCnhKmsDZ_pB4FCuf6Ku2pVEZSjmWmqlhjofYfZxoj97ByMeuuHBzYonZMq2l6G7agni-iU0i78zVlof7NnNW4kMHmGbVDAWjZ7ROKT-I_RgFEdss1GJl66oN2qo/s1824/Screen+Shot+2021-01-20+at+12.06.45+pm.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1356" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1k0QQp1wcds5wUsNCnhKmsDZ_pB4FCuf6Ku2pVEZSjmWmqlhjofYfZxoj97ByMeuuHBzYonZMq2l6G7agni-iU0i78zVlof7NnNW4kMHmGbVDAWjZ7ROKT-I_RgFEdss1GJl66oN2qo/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-01-20+at+12.06.45+pm.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>something I learnt about goal setting in the email I read this morning</li><li>an idea I have for a new doll dress pattern</li><li>things I am grateful for</li><li>a list of achievements for the week or month</li><li>cute doodles I drew in Procreate</li><li>a folder tree for the items I am creating for my digital planner shop</li></ul><div>My calendar section is a self contained 12 months. All dated for ease of use.</div><div>Wherever you are inside the calendar section you can click on the little house icon and get back to the first page with the whole year calendar.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRNgrqWkXQDbDTsbRsmzM_CTZZUfRMy8b3h4uVDbDacVtdOXZKzXETTe1yAnzkf7iLHYsRpEsSeA8JoH8pxY4k6FpJbSu1cd_0irhT0CEeudRVSb0Ff_MoxqCBSospUghY2ahsFnx1Qs/s1892/Screen+Shot+2021-01-19+at+4.47.22+pm.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRNgrqWkXQDbDTsbRsmzM_CTZZUfRMy8b3h4uVDbDacVtdOXZKzXETTe1yAnzkf7iLHYsRpEsSeA8JoH8pxY4k6FpJbSu1cd_0irhT0CEeudRVSb0Ff_MoxqCBSospUghY2ahsFnx1Qs/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-01-19+at+4.47.22+pm.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After spending every day for a while now using my digital planner I have come to the conclusion that tabs like a paper planner are not all that useful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I find it easier to go back to my documents sections and click on a new notebook for the thing that I want. I don't have to swap from pen to stylus which I find annoying. Just touch back to documents and touch the section notebook that you want.</div><div><br /></div>I have all the notebooks I am using for my planner marked as favourites to make them easy to find.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Being organised makes me happy</h3><div>Well... you get the idea. There are lots of little things that can make my life better if I have a place for them <b>and </b>I know where they are.</div><p></p><p>Something I tend to do a lot is start an idea that I want to come back to later. Trouble is, bits of paper get lost, journal pages get forgotten, space for more thoughts is used up for something else.</p><p>With a digital notebook I can put an idea on a page, list that idea in a contents page then add in as many pages as I need for that idea or future ideas. If I have a 31 page notebook with an index I can fill that notebook with 31 ideas and start a new notebook if I have more than 31 ideas and everything is sneatly aved in one place.</p><p>Here is one of my 31 page notebooks. This one has photo frame layout pages and is perfect for journaling every day of the month. You can export it each month as a PDF to keep in your iBooks. The quality of the photos and text is really good and it even prints out quite respectably.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsk5CRK1BrRMdjKi_mpnJbn1DsmUv7oROGZKZn8pvhwvh-76ztux9yh1mzbg5uEMjzhczbD4wlTFiDnPUkHTOP1q4fcazvBdFFUh1zpedyghua3xE-5qPVWpws1y09MNOCpM0_kd1Aok/s1894/Screen+Shot+2021-01-19+at+4.42.46+pm.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="1516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsk5CRK1BrRMdjKi_mpnJbn1DsmUv7oROGZKZn8pvhwvh-76ztux9yh1mzbg5uEMjzhczbD4wlTFiDnPUkHTOP1q4fcazvBdFFUh1zpedyghua3xE-5qPVWpws1y09MNOCpM0_kd1Aok/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-01-19+at+4.42.46+pm.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Use the index page to see what is inside with just a glance. No need to write something for every page but some pages will have items you want to come back to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4p3dWY-iwhH5bGls81g5UBW14nJ8nPrPfgOn7AOQLs-tWJgVN7FGj1prd5br5bj-rk_KxWbK888rLlHUxf-zcnymoADVWRIq-Id5EfobN1yNssDkcNnKxY8IKrDHeVLyqJnyo7JMnp8/s1898/Screen+Shot+2021-01-19+at+4.43.44+pm.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="1514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4p3dWY-iwhH5bGls81g5UBW14nJ8nPrPfgOn7AOQLs-tWJgVN7FGj1prd5br5bj-rk_KxWbK888rLlHUxf-zcnymoADVWRIq-Id5EfobN1yNssDkcNnKxY8IKrDHeVLyqJnyo7JMnp8/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-01-19+at+4.43.44+pm.png" /></a></div><br /><p>What I like about this is that it doesn't matter if I don't look at those ideas again for 6 months, 12 months or 3 years. I can store them in a Goodnotes folder called ideas and come back to them whenever I like.</p><p>If I have more than one note about the same idea I can easily bring them together too.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Choose the sections that you want</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I created my new planner with separate notebooks for each section.</li><li>I can easily insert extra pages.</li><li>At the end of the year I can store the notebooks into folders by section or by year.</li><li>To set up for the next year I just need a new dated planner notebook and copies of all the other sections that I already have saved in my clean copies folder.</li></ul><div>The sections that I use all the time are:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The calendar planner with dates and weekly pages and monthly expenses, goals, review.</li><li>The Bills and Budget notebook</li><li>The Recipe notebook </li><li>The Goals for 2021 notebook</li><li>The Daily Journal notebook</li><li>The Places to Visit notebook (for the day when I can feel safe on a plane again for domestic travel)</li></ul><div>I also have a notebook for my 5 year plans.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>With big titles for each book it is easy to open the one that I want. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Planning,</div><div>Val</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-63691434425796299852020-12-13T15:13:00.006+10:002021-02-16T07:54:32.514+10:00Digital sticker of Christmas baubles<p> I am venturing into the world of digital planners and digital stickers.</p><p>My planner is almost done.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH_B0SEnZx207dLnb9AojSjgJISxGiA05G9WUyJIvIOTAezdSJOUXEKANg3WSwMCvi9LE0ZiYX8dmX8yjtasqOMaEZ-fk56a0P4bWhiQ8kM1_RVDoDwqQXMRTLMbcX3x9lUMrQX9MxE0//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="1518" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH_B0SEnZx207dLnb9AojSjgJISxGiA05G9WUyJIvIOTAezdSJOUXEKANg3WSwMCvi9LE0ZiYX8dmX8yjtasqOMaEZ-fk56a0P4bWhiQ8kM1_RVDoDwqQXMRTLMbcX3x9lUMrQX9MxE0//" width="191" /></a></div><br />I plan to launch it December 16th 2020.<p></p><p>Look out for it in my Etsy shop.</p><p>This is my first go at digital stickers. It is such fun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFPGZ5CLIRFkbrJyxN6cSrIyqaTxdzOImItM2boUeckpPZTBpnMkAeEL_ioi5i15n_9iNQxDG_dvrPZfTy1Cs1rMrzPKnR1vUinpq-8vqZquZSwvNhFZLhguk_nbNl3mqwYk49qv7ZOw//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFPGZ5CLIRFkbrJyxN6cSrIyqaTxdzOImItM2boUeckpPZTBpnMkAeEL_ioi5i15n_9iNQxDG_dvrPZfTy1Cs1rMrzPKnR1vUinpq-8vqZquZSwvNhFZLhguk_nbNl3mqwYk49qv7ZOw//" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCFrHeHxt5Uf2ofhxTr9YLzpU0Z0ObFmY9kk2IUPT7eyXl0jvEgnXPrA_TtFxbeEuJT5YJ255LnugNFuA6nso7bZJNUy_nuKZxaB749EzF_v8gZQXTgd0GCnjqpfluGT-Dq2fzgMRAcs//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCFrHeHxt5Uf2ofhxTr9YLzpU0Z0ObFmY9kk2IUPT7eyXl0jvEgnXPrA_TtFxbeEuJT5YJ255LnugNFuA6nso7bZJNUy_nuKZxaB749EzF_v8gZQXTgd0GCnjqpfluGT-Dq2fzgMRAcs//" width="320" /></a></div><br />Happy Planning,<p></p><p>Val</p>Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-15065360354148566912018-06-20T21:11:00.001+10:002018-06-24T14:57:32.689+10:00Action Steps to Achieving Your Goals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love setting goals </h3>
It makes me really happy to gaze into the future and think about all the things I can achieve.<br />
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Do you set goals and then find that you lose motivation and get discouraged.<br />
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I am a real skinflint when it comes to paying for a mentor or success program. But I also don't need to make a living from my business and grow it to huge proportions. (I think anyone wanting to work a full time business needs to look at paid courses or mentorship.)<br />
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I get two free subscriptions to my inbox that provide me with <b>daily motivations and encouragement</b>. I write down the gems they provide in my <b>daily thoughts journal.</b><br />
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<a href="https://themindaware.lpages.co/daily-mantra/" target="_blank">Daily Mind Aware Mantra</a><br />
Sign up form<br />
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<a href="https://dd.darrenhardy.com/" target="_blank">Darren Daily by Darren Hardy</a><br />
This is his sign up site for the daily short video.<br />
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Today my daily Mind Aware Mantra was:<br />
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"I feel happy and alert"<br />
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My Daren Daily speale was about <b>Personal Brand</b>. I came away with<br />
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"What powerful, clear and positive idea do I want people to think when they think of me or my business name." </blockquote>
The word 'Happy' came to me first. I want people to feel happy when they think of me.<br />
I like the idea of my patterns not causing any problems. They come together easily and neatly and result in the customer being happy. My patterns provide potential for custom designs and are good value. My customer service is fast and efficient leaving my customers feeling happy and well served.<br />
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I sense that my customers feel this way but it is also something that I set out to achieve from the very beginning. I intuitively knew that "I" was my brand. I set out to be everything that I would want from someone when I am the customer.<br />
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Pretty heavy stuff but it really helps to be reminded of these things.<br />
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Getting back to actions steps....</h3>
I took action and subscribed to these emails because I needed little reminders that I was on the right track each day.<br />
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It's no good complaining that you have lost interest or can't get motivated. You need to do something about it if you want to achieve your goals.<br />
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I love anything to do with having a <b>positive mindset.</b><br />
With that in mind I was very receptive when I got an email from <a href="http://bookclientsnow.com/blog/" target="_blank">Robert Notter</a> (another subscription but this one only comes sometimes).<br />
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It was about "Shining Goals" and he explained the obvious. In order to achieve a goal you need to set up small steps that you follow each day and before you know it you have achieved your goal and maybe gone even further than you expected.<br />
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He reinforced the message from a past Darren Daily. "It is easier to reach your goal if you focus on the little steps that are easy to do. Don't focus on the big scary end goal. Just write it down, work out the steps then focus on the steps."<br />
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The exercise Robert Notter asked me to do.<br />
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<li>Pick a short term goal that I needed to achieve then write down like a brain storm all the steps or tasks that I needed to do to get the job done. </li>
<li>Put them in order by writing numbers next to them.</li>
<li>Work out the time frame for the goal then put dates next to each item.</li>
<li>Transfer all the tasks to my calendar</li>
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I said before that he explained the obvious. Every one knows how to set goals and what needs to be done to achieve them. How many people take action? How many people persevere to the end no matter how long it takes? </div>
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2 actions I have taken recently to keep myself motivated!</h3>
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<li>Write up and schedule the steps to get my newsletter out on time</li>
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3. Keep a journal or notebook documenting all the tips and motivating ideas.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love my little note book from Kikki K. I write my daily mantra<br />
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What can you take away from this blog post?</h3>
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<li>Think about the goals you want to achieve. </li>
<li>What actions steps have you taken lately to achieve your goals. </li>
<li>What more can you do?</li>
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If you don't have any goals written down yet you can download my free printable to help you get started. If you already have some big goals you can use this sheet to list some of those steps you need to take today or this week in order to get closer to those goals. I use this process for my big vision goals as well as my smaller 1 year or 1 month goals. I have used the beautiful elements from <a href="https://www.pixelscrapper.com/" target="_blank">Pixel Scrapper</a> to make it.</div>
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Do you want to make the most of your time? You can improve your ability to focus in just a few days by using a simple check list.<br />
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Better focus can be learned</h3>
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<li>Have a plan</li>
<li>Notice but don't react to distractions</li>
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You need to prepare for completing a task. I like to envisage what "finished" looks like. That way I can do some quick reviews during the allotted time and adjust my speed or effort. Putting in more effort for a short period of time is not any harder than working slowly for longer.<br />
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I love the feeling of achievement I get when I finish a task in the time I set. If it is part of a bigger project I feel very positive about the project if I know I am putting in lots of effort for each smaller task. I can see the finish line coming closer each day and I find that very rewarding.<br />
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When I have a big physical job to do I break it down and assign smaller tasks in 30 min blocks. Cleaning and organising goals can be achieved this way. This is how I managed to transform my sewing room into a nice place to work and create.<br />
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See what Kathy Vines has to say about "<a href="https://www.clevergirlorganizing.com/2016/01/focus-and-finish-the-keys-of-completing-organizing-projects/?doing_wp_cron=1523352149.2077789306640625000000" target="_blank">The Keys to Completing Organising Projects</a>"<br />
<a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/03/train-your-brain-for-monk-like-focus/" target="_blank">Here is a bit more</a> science on training your brain to focus<br />
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Constantly trying to focus can leave you fatigued</h3>
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<li>Forcing yourself to focus requires energy</li>
<li>The brain needs time to rest and recover</li>
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I am always amazed by the amount of energy that gets used up when you think. Somehow I think that thinking is just a passive task.<br />
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In this article on "<a href="https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-science-of-focus-and-how-to-improve-your-attention-span" target="_blank">The Two Brain Systems That Control Our Attention</a>" it is clear that trying to block out the distractions around you requires lots of effort. I know I feel my mind wandering all the time and I have to bring myself back on task quite often.<br />
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I now know that this is normal and is the way our brain works. With practice you can reduce the time you are distracted and also increase the time that you can focus.<br />
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Three ways to let your brain "rest" after periods of focus are:<br />
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<li>Meditate</li>
<li>Take a stroll in natural surroundings</li>
<li>Spend time on an enjoyable task so you loose track of time. This means your brain is not struggling to focus and is recovering from forced focus.</li>
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Set a time interval to stay focused</h3>
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<li>Use the <a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/07/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique/" target="_blank">Pomodoro method</a></li>
<li>No shorter than 30 mins</li>
<li>Take a few minutes break</li>
<li>Have a clear start and finish time</li>
<li>Have a clear picture of what "finished' looks like.</li>
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When training yourself to focus it is best to set a fairly short time interval to practise your focus. 30 mins is easy to accomplish. At the end of that interval take a short break to relax then do another focus interval.<br />
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<b>Have you set yourself a goal then pushed yourself to follow through only to give up without achieving your goal?</b><br />
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<b>Popularity of Micro Tasks</b></h3>
Did you know there is such a thing as micro task crowd sourcing? This involves one micro task and lots of people.<br />
I thought it was a brilliant idea that NASA had when it posted it's planet finding data online for thousands of people to sift through. A four planet star system was discovered in the data!<br />
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/multi-planet-system-found-through-crowdsourcing" target="_blank">Read more here</a> if you didn't see it on the news.<br />
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I love how things are evolving around the internet all the time!<br />
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I have recently realised that I was going about my To Do list the wrong way for me. I would put a seemingly ordinary task like "work on the newsletter" in my to do list and I would fit it between say breakfast and morning tea.<br />
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I would finish breakfast at varying times depending on when I finished my exercise routine for that day. So, at no specific time I would check my to do list and see "newsletter". I would then sit down at the computer and start work on the newsletter. After no set time I would think that I had done enough and go to have morning tea or lunch, depending on the time.<br />
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<li>I block out 2 hrs from 10am to 12pm</li>
<li>I start work and during the 2 hours I will start pacing myself faster to make sure I finish the sections I have listed.</li>
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I have created a <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B78YXjQN9g3EueAOQwn7K8QA8c4HAe26" target="_blank">Task List Printable</a></b> to help me organise my larger procedures. It takes a while to work out exactly what are the micro tasks involved in a bigger goal or project. </div>
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<li><i>Then break it down into "getting dressed", "having breakfast", "making lunches", "checking school bags".</i></li>
<li><i>Then each macro task can be broken down again. "put school clothes on the bedside chair the night before", "kids follow the bathroom checklist", "kids put all the school bag items on the floor next to the bag".</i></li>
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Now I am sitting at breakfast around 9 or 9.30 thinking, 'How nice, I have time to finish my second cup of tea'.</div>
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As I am writing this blog post it is just 11.30am. I set myself the tasks of designing a micro task check list printable and writing this blog post for my 2hr shift. I feel confident that I will finish in time. I have already designed the printable.</div>
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I now have 5 mins left to load my printable into Google Drive and put links in this post.</div>
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You can <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1B78YXjQN9g3EueAOQwn7K8QA8c4HAe26" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a> my handy Micro Task List now.<br />
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Experts agree that if you want to change your behaviour you have to change your beliefs. It is a bit like re-programming a computer.<br />
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Well, is it worth the effort? Does it work? I must say that based on my experience you can change your mindset gradually and begin to see the world through different eyes.</div>
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In order to change your mindset you have to uncover what it is that you believe deep down. I have many limiting beliefs that I am working on changing. How I viewed trying to lose weight was working against my goals. I hated the thought if not being able to eat all the foods I like.<br />
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Before I learnt about limiting beliefs I had spent several months creating Positive Affirmations. I would do my morning walk and say positive things like "I deserve to be fit and healthy" or "I am fit and healthy". </div>
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Once again I refer to Myrko Thum. <a href="http://www.myrkothum.com/how-to-change-self-limiting-beliefs/" target="_blank">Read what he writes about limiting beliefs.</a> I don't have any affiliation with him but I like his stuff and it is easier to just go to one site and get as much out of it as possible.</div>
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Positive affirmations are future thoughts relating to how you want your life to be.</div>
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<li>I am healthy and good looking</li>
<li>I am a good role model for my daughters</li>
<li>I exercise and meditate everyday</li>
<li>I eat healthy food 80% of the time</li>
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Some of my positive mindset thoughts that I refer to when I doubt myself are:</div>
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<li><b>I can do it </b><br />(replacing "I can't do this, it is too complicated")</li>
<li><b>I can't please everyone </b><br />(replacing "I have to do everything for everyone")</li>
<li><b>I have used my checklist to proof the file and done my best. </b><br />(replacing "I hope there aren't any mistakes" or "What if there is a mistake?")</li>
<li><b>I enjoy hearing from my customers and interested people. They must want to ask a question. </b>(replacing a physical flinch first then "Oh no, that's a convo. I hope it isn't a problem")</li>
<li><b>I have an eating plan in place. I will see results gradually the same as I do for my fitness. </b>(replacing "I'll never lose weight")</li>
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It is easy to make excuses. One of my limiting beliefs was "People will think I am nuts trying to change who I am. I'll keep it a secret."</div>
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I think you can see that I have made some progress with the way I think about changing my mindset. I have had interest and encouragement from a few friends and family, showing me that what I thought before wasn't the reality, it was just what I believed.</div>
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To make it easier for you to do something positive I have created a Mindset Worksheet. You can print off one for each of the areas of life listed by Myrko Thum or use your own goals and dreams that you are struggling to achieve.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my desk after tidying. I can see my little foxy and I get more light.</td></tr>
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A big goal I have set myself is to have a tidy sewing room in just over three months. The reward was there - space to work in and things in their place - but I didn't know where to fit the cleaning task time.<br />
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I thought about which habits are very strong now and here to stay. My morning routine is a series of tasks that are now like one big habit. I spent 3 months putting them in place. So what better way to create a 'room tidy habit' than to stack it inside my morning routine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the journal desk before. The things I don't use every day went onto the book shelf<br />and I feel a lot less cramped.<br /></td></tr>
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I decided on just 30 mins a day and I have placed it directly after my morning walk and before my morning meditation. This has been working really well. Gentle tidying after my walk lets me cool down and the meditation after lets me relax after intense focusing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know exactly what has to be done. These free printables are from<br />the Business Bakery. I am keeping to track. The two I missed are<br />for the third wardrobe insert that I can't afford yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I broke every section of the room into micro tasks. I had to make them<br />even smaller to fit into the 30 mins. I spend 3 days at least on each task in this list.</td></tr>
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I am doing the room tidy as a 100 days goal with some support from <a href="http://www.thebusinessbakery.com.au/" target="_blank">The Business Bakery</a>. We are up to day 40 as I write this and I haven't missed a day. There is no pressure to work for hours making huge changes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This second insert space had three boxes in it like the next space.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the boxes all emptied out. Well, they were all empty until I went to<br />Spotlight and bought several metres of fur. That box is stored under my desk now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second insert is in and starting to fill up.</td></tr>
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I know that I will get pretty close to a perfect result at the end of the 100 days if I just stick to my 30 mins a day. Because I am not hurrying I take time to ponder where things need to be stored so I don't have to move them again.<br />
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I posted about my cutting table on Facebook. It is so nice to nearly have it back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see that the top of the desk is my focus for now. The underneath is<br />a later task.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 4. Emptied some drawers and put the stationery bits in little boxes in the wardrobe unit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where I will keep the patterns I am working on instead of on the table.</td></tr>
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This is a big job but I feel quite relaxed about it because it just seems easy to do a little bit at a time. I am so pleased with how the room is looking and I feel much better too.<br />
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I hope my successes will inspire you to do a big project a tiny bit at a time. It doesn't matter how long it takes, you just need to get started and do a bit at a time. You don't need fancy work sheets. Just get a lined pad and start writing tasks down.<br />
What areas in your house could benefit from this type of makeover? Let me know in the comments.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Val<br />
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Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-53849700156013941932017-10-12T09:19:00.002+10:002017-10-12T09:20:57.703+10:00100 Days Journal: Being 100% Committed to the Process<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Failing is just a challenge</b><br />
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Several times I have attempted doing something for 100 days. I can't even remember if I finished the 100 days those times.<br />
I have been doing a lot of reading in order to work out what I need to do to get the result I want at the end of the 100 days.<br />
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<b>Keep your eye on the process</b><br />
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What I have learned is that I lost my way and failed to keep up the process. I am now 4 days into the 100 days process that will get the result I am after. I have not had a perfect run so far but I am 100% committed to the process. Just because my commitment slips one day doesn't mean the process is not working.<br />
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Everyday I read aloud my affirmation that I am 100% committed to doing what I have to in order to become the person I want to be.<br />
Everyday I write in my 100 day journal that I am 100% committed to the journey.<br />
I trust that the journey will lead to the desired result.<br />
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<b>Slowly building a habit</b><br />
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By making my affirmation everyday I am gradually building up my resistance to my old habits. By writing about my resolve in my 100 day journal everyday I am learning a new way to behave.<br />
On the backs of the pages I write about my resolve, my self discipline. I write in more detail about the temptations, why I gave in and how I can break the old habits.<br />
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<b>Take Immediate Action to Change Something in Your Life?</b><br />
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<li><b>I have been reading The Miracle Morning</b> and even though I know of most of the ideas in the book I find that reading them printed in a book makes them more real to me. The order and structure of the book help me get all my ideas in an order that makes them workable.</li>
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<li><b>I have also been reading 168 Hours.</b> This book is way above any time organising I need for my part time business and my retired lifestyle but I have found the week master plan perfect for enabling me to move forward with my business goals and my Life Vision goals regarding health, family and social life.</li>
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<li><b>I am just about at the end of my second Goal Journal from Kikki-K.</b> I have found this simple month by month journal perfect for getting my mind set in the right place. I am now ready to focus my mind on 1 goal for a set amount of time. Be it a week or a month. <br /><br />I know that being 100% committed while I am 100% focused will get me the results I desire. Working through the goal journal allows you to easily get into the habit of setting goals by asking you to focus on 4 goals a month. <br /><br />I took some of my long term goals and broke then down into monthly sections and put these as my monthly goals. Some goals where just month long short term goals for small projects I wanted to finish. <br /><br />The main thing is - I was getting in the habit of setting goals and following through for the month. I used the notes page to make weekly updates and reviews.</li>
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<b>I am developing a set of 100 day journal pages to sell as a digital download. They will be formatted for A5 paper and fit perfectly on Kikki-K personal planner pages.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Leave a comment</span> if you would like to know when it is available.</b></div>
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Stay Organised,<br />
Val</div>
Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-9709092650690256282016-11-01T17:19:00.000+10:002016-11-01T17:19:26.440+10:00Two Steps Forward One Step Back<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I haven't been blogging about my goals and diary the last few months but I am still working on getting things down on paper.<br />
I had a bit of a set back for October with almost no goal writing or daily Journal/ Diary organising but I am determined to get back on track for November.<br />
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I like to use different ways to organise myself just to keep it interesting. They all have the same priority of goal setting and journaling or diary keeping just with a new style.<br />
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Today I found a lovely blog called <a href="http://www.adventuresinguidedjournaling.com/">Adventures in Guided Journaling by Christie Zimmer</a>. She does a great job of putting out daily journal prompts to download for free.<br />
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I have just printed out her Goal Setting pages and will be working on those for November. I will punch holes in one end and fold them into my A5 journal.<br />
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I did some planning and doodling and brain storming. I now have my November goals listed. I will choose 4 most important ones and write out a detailed plan for achieving them this month.</div>
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Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-74693368851486203912016-06-17T12:00:00.000+10:002016-06-17T12:00:36.870+10:00Kiiki K Planner Pages with Flying Geese (Quilt Pattern)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I sat and made a quilty border for my planner pages the other night. In the free sample you can put your heading in plain text.<br />
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I planned how I could set it up as a weekly view then drew it up so it crossed two pages.<br />
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I have been thinking a lot about my planning this year and just this month I decided that I will work in 20 min blocks. I have found that this is enough time to get immersed in the task and forget the timer but it is also short enough so I can fit lots in during the day.<br />
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My weekly view days are divided into 4 sections vertically because I have also found that 12 x 20 min work blocks is just enough work for me to get done what I need to each day. The rest of the time is play time like reading, drawing, watching DVDs or Netflix, surfing the web, doodling ideas for all sorts of things.<br />
Each division is 3 tasks or 1 hour of work.<br />
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I put all sorts of things in my daily 'To Do' list of 12 things. Half are related to my hobby pattern business some are related to well being and some are other hobbies, housework and gardening.<br />
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I have even started adding 'Walk to the beach' on my list each day just as a reminder to get off my but and go outside for a while.<br />
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There is quite a lot of work involved in drawing up planner page designs so I am working towards putting them in my Etsy shop soon.<br />
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Today I have put links to the blank notes pages as a free download. It has the flying geese around the border and comes as left and right pages in A5 size.<br />
I put a text box on so you can put your own title on the page or leave it blank. The title looks best if you type two words.<br />
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It is best to print it on A5 paper even if you just make your own by cutting an A4 sheet in half.<br />
Of course, if you have the Kikki K planner pages you can just print it onto them.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6IQEcDeYW1CY0E2a2kyWHU1eDA">Flying Geese Border Left</a><br />
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Stay Organised,<br />
Val</div>
Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-59179613316479346402016-06-15T10:50:00.001+10:002016-06-15T10:50:10.112+10:00Printing Straight onto Kikki K Large Planner Pages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have several large planners that use A5 pages.<br />
I like to pretty up the pages with layouts I have made myself.<br />
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How do I print onto A5 paper from Adobe Reader?<br />
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<li>For starters my printer takes A5 size paper. I just have to slide the paper guides to the narrower width.</li>
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Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-7370649318516978292016-05-28T17:07:00.000+10:002016-05-28T17:09:29.260+10:00May Round Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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April goals were achieved except for getting the round up done on the blog.<br />
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I played a lot sewing and designing this month so I only got about half the goals I wrote down done.<br />
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<li>I started drafting the skirt for my Wardrobe Capsule.</li>
<li>I stitched and quilted one quilt block and have started stitching the second block for this month.</li>
<li>I read at least 2 books and I'm pretty sure I read two e-books. I didn't finish listening to the audio book. I lost interest in it.</li>
<li>I worked on a new free pattern. It is the tie that is going with the new outfit I am making.</li>
<li>I also managed to get in a few walks to the beach.</li>
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Part of May I was away visiting my mum so I am happy with my achievements for May.<br />
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I have sorted out the goals journal and the habits journal. I have scheduled the house cleaning for half of June on my new month at a view page I bought and downloaded from Etsy.<br />
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I have decided to put my round-up posts in my Organising Blog. That makes more sense than either of my sewing blogs. The round-ups are like a reflection on how well my organisation actions were for the month.<br />
Last month wasn't so good because I just didn't get into writing my 'To Do List' every day.<br />
March has been great because I spent time getting organised. I usually spend about 30 to 45 mins sitting and going through my journals, transferring things to my week at a glance to do list. I don't have a page with just a daily list. I like to see what I have done for the week and having the week on one page makes it easy to move things along if they need more time.<br />
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From my March list I managed to complete 8 out of 10 items. </div>
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Pin 20 new pins (not repins)</div>
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Cut out more quilt applique elements</div>
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I will continue to put the housework on the To Do list. I have broken down listing the clothes packages into small steps for each day. It is one task that I continually procrastinate about. I don't really know why.</div>
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I have included walking out to the beach to sit and look or wander along for a short time whenever I feel like watching TV or eating sweet food. To make me think of it more I have decided to take a photo each time I go out and make a nice coffee table book from them on Snapfish.</div>
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I don't think it will ever become easy. It is just not in my nature to do things systematically. I really have to work at it.</div>
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My habit that I am working on this month is "write up a To Do list every morning". I want to make it a habit even if it is not a part of my genetic make up.</div>
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Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-15489859029942774372015-12-30T18:45:00.000+10:002015-12-30T18:45:59.820+10:00How to plan for your best year ever. No experience required.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I recently read an article about planning for the new year.<br />
It included things like:<br />
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<li>Answer some simple questions about last year.</li>
<li>Write down 25 things you want to accomplish.</li>
<li>What is your vision?</li>
<li>Write down your goals and make sure you review them regularly.</li>
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You may be thinking:<br />
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<li>So if I am trying to get my act together what have I got from last year that I can review?</li>
<li>If I am only listing 25 things they better be important. The small stuff just won't fit.</li>
<li>What the heck is my vision?</li>
<li>I wrote my goals down last year but I lost the note book or I didn't leave any room for review.</li>
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As I read through the article I realised that I was already doing all the right things in an easy to follow method with lots of structure and all in one lovely book that I will not lose. I will be able to keep it and use it to review when I come to do my goals for 2017.<br />
I am not affiliated with Kikki K in any way but I just love the Kikki K Goals Journal.<br />
It is a perfect companion to <a href="http://valspiersorganises.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/nothing-happens-unless-first-we-dream.html">my 101 Dreams Journal.</a><br />
You really need both because the 101 Dreams Journal is all about listing what you wish for and the Goals Journal is all about getting what you wish for.<br />
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There are easy to work through activities.<br />
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<li>Smart and Present Goals</li>
<li>My Dream Life<br />- Including how to work out what my core values are, and<br />- How I measure success in my life</li>
<li>How I'm Going to get There.</li>
<li>Ideal Weekly Planner</li>
<li>Things I'm Not Going to Do</li>
<li>Monthly sections with room to set out 4 goals for the month, a monthly planner page and a page for review.</li>
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I will be breaking down some of my long term dreams so I can get started on them this year. I will also be using my 1 year dreams from the Dreams Journal to fill out at least 2 of the 4 monthly goals each month to make sure I achieve as many as possible this year.<br />
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The journals are so easy to use because they include examples and break down the sections into easy to answer questions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How to write a SMART goal</td></tr>
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The 4 goals for each month have several sections to fill in so you know you are writing SMART goals.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Space for 4 goals each month</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.thefinancegirl.com/how-to-plan-your-best-year-ever/">You can read the original article from Finance Girl.</a><br />
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You can buy from Kikki K online from most countries.<br />
<a href="http://www.kikki-k.com/notebooks-journals/inspiration-journal/goals-journal">The Goals Journal</a><br />
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Life is just so much more fun when you are aiming for something.<br />
Life is just so much more rewarding when you achieve success.<br />
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Happy New Year,<br />
Val<br />
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Valspierssewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052294048481393185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659676946891227566.post-52417972221972600972015-11-24T12:59:00.000+10:002015-11-24T13:02:01.264+10:00Nothing Happens Unless First We Dream<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Just recently I have discovered some beautiful journals from Kikki K. I love to make lists and make plans. I have bought the 101 Dreams Journal, the Goals Journal and the Habits Journal.<br />
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I plan to use them together to plan my dream life. I am retired now so career and family planning are not my priorities but it is important to examine where we are going and what makes life happy and meaningful for us even now. I have achieved many things but I don't want to just sit back and drift for the rest of my life.<br />
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I prepared a little desk area that is very pleasant to sit at for my journal writing.<br />
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I have a little dish for my biscuit and a mat for my cup and tea pot.<br />
I have a to do pad where I list what I plan to accomplish sewing and pattern wise.<br />
Just peeping out on the left is my iPad stand and underneath is my colouring book.<br />
In the centre front is my Dreams Journal.<br />
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Today I filled the first page with what I am passionate about. I used mainly one word thoughts with commas between them. For example I included sewing, reading, pattern making, cleaning my teeth, along with other greater and lesser passions.<br />
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I included cleaning my teeth because my dentist said I had to be careful about keeping my gums healthy to help prevent heart attack. I passionately use a pickster twice a day along with brushing and I floss in the evening as well without fail.</div>
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The second page I used to list things that give my life meaning or purpose. I described five things including my family and my doll clothes pattern hobby business.</div>
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Until you start to think about them you don't notice how important some things really are to your well being. I found this exercise very enlightening. I am passionate about the big things such as peace, freedom, and freedom of speech but it helps to articulate those little things that make every day a happy day and nurture them.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My tea mug has 'Be Grateful Today' written inside. <br />
One of my pens has 'Be Brave' written on the side.<br />
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I have no connection with Kikki K but I like a lot of their products.</td></tr>
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