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Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am
I'm not Orema, but forgive me for jumping in with my .02 anyway. I have found that a pen-and-paper planner really helps me organize my life, and one of the best ways it does this is that I can look back and see if the things I planned are really what I did. I keep mine somewhat as a journal, and I have moved everything I can that is on paper into the planner/journal - like bill payments, and stuff I would have written on sticky notes (sometimes I just tape the sticky notes in there), and passwords, and a list of all my medications, and my check register, and notes about what I want to cover in planned phone calls, and a list of all the Christmas gifts I have bought each year, and my important addresses, and ideas for crafty projects, and doctor's appointments, etc. I still use my phone electronic calendar for appointments, too.
It has really helped with my memory problems. It has also cut down drastically on the amount of paper that I have to keep up with.
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Not at all GeorgiaMa`ma, I`m grateful for your sharing
You raise a good point, I had not thought about being able to look back and see if I actually accomplished what had been on the to-do list.
Many of the things you mention are things I too have scribbled in 5 maybe 6 random notebooks, old diaries and odd stacks of papers about the house. For instance, notes on ideas for Christmas decorations, what worked well, what needs replacing, things to shop for to revamp etc, Name spellings for cards, pet names even {yes I`m one of those people who always includes the pets on cards !} I would like a more structured housekeeping schedule, dull I know but still something I find niggles at me, I want a quarterly plan to keep track of when things get deep cleaned and serviced for example, even a `where things are in storage` list {I bought festive bedding for all the beds a couple of years ago and last year did not remember where it was until February, much to my annoyance} Also having two teenagers who often need prompting and are still in the head-space of `ask Mom she knows everything` {these days I sadly don`t !} I think a planner would be useful to manage/support them too. The more I think of it the longer and more varied the list becomes for my potential planner.
I have always had a pretty sharp memory and therefore never really relied on having records and lists to refer to in my younger years, that was until I had chemo a few years ago, add to that I`m now in my 50`s and I realise my instant recall has greatly diminished and I need to find ways to organise my head as well as my life !
I`m quite excited to try out a planner now and have to confess the fabulous range of stickers I`ve been drooling over are even more of an incentive !