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Analog Organization for the Win!

So, if you've been following this blog (and/or if you know me in real life) you know just how much I suck at organizing things. I'm even WORSE at keeping said things organized. I mean, to the point where I suspect that had a part in my first husband divorcing me.... although that's a theory best left until the second bottle of wine to discuss.....

I've tried a hell of a lot of different apps on my phone. They suck. Or, at least, for me they do. I just don't DO digital stuff very well. I mean, yeah, I type blog entries digitally pretty darn well and I write and email and participate in social media and all that jazz just fine. I'm not a troll. I don't live under a rock. But when it comes to organizing my stuff, I just can't seem to translate it to a digital medium very well at all.

I do have a wall calendar and that's been amazing. The only problem is that it is large and attached to a wall. The size makes it impractical to bring in a bag or purse and I also have a sneaking suspicion that if I take it too many places I will simply forget where I put it and then that's the end of that.

So, instead, I got a bullet journal. This is a handy dandy book that allows you to create different charts, tracking methods and lists. Because the pages are all a little series of dots you can get really.... well, creative.... If you look on Pinterest, there is a whole bunch of amazing looking creations that make us marginally artistic people slightly discouraged.

I've been drawing and colouring, and creating, and organizing for about a week now and I think I like it very, very much. I have been able to think about a bunch of things I want to keep track of and move a lot of those records from the Notes app on my phone to the journal. I think that it may be just what I need to keep track of all of my things.

I just have to remember where I put it.
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