My 2012 Cute Notebook & Couples Calendar
Every year I promise myself I’ll be more organised and I start by making lists, which is an old habit of mine. I make lists of everything; shopping, ideas, music, tasks… you name it, I make a list. But since I’ve had my first iPhone (about 3 years ago), I stopped making written notes, and instead I used the ‘Notes’ app for all my lists. Well, that was a bad idea! I became less organised because my notes were all mixed up when I did them on the go and every time my phone ran out of battery I struggled to remember important things.
So this year, I decided to change and go back to owning a proper old-fashioned paper notebook. Since this is an experiment to see how I get on with notebooks again, I didn’t splash out on a fancy notebook. Instead, I got just a little cute one that I can carry around in my bag and keep it next to my computer when I’m blogging and all the rest.
As part of my pledge to be more organised, I divided my notebook into different categories. That way I don’t accidentally mix my shopping list with the confirmation of payment for my mobile phone bill. So, my categories are: Beauty, Photography, Random and Important. Guess which category has already been filled with notes? I’m such a beauty junkie! :)
I also picked up one of those ‘His & Hers’ Couples Calendar type of thing that you hang on the wall. If you haven’t seen one of these before, the idea is that you and your partner write common appointments and events in one calendar, hang it somewhere in the house where you both can see, and avoid double bookings or the common ‘I didn’t know you had booked that for us’ excuse. I still have my personal calendar with my own appointments, but this has made mine and my boyfriend’s lives much easier to manage. Not that we are super busy people with calendars full to the brim, but there you go!
What are your tips for a more organised life? Are you trying to be more organised in 2012? Leave your tips and comments below :)
Au revoir!
Ysis
9 Comments
Gemma
Awww thats adorable, I wish I could be organised and do that, I also just use the notes on my iphone!
-x
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Melanie'Clare
Such a cute notebook! Have invested in a filofax this year so feeling all pro.. not quite as cute looking though! hehe,
hope your okay xo
Le Beauty Group
Haha, yeah I realised that was making so unorganised, and everything was out of control! It’s definitely worth a try :) x
Le Beauty Group
OMG, I wish I could justify investing in a Filofax, but I’m still not sure I’ll stick to the written notebook/diary thing, so I thought I better not splash out just yet :)
Hope you’re also well!
xx
Serenity of Beauty
Have you tried TK Maxx, Home Sense? They have some Filofaxes in there and they are very cheap; some are even half price! Worth a look :)
Charlotte
Ever since I’ve had my iPhone I’ve been making lists on there but have found myself forgetting to do things etc so I’ve gone back to making lists in cute notepads too! X
Le Beauty Group
Yeah, I find that is much better to keep organised! I was just all over the place with my iphone notes :) xx
Le Beauty Group
Yay! To a more organised 2012 for all of us :)
Thanks for the tip about TK Maxx! I’ll definitely check it out. I was looking into the Filofaxes, but they were sooooo expensive online that I couldn’t justify it to myself, but if I can get it cheaper, that would be amazing. I’m definitely getting into the whole hand-written notes again :)
xx
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