How I Stay Organised

Hey! It seems that there are a lot of people (mainly students) who don't know how to organise their time and days to get things done... So I thought I'd lend a helping hand and show you how I stay organised. I just want to apologise for the picture quality, currently having to use my phone to take photos as I don't have a good camera handy at the moment. 

Anyway, less of the dawdle... 

Erin Condren Life Planner

This probably shouldn't shock you if you've been following for a little while, but my life planner is my holy grail. I use it every day, mainly to keep a short to-do list, keep appointments and important tasks for example. I've been using it for 10 months now, and even though some consider it pricey, I definitely think it's worth the purchase. It comes round with me in and out of my bag, on my shelf  and it still looks in good shape. I don't know where I'd be without it. If you want to, you can pick one up here. The 2016/17 launch is coming at the beginning of June so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Black A5 Notebook

This notebook is actually in the middle in the first picture. I mainly use this for a more in-depth, daily to-do list. The picture above shows just what kind of things I have on my list... 'Take Syd to vets'. This notebook has come in really handy, so every day when I wake up I look at the list I made the night before, and if I need to I can add to or cross things off. I bought it from Tesco on a whim so I can't find the exact notebook, but if you want something similar, look here.

A4 Notebook

This notebook is called 'Botanica', I bought it from Wilko (previously Wilkinsons) thinking "yeah, I'll have a use for that" as I do with every. Single. Notebook... I eventually find a home for them! I have actually used this one though, too pretty to store away. Inside are hexagon detailed pages, brightly coloured lined pages and also diamond detailed pages at the back. I did take some photos of the inside but it holds important details like bank transactions and expenses, a wish list and a list of future blog posts to name a few. This notebook has come in more handy than I thought it would. Quite happy about that!

Google Calendar

This is the web version of Google calendar on my laptop (HP Pavilion 15"), though the majority of the time I actually use the calendar on my phone or tablet, mainly because I prefer the android app version over the web version. One of my favourite things about Google calendar is the colour-coding aspect. I love colour-coded things :)
It's so easy to use, you have a different section within your calendar for different things like; work, family, appointments for example. As shown in the picture above, there are many ways you can choose to view your calendar. Personally I prefer the monthly view and agenda. Finally, you can set multiple notifications and you can set the task to repeat when you want it to.
Overall, for me it's a great, fast way to keep on track of what I'm doing, when my boyfriend is working and when I have appointments. 

So that's how I keep myself organised and know what I've got going on via a monthly, weekly and daily basis. Do you think this is a bit overboard or would you like to use one or two of these methods?

What's your preferred way of staying on track?

Until next time,

Chels x