Friday, June 24, 2016

Let's try this again shall we?

          I have started and stopped this blog so many times I can't even count.  I can't even say it's because I'm so popular and extremely busy that I just can't find the time.  Truth is that I am honestly so scatter brained that I simply forget it's even here.  Did I mention I have the link in the #1 spot on my Chrome task bar?  I am in a sense "self-diagnosed" as ADHD!  I have over the years been so envious of people who seem to have their lives in order.  I wish I knew where have my stuff was or belonged.  I have started so many at home businesses it has become a running joke between my husband and myself.

          Well, I can say that I have found something that helps a smidgen.  Google has a calendar that you can color code!  Seriously...you would have thought a rainbow died on my screen on most days.

 

          I actually really love it.  Every family member has their own color.  I can even change these colors if I ever need to.  My daughter wanted hot pink and that wasn't in the standard color list.  I can plan meals ahead of time which makes grocery shopping easier too.  I just pull the calendar up on my phone and scroll through the weekly menu.  That way there is rarely unexpected missing ingredients anymore.  I have recently started using the daily reminders too.  I even have a reminder to water my plants that are outside.  I have that classic "out of sight, out of mind" issue.  I have recently added taking my daily vitamins on there too.  This one is a bit easier for me to remember most days, but having several reminders checked off makes me feel good at the end of the day.

     I would love to be able to have the pretty organizers that I can carry around in my purse.  Lord knows I have a few hundred posted on pinterest!  You can print the Google calendar out in several sizes.  It's just that my days seem to change so much that it would be a lot of paper and ink to go through.

          Needless to say I think I will be adding blog updates on my reminders list too.  Maybe that will help me make more than one or two entries a year...LOL