Comments on: How to Schedule Time and Obligations http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/06/how-to-schedule-time-and-obligations/ Learning about frugality Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Your Frugal House: Five Ways to Save Money in the Home Office http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/06/how-to-schedule-time-and-obligations/comment-page-1/#comment-3308 Your Frugal House: Five Ways to Save Money in the Home Office Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:18:05 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=700#comment-3308 [...] well means that you require less time to accomplish a task, giving you more time for other things. Scheduling your time can help you accomplish this goal. When I set my daily schedule, I try to think about when I am [...] [...] well means that you require less time to accomplish a task, giving you more time for other things. Scheduling your time can help you accomplish this goal. When I set my daily schedule, I try to think about when I am [...]

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]]> By: Carnival of Money Stories #72: Back To School Edition — Broke Grad Student http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/06/how-to-schedule-time-and-obligations/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Carnival of Money Stories #72: Back To School Edition — Broke Grad Student Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:03:35 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=700#comment-1064 [...] How to Schedule Time and Obligations at Almost Frugal. [...] [...] How to Schedule Time and Obligations at Almost Frugal. [...]

]]> By: Crystal http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/06/how-to-schedule-time-and-obligations/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Crystal Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:17:34 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=700#comment-983 The FlyLady calendar I use is this one- http://flylady.net/pages/FlyShop_calendar.asp Like most things in my life I take the lessons from FlyLady that I find valuable (i.e. it is not only forgivable, but absolutely necessary, to take care of myself even if I haven't done my chores yet) and I quickly abandon things that don't work for me (lace up shoes, yeah right, I actually tried it and spent about four hours listening to a whining nagging voice inside my head pleading "we're home, can I take of my shoes now? How about now? Can I take them off now?" Not productive). For a calendar I'm trying to train my entire family to refer to I really like the big squares and no fuss (no monthly art, just lots of dated rectangles to fill with important information) of the FlyLady calendar. The FlyLady calendar I use is this one- http://flylady.net/pages/FlyShop_calendar.asp

Like most things in my life I take the lessons from FlyLady that I find valuable (i.e. it is not only forgivable, but absolutely necessary, to take care of myself even if I haven’t done my chores yet) and I quickly abandon things that don’t work for me (lace up shoes, yeah right, I actually tried it and spent about four hours listening to a whining nagging voice inside my head pleading “we’re home, can I take of my shoes now? How about now? Can I take them off now?” Not productive). For a calendar I’m trying to train my entire family to refer to I really like the big squares and no fuss (no monthly art, just lots of dated rectangles to fill with important information) of the FlyLady calendar.

]]> By: Gidget http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/06/how-to-schedule-time-and-obligations/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Gidget Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:40:38 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=700#comment-978 Like Lucie, I've recently put together a home management notebook, a la Simple Mom. It's really helped me on a daily basis. I use Google calendar for everything and print it out to put in my notebook. I also have a wall calendar on the inside door of my computer hutch but I now use it mostly as an easy reference for dates/days of the week and don't write on it much now that I'm using Google (and as a reminder of how beautiful Hawaii is!). I carry around a mini $2 calendar in purse where I can scratch down notes when I'm out (like signing up to bring snacks to Bible study) and then transfer them to Google later (I also use it to track more "personal/feminine" dates if you catch my drift). :) The calendar-on-the-bathroom-door idea is great though! :) Gidget's last blog post..<a href="http://gidgetgoeshome.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/homemade-cloth-diaper-liners/" rel="nofollow">Homemade Cloth Diaper Liners</a> Like Lucie, I’ve recently put together a home management notebook, a la Simple Mom. It’s really helped me on a daily basis. I use Google calendar for everything and print it out to put in my notebook. I also have a wall calendar on the inside door of my computer hutch but I now use it mostly as an easy reference for dates/days of the week and don’t write on it much now that I’m using Google (and as a reminder of how beautiful Hawaii is!). I carry around a mini $2 calendar in purse where I can scratch down notes when I’m out (like signing up to bring snacks to Bible study) and then transfer them to Google later (I also use it to track more “personal/feminine” dates if you catch my drift). :) The calendar-on-the-bathroom-door idea is great though! :)

Gidget’s last blog post..Homemade Cloth Diaper Liners

]]> By: Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/06/how-to-schedule-time-and-obligations/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Kelly Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:28:11 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=700#comment-977 Kim, I too have a tendency to go overboard on a system when I find that it works for me! But whatever works, works, right? Kim, I too have a tendency to go overboard on a system when I find that it works for me! But whatever works, works, right?

]]> By: Kim Ayscue http://almostfrugal.com/2008/08/06/how-to-schedule-time-and-obligations/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Kim Ayscue Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:21:55 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=700#comment-976 I'm a geek so am a sync-freak. My crackberry syncs to my Outlook (laptop and desktop) which syncs to Outlook (Office Live) which gives me the ability to add an appt or contact or to-do item anywhere and anytime and have it sync'd with minimal effort. I use my crackberry as my alarm in the a.m. so us that time to also check the agenda for the day. I can print out a hard copy of anything I need. I can export my contact list to almost any other application which helps me when I need to fine tune the list for a specific reason. For example--I've exported the contact list into Excel to set up a kewl little xmas shopping list with lots of columns added for "card sent" "thank you sent/received" "clothing size" or "favorite color". As you can see, I can get a bit distracted if given half a chance. Loved the post--expecially the bathroom door idea. Am going to try that here. Kim aka geekermom I’m a geek so am a sync-freak. My crackberry syncs to my Outlook (laptop and desktop) which syncs to Outlook (Office Live) which gives me the ability to add an appt or contact or to-do item anywhere and anytime and have it sync’d with minimal effort. I use my crackberry as my alarm in the a.m. so us that time to also check the agenda for the day. I can print out a hard copy of anything I need. I can export my contact list to almost any other application which helps me when I need to fine tune the list for a specific reason. For example–I’ve exported the contact list into Excel to set up a kewl little xmas shopping list with lots of columns added for “card sent” “thank you sent/received” “clothing size” or “favorite color”. As you can see, I can get a bit distracted if given half a chance. Loved the post–expecially the bathroom door idea. Am going to try that here.

Kim aka geekermom

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