This week, I continued to use the Very Visual Organizer because it works so well and makes me very happy.
I also used the Bullet Journal for my portable calendar.
Very Visual Organizer
What worked?
Everything. I love the flexibility of this system.
What didn’t work/was annoying?
Nothing.
What did I change?
Nothing. I kept the third sheet, making the base three pages tall. It is very effective.
What will I change?
Nothing.
Bullet Journal
What worked?
Everything. It has been interesting to have both the large calendar on the wall and the Bullet Journal notebook.
What didn’t work/was annoying?
The symbol for a telephone call was envisioned as a telephone handset. I changed the symbol to a large C instead of the telephone handset because it did not ever look like a handset and it annoyed me.
What did I change?
Only the key, which is more complex than the key I used before. I felt it was effective and that I will be needing the expanded key because there is much more happening in my life.
What will I change?
I did not decide on the spread I wanted to use for the Outstanding Items page last week. When Thursday came and I had not implemented it, I decided I would wait until this week to use it. I have now created it and it is in my Bullet Journal, behind my Weekly Spread. It only has a few items on it just now. When I think of more, I will add them. I like the concept; I will see how it works and let you know next week.
I had envisioned using a rainbow of different colors. I did not do that. I used red to fill in the appointments and tasks I completed, and I used green to note the items I migrated. There may be more colors in my future.
I have also discovered that there is a Facebook group for using the Bullet Journal during NaNoWriMo and there are two Bullet Journal forums on the NaNoWriMo site itself. I will probably poke at them. I love looking at the lovely spreads. I don’t know if I am enough of an artist to implement them, however. Trying something new during NaNoWriMo might also make me crazy.
General accountability:
I have written every day this month. I’m delighted. I was still fighting being sick and still got up between 9 and 10 AM during the week.
I am using Scrivener – they have a special Free Trial for NaNoWriMo. I like being able to put everything in one project. There is a learning curve and I am poking at it for planning, setting, plotting, and character development. I feel good about it.
This week I am also starting to do Writing Sprints to get myself ready for NaNoWriMo, which starts next Tuesday.
I hope you have a productive week!
Bright Blessings – Cedar
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