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Dreams and Realities

I’ve always been a big dreamer. Sometimes, I dream so fast that reality can’t keep up. It’s funny really (maybe to no one else but me), but I can daydream myself to exhaustion. The truth is, my mind wanders. It wanders A.LOT. It’s hard for me to focus at times, okay, all the time. Because I have all these ideas running through my mind. They come and go so fast that I can’t even write them down before I forget them. So, my series of dreams and realities will be everything that I have the pleasure of remember to write down. So here we go, without further ado…

  • To go to New York
  • To protect my family from harm
  • To find greatness in the simple things in life
  • Do invitations full time

  • Charlie and I planned to go to New York this year. I’ve never been to the Big Apple, and Charlie has never been further east than Las Vegas. For the past 2 years, I wanted to go and attend the National Stationery Show and experience it for the first time. It looks like we won’t be making our way east this year, but we will next year. I know we will.
  • My family means so much to me. With everything that we’ve gone through the past few years, all I’ve wanted to do is help them and protect them. I’ve been praying for guidance on this and hopefully the answer will come to me soon.
  • I know it’s my fault, I put too much on my plate again. I haven’t been able to focus on designing and consulting as much as I want to. Because of this things have been going incredibly slowly for me. BUT! I’m turning things around. It all starts with me.
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Dreams and Realities

I’ve always been a big dreamer. Sometimes, I dream so fast that reality can’t keep up. It’s funny really (maybe to no one else but me), but I can daydream myself to exhaustion. The truth is, my mind wanders. It wanders A.LOT. It’s hard for me to focus at times, okay, all the time. Because I have all these ideas running through my mind. They come and go so fast that I can’t even write them down before I forget them. So, my series of dreams and realities will be everything that I have the pleasure of remember to write down. So here we go, without further ado…

  • To go to New York
  • To protect my family from harm
  • To find greatness in the simple things in life
  • Do invitations full time

  • Charlie and I planned to go to New York this year. I’ve never been to the Big Apple, and Charlie has never been further east than Las Vegas. For the past 2 years, I wanted to go and attend the National Stationery Show and experience it for the first time. It looks like we won’t be making our way east this year, but we will next year. I know we will.
  • My family means so much to me. With everything that we’ve gone through the past few years, all I’ve wanted to do is help them and protect them. I’ve been praying for guidance on this and hopefully the answer will come to me soon.
  • I know it’s my fault, I put too much on my plate again. I haven’t been able to focus on designing and consulting as much as I want to. Because of this things have been going incredibly slowly for me. BUT! I’m turning things around. It all starts with me.
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I Fell of the Wagon – Here’s a Look into my Time Management System

Yeah, that was me. The girl that whirled past you – hair a mess, make up all over the place, wardrobe – forget about it. Life has been spinning me in so many different directions that I don’t know which way I’m facing anymore! But I’m drawing myself back – back to the days of sanity and organization. Back to the days where I was working smarter instead of harder.

A good friend of mine asked me how I keep track of my schedule. After a long series of trial and error I found a system that works, for me at least. I tried having a date book, I tried a binder with divider tabs, I tried my computer…and nothing would stick. Until recently. Thanks to the wonderful things like Google Apps and iCloud I finally have a system that I’ve created for myself that I’ve been able to maintain.

1. I need flexibility. The problem with having a datebook that I wrote into – pens are so concrete. Ha! I know, this may sound silly. But the thought of putting something down on my calendar using a pen makes it so finite. Even pencil wouldn’t do. My obsessive-compulsive side wouldn’t allow me to leave any sign of erase marks in my sparkling clean datebook. Plus, the thought of having to carry yet another thing in my bag will make the strap break in half (I carry my whole world in my purse!). My schedule is always ever-changing and the flexibility of having that option to change it on my iPhone or iPad with ease is gold. But wait, it gets better.

2. Thanks to good ol’ iCloud and Google Apps, I can sync all my devices so that all the same information is everywhere!!!! I.Love.This. I can’t even begin to explain how much I love this. Now people can ask for my availability and I can tell them in a second. I can even share my calendar with Charlie so he knows what my schedule is like throughout the week. Life made easier. LOVE.ETTTT.

3. But, I still use my stack of post-its and notepads. For what? My to-do list. There’s nothing like the feeling of crossing something out when you complete a task. So freeing i-tell-ya. 🙂

4. At the end of the day, before I shut down my computer I make a list of things I need to do the next day and review my schedule for the next 7 days. I’ll then update my calendar or add to my to-do list as time goes on. But this gives me a chance to download and clear my head to make sure I can enjoy the rest of the day/evening with some peace of mind.

So there you have it! But, le sigh, I’ve fallen off the wagon. I haven’t even touched my calendar in weeks. Someone keep me accountable! I’m getting back on the horse on Monday!

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