tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52420365274256041432024-03-05T14:50:25.035-08:00Organised LifestyleOrganised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-11920131683309402622016-06-10T01:34:00.001-07:002016-06-10T01:36:28.375-07:00It's been a looong while!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi there everyone! It's been a VERY long time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So much has been happening since I last wrote. We have moved house, I have gone back to work after finishing my maternity leave and my kiddos are now both crazy toddlers!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My planner systems have changed too as my needs have changed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was in my Erin Condren Life Planner full time whist I was at home with the girls. It was perfect. All I needed was a space for appointments and to-dos. I even had space to do some decorating! (see previous posts for pics)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year I went back to work 2.5 days a week as a Grade 1/2 classroom teacher and the ECLP just didn't cut it anymore. My appointments, to-dos and day to day 'stuff' tripled and I ran out of space. I was lost. I tried MANY different planners to try and accomodate my work/home balance but nothing seemed to work. If you are interested in this journey, check out my You Tube channel : <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/organisedlifestyle" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/organisedlifestyle </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the end of last year I found an awesome work/home planner - my A5 hobonichi. I loved the yearly, monthly, weekly and daily layouts and they all served a different purpose.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now this year I am working 3 days a week as the Primary Art teacher. I LOVE it! It has also brought out my creative and fun side again. Although the hobo is awesome, I missed colour and inspiration in my planner. So for the past few weeks I have returned to my ECLP and have added an AMAZING TEACHER PLANNER into the mix, the Erin Condren Teacher Planner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday I uploaded my very first Plan With Me video featuring the ECTP tweaked in a way that works for me. You can watch that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84T2_GgTAI4" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will be filming a Plan With Me for my Erin Condren Life Planner in the next few days so keep your eyes peeled for that one!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's great to be getting back into the swing of things and looking forward to writing to you all again very soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have an awesome week!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-66728580973352877662014-09-26T07:24:00.000-07:002014-09-26T14:27:59.962-07:00My Erin Condren Flip ThroughOk, yes it's true... I am a convert!<br />
I never would have thought it but I love the Erin Condren Life Planner. I have seen so many reviews on this planner and did not understand the hype. I didn't really like the layout with those little boxes, the headings didn't work for my life and week on two pages didn't seem enough as I was currently a day on 1 page kinda girl. But most of all I love my ring planners (Filofax and Gillio) and didn't like the coil as it's not as simple to add and remove things.<br />
However, I had the opportunity to purchase a friend's 2014 life planner for a very decent price and I decided to give it a whirl and find out what all the fuss was about. Thus began my love affair...<br />
It's an A5 size without the bulk of a planner so is lightweight and compact. The craftsmanship is fabulous. The coil is solid and sturdy and the pages are thick and crisp.<br />
I love all the pops of colour, the tabbed months and the pretty covers.<br />
After 3 weeks I am very surprised to say that the layout is working perfectly for me. I have all the space I need and I love to be able to see everything at a glance.<br />
The only thing I didn't like were the headings so I created sticker strips to place on top of the old ones replacing morning/schedule, day/to dos and night/notes. It works great and looks fantastic (if I do say so myself!)<br />
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Here is how I have been using my Life Planner<br />
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I am really enjoying customising the planner too. A few decorative stickers here and there but mostly everything has a purpose. I can't have my planner too 'busy' with decoration or my information gets 'lost' in the prettiness.<br />
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I'm loving using stamps and stickers to help me to organise.<br />
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The planner stamps I am using are:<br />
StudioL2e - www.studiol2e.com<br />
Tiny Stamps, Big Plans - https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/TinyStampsBigPlans<br />
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Here are some of the stickers I made:<br />
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I also tried my hand at making a cover. It's ok, but will do better next time! It's currently got a Kikki-K planner band around it. The band is great as it not only keeps everything together, but can store 2 pens in the stretchy loops.<br />
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Overall I am really enjoying this planner. I am using my Gillio still but now it functions as a wallet with notes, financials, social media and my tracker.<br />
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I will be placing an order for my new 2015 planner next week (with a few other goodies I will share soon!)<br />
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Click <a href="http://youtu.be/N1ym9DIDrG8" target="_blank">HERE</a> to view my corresponding video to this blog post :-)<br />
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Have a great day,<br />
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JenOrganised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-81565775388010210672014-08-28T06:16:00.001-07:002014-08-28T06:22:17.773-07:00DIY Washi StandI made it a mission of mine to come up with my ideal washi tape display/storage stand. I wanted something fun, practical and that didn't take up too much room. I wanted to be able to display my pretty washi on my desk or be able to mount it on the wall... And guess what? With the help of my awesome carpenter hubby, Dave, I DID IT!!<br />
I designed what I wanted and Dave and I created an awesome stand to use and display my washi collection.<br />
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I have made a video (<a href="http://youtu.be/9TZlpLTBcHo" target="_blank">HERE</a>) showing a basic outline of what I did as well as the finished product in all its glory. But as it was all very detailed (and I had 2 kiddos under 2 to deal with), I left it to here (my blog) to show off the nitty gritty measurements and procedure.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZdEhaeWZkSk13MDQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a> is the document that outlines step by step what materials were used, measurements and method.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this project. It's something a little different for me and we had a BLAST creating it. Let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more DIY projects from me in the future.<br />
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I hope this has inspired you to create your own washi stand or DIY project :-)<br />
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Speak to you soon!<br />
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JenOrganised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-41958368958014409442014-08-14T07:29:00.003-07:002014-08-14T07:30:03.494-07:00Personal Inserts 2014Wow, what a crazy few days!<br />
I would just like to publicly thank everyone for all your comments and kind words regarding my inserts. I have drawn inspiration from DIYFish, Philofaxy and Life Is Crafted. Each are fantastic in their own right, but not 100% right for me, so I created my own. I am NOT a professional on the computer by any means but am really happy with the system I have come up with.<br />
I love my A5 setup but I have a new baby on its way to me - a medium GILLIO MIA CARA! (excitement plus!) so I needed to make the personal inserts to fit 'her'.<br />
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This is the result...<br />
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My dailies are very similar to the A5, just a shrunk down version. I still have my 8am-8pm time slot with the time gaps in between each hour, as well as my To-Dos HOME and OUT sections, Notes and Washing check boxes. There is also a section to write the date, day and month.<br />
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The generic version I will have online looks like this:<br />
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The only difference between mine and the generic styles is that mine has my washing schedule on it and the generic is blank for you to fill in what you wish.<br />
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The Menu/Weekly is a little different as the 'Ingredients' section is missing in the personal size as I found there wasn't enough room for it here. (If you'd like to see my menu planning video click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghVzybmvMjQ&list=UUjJ978nTsVlV8-8ZdtGxAEA" target="_blank">HERE</a>). There is also a weekly section at a glance like the A5 version for writing a quick 'what's on' for during the week. The other side contains notes. I have also added grid boxes to use how you wish. The second picture below show how it looks printed from A4 paper<br />
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Flip the Weekly/Menu portion over and you will find the Weekly To-Dos/Tracker list. I love this section. It's everything you need to find at a glance. No flipping here, there and everywhere to find your lists.<br />
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As you can see, my page has an 'OrganisedLifestyle' tracker section. You obviously don't need that so I have simply removed that portion and added more to-dos instead.<br />
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Below you will see how the Weekly To-Do/Tracker prints on A4 paper. This side has a feint grey box outline to use as cutting lines to cut the page to size.<br />
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So, that's it in a nutshell! I LOVE my new system. Its compact and easy to use. Everything has a place while also appealing to look at.<br />
If you would like to see the video on how I use the personal inserts , click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzU9twbHHco&list=UUjJ978nTsVlV8-8ZdtGxAEA" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
If you would like to see the video on the A5 inserts, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=folUAVDTkwU&list=UUjJ978nTsVlV8-8ZdtGxAEA" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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If you decide to give these inserts a try please let me know what you think of them :-)<br />
And please remember, only use these inserts for personal use and do not sell them.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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GENERIC Day On One Page Personal Insert <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZeHVLR2NGYTJqTTQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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GENERIC Weekly Insert <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZQWFJVjhkRkszcUE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-74577708148379681342014-08-06T06:14:00.000-07:002014-08-12T07:07:32.766-07:00My current setup and inserts in my A5 - August 2014Hi guys!<br />
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I love my planner. I love being organised. I love decorating and I love pretty things. But recently I have spent so much time decorating, planning and organising that I ran out of time to actually DO any of the things IN my planner!! :-(</div>
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I have used Life is Crafted inserts and enjoyed them but I missed seeing my week at a glance in the one planner.</div>
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I loved my DIYfish inserts. I felt I had the best of both worlds. Detailed daily pages while still being able to see my weeklies. There was even a section for monthly/weekly To Dos and a place to put my menu planning system (see menu planning video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghVzybmvMjQ" target="_blank">HERE</a>). I soon discovered I never used the monthly/weekly To Dos as I hated flipping back and forth (If it's not in my immediate view, I forget about it). And I was also using the DO2P which I LOVED at first. It looked so pretty decorated and inspired me to use my planner. I even journalled in there too! But all this took up so much time. I found that as I was time poor, I spent all my time planning and decorating and I ran out of time doing the tasks the planner demanded of me!</div>
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So I tried not decorating for a while to see if I could utilise my time this way. COMPLETE FAIL! It's funny but I didn't even look at my planner on those days as it wasn't pretty enough to write in!! (hang my head in shame) ;-) I can't explain it but if my pages weren't visually appealing at all then I wasn't motivated enough to write in it.<br />
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I also tried the free philofaxy DO1P inserts. They worked great and were the perfect amount of writing space. But that too was lacking 'something'...</div>
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So, I decided to go back to my old planner pages I created earlier but tweaked them with things I liked from other inserts I tried, tips I got from others or ideas I discovered for myself. And I am LOVING them!!<br />
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Here is my weekly DO1P (undated). I love the pop of colour it gives without having to add washi everywhere. I love the 8am-6pm schedule, the 'all day' section up the top and the ability to edit the time where appropriate.</div>
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I love my dinner section. This is a time saver. I was always cutting washi arrows to achieve the same decorative effect.</div>
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I always break my To Dos up into HOME and OUT categories as I find it much more organised and it helps me to plan out my day.</div>
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My favourite part is the washing section (not in the generic version).<br />
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I do mounds of washing as I have 2 kids under 2 both in cloth nappies, as well as kids clothes, adults and towels and sheets washing. This washing check list really helps me. The triangles get shaded in for what washing needs to get done that day. The square boxes are for ticking off when it's completed (and you all know I love a good check box!)</div>
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I really love this section as it is such an asset to my planning system. I loved DIYfish's concept of flipping out the weekly section so you can view it all easily. I took this idea further by adding my menu planning also, so it's right there at my fingertips. No more flipping around. It's all there in front of me. It reminds me of what we are having for tea, what I need to de-frost, buy etc.</div>
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This is an easy to access weekly check list of To Dos and Tracking. I LOVE this section as it has really helped me plan out my week and track things that are important to me. It also helps me to track my OrganisedLifestyle YT and Blog as it is right there and easy to read (again, very visual). The generic weekly inserts do not include the YT/blog tracker.<br />
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This whole system is really working for me as I no longer feel distracted by continual planning or decorating. I still enjoy decorating my pages but now I only add accents here and there which takes only minutes.</div>
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Now, I am by no means an expert on designing inserts but since they are working so well for me I'd love to share them with you.<br />
These are FREE undated PDF templates for A5 (you need to print 2 to a page) The links are below. Please use and enjoy them and leave me some feedback on what you think.<br />
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Have a great week!<br />
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PS. A YouTube video on how I use these inserts will be up soon!<br />
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Day On 1 Page inserts <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZU29WOG1JTl9XME0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a> - (Print: 2 per page to make A5 size)<br />
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Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-55299122557965953602014-06-26T23:29:00.001-07:002014-06-26T23:29:59.281-07:00Do It On A Dime - Organised Cheap Life TAGHi Everyone!<br />
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One of my favourite YouTubers is Katherine from Do It On A Dime. She is a real down-to-earth home owner who comes up with cheap, classy and creative ways to organise your home 'on a dime'.<br />
The downside is that she is American so all the awesome stores she buys from (Target's dollar store, Dollar Tree, Container Store etc.) we don't have here in Australia. Can you believe they have $1 stores where items are... wait for it... $1!!!??? Last week I went to a $1 store and picked up an item that was $23.95! I gently put it down and walked away. BUT I digress :-)<br />
Katherine created a YouTube TAG called 'The Organised Cheap Life' where she asked 3 simple questions and shared her answers. The link to her video is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uV_scNc8ag" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
I loved the video and found it really useful, so I decided to do it too! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hHaIeAsDH8" target="_blank">HERE</a> is the link to my video.<br />
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1. Name 2 new organisers you are loving at the moment:<br />
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i) My Filofaxes - My personal Ochre Malden is beautiful and so helpful! I use it as my wallet/organiser. I LOVE it. Perfect setup for me and perfect size.<br />
My A5 Aqua Malden is my Home Management 'bible' where I keep everything. I would be lost without it. It holds everything from appointments and chores to quotes, journalling and vlog/blog ideas.<br />
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ii) My 'What's On' Wall Planner - The perfect simple organiser for the family. I just write all important information and appointments for the family over the following 2 weeks on there and at a quick glance we can all see what is going on. Even hubby knows how to use it ;-)<br />
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iii) I was naughty and added one more item - My Orla Kiely organiser. I ordered this beauty from eBay (as Australia doesn't have a groovy Target like the States do). I have only had it a few days but I think I'm in LOVE! My video on this organiser will be up shortly to show how I am currently using it.<br />
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2. Name 2 cheap sale items that you love:<br />
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i) My Smash Nude Food containers. I purchased this on a sale from Coles supermarket for $2 and it is so handy and versatile! I use it for everything from my toddlers sultanas, fruit and other snacks to my hair ties and bobby pins (PS - it holds 4-5 rolls of washi tape perfectly!!)<br />
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ii) My daughter's green chair. I love this mini couch chair. It's perfect for lounging, sitting like a 'big girl' watching telly and is the only place (other than the high chair) where I can get her to sit down to eat - she like to constantly be on the move!! She's my little whirlwind :-) The best bit, it was only $10! We brought it secondhand off Gumtree (like Craigs List in the States?) I love Gumtree as you can get some real local bargains. Selling things on there is fantastic too because unlike eBay, they don't take a cut of the profit - it's totally FREE to post and sell!<br />
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3. Name 2 life improvement items that are working for you:<br />
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i) My DIYfish inserts - These have seriously changed my life for the better. I love the style, the layout, the price (and the fact that my friend prints, cuts and folds them for me!) If you are interested in these inserts please feel free to check out my video review <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIAg9rdvxoI" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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ii) My toy storage/rotation system - My lounge room no longer looks like a toy minefield and my daughter gets to play with and enjoy all her toys at different times. To learn more about my setup visit my video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0M8h1jtGEo" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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So there it is, my Do It On A Dime TAG for an Organised Cheap Life :-)<br />
I hope you enjoyed and if you would like to take part in this tag please comment below or on my corresponding YouTube video as I'd love to check out your favourite organisation items!<br />
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Have a great day!<br />
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Jen<br />
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This is a bit of a different one - still organisation related but more focussed towards mums and dads with young kids.<br />
We have been lucky enough to have been given toys as hand me downs and as gifts to the girls for birthdays so we have many a toy in our house! As I'm fairly new to this whole 'mum thing' (my oldest is 22 months) so I wasn't sure how to introduce toys to her or which ones she'd like. So I just put them all in a basket in the lounge room and let her take what she wanted.<br />
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I learnt pretty quick that was a mistake. Not only did she bring out Every.Single.Toy in the basket and flung them across the entire lounge room (tidy freaks nightmare!) but she also got so overwhelmed with choice that she wouldn't spend time playing with a single toy. She would just jump from toy to toy to toy not really 'playing' with any of them.<br />
My solution was to play to my strengths and organise them!<br />
I started by splitting the toys into 4 different piles so there was only 10ish toys out at one time.<br />
I then placed those toys in a bookshelf I found for $10 from the Salvos.<br />
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I placed the bookcase in a corner and created a 'play corner' where all the toys are corralled so at the end of the day when the kids are in bed, we can have some 'adult' space where hubby and I don't negotiate between blocks, cars and dolls.<br />
The only 'rule' with this storage bookshelf was not to put anything except soft toys in the top shelves so she doesn't pull heavy or hard things on top of herself.<br />
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We also have a toy rotation system where every week or every other week (depending on how much she is enjoying the current selection), we rotate out the toys for one of the piles stored away.<br />
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As she has 'favourite toys for the month' we don't usually rotate out all toys at once.<br />
Below is where we store the remaining toys not in use under the cot. As the side of the cot stays down when she is awake, they are inaccessible to prying hands :-)<br />
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The toys are stored into plastic bins I purchased for under $5 each from the Salvos. They are both made of very sturdy plastic and have wheels, making them easy to pull in and out from under the cot.<br />
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Above is a collapsable washing basket from Ikea where I store her pile of stuffed toys in her bedroom.</div>
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This is my favourite Ikea purchase (I also have one in my other daughter's room) These fabric baskets hold her nappies, dirty clothes, some clothes, bibs and her books.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed this blog and again if you have any questions or comments I'd love to hear from you.<br />
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Don't forget to visit me on my YouTube channel (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/organisedlifestyle" target="_blank">here</a>) and Instagram (<a href="http://www.instagram.com/organisedlifestyle" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
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After reading so many positive comments about the DIYfish inserts I thought it may be time to give them a go. It took me a few months to build up the courage to try them though. I say 'courage' because it looked WAAAYYY complicated. Pages that open up and fold in on other pages, weeks that go vertically, monthly and weekly check lists and heaps of blank spaces. I didn't know if I'd be able to use all the sections let alone understand how they'd all fit together!<br />
But I did it. I ordered the 3-month trial. However, I did cheat and got a lovely friend of mine from a Facebook planner group to print, cut and send them to me because I KNOW I would have gotten confused or not had the time or patience to put it all together and I would have given up! (Thank you Stephanie - you're an angel)<br />
Once they arrived to my door, I got all excited, ripped open the packaging and my heart sunk... There were pages and pages in all shapes and sizes. I spent the first 15 minutes just staring at them thinking 'Why did I buy these?' 'How the hell am I going to put this crazy planner insert thingie together??'<br />
But I persisted and watched a few You Tube videos to help me figure it all out. This video (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMBtvZLYXb0" target="_blank">here</a>) from Nadine's Mixed Plate was a great help for understanding and ordering the inserts.<br />
Once I figured them out I tried adding my regular information in the inserts and this is what I came up with...<br />
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<u>Underwhelming</u> isn't it! So then I started thinking 'What would I like to have in my planner that I couldn't add in my other inserts?' and I got to work filling out the empty spaces.<br />
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I am converted! Turns out I am now IN LOVE with these crazy DIYfish inserts! I now have everything I need all in one planner.<br />
The left side of the Day page I use for to-do's (top-down for things to do at home and bottom-up for things to do out and about), the coloured stickers are for the washing system I use, and the section on the left is a calendar (not a lot on that day I guess!) The right side of the day page are for notes and the bottom half I use as a daily journal about my family and kids. I LOVE this. I have a filofax I used for journalling but only used it every now and again as life would get in the way and I'd forget. As my A5 planner is always open on my desk and always in use, it was much easier to remember to journal. I'm really enjoying it.<br />
I had a good meal planning system, but this new system has made it GREAT. Below is my weekly menu plan:<br />
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I use the left side of the table to plan what I am going to make during the week. On the right is where I write all the ingredients needed for that meal. This is very helpful when prepping for my weekly grocery shop so I don't forget anything. As I have 2 young babies, going to the supermarket once a week is hard enough let alone going back a second time! Visit my meal planning video (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJgY-A76gjE" target="_blank">here</a>) to see my old system which still use the flag system.<br />
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I also write my dinner meal in my daily page:<br />
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I also enjoy the monthly tracker. I'm still feeling around with how it works and how it will work with my lifestyle. I have ideas to try for July and I will write and video an update later next month. Here it is at the moment:<br />
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I also have a section in my planner for a detailed look into my blogs and videos but I wanted to be able to view my next topic really quickly as I'm using the back of the weekly 'flap' and my quick dot point overview of my OrganisedLifestyle topic for the week to keep me on track, organised and easily accessible.<br />
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I've also started using a basic colour coding system with these highlighter tabs from daiso. It works great. I can see what I need to at a quick glance of colour with these tabs instead of needing to carry multiple coloured pens everywhere!<br />
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So this is it in a nut shell. It looks confusing and overwhelming but if you can get past the initial shock of how much is in here then you may discover how awesome this system is. It is really changing the way I plan for the better.<br />
I. like most of us, am always evolving my planning system and I will do an update again in a few months but I am really enjoying this system so far.<br />
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Please visit my YouTube channel or click the link (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIAg9rdvxoI" target="_blank">here</a>) to see the video where I show my DIYfish review in more detail.<br />
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You can also find my on my new OrganisedLifestyle <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Organisedlifestyle/561178193999153" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> or <a href="http://www.instagram.com/organisedlifestyle" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.<br />
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Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-75131699310514512242014-06-06T03:47:00.001-07:002014-06-20T03:52:01.139-07:00My Office Study Nook SetupHi guys. Well as we are now a family of 4 and we have a 3 bedroom house, I have lost my study/office room! As I'm still on maternity leave and not due back part time until the start of next year I am handling it but I NEED MY SPACE. So I have created a Office/study nook in the hallway of my house. It is a really nice desk so I don't mind showing it off but as it is in full view of everyone who enters my home it needs to be neat as well as functional. This is a challenge for me as I tend to create 'organised chaos' in my space!<br />
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To the left I have a set of 10 coloured drawers which I used previously as my teaching supplies at work. It's not the prettiest thing in the world to be shown in the hall, but for now it works.</div>
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Each drawer is labelled with a specific category: <u>catch all</u> (items which don't have a home currently or need to be filed away go here and get cleaned out at the end of each week), <u>post it notes</u>, <u>stationary</u>, <u>misc</u> (stationary items I like but don't use often - items I give away as RAKs or to friends), <u>storage</u> (a place to hold my travel planner bags and pens), <u>laminating pouches</u>, <u>coloured texts and pencils</u>, <u>coloured paper</u>, <u>plastic pockets</u> and <u>immunisation records for the girls.</u></div>
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Sitting on top is my planner tote which houses all my favourite and on-the-go items for my planners I can plan and decorate in any room of the house. I tend to move the tote to under the desk when I have guests over in order to minimise the clutter. If you would like to see a video of the planner tote setup click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-akvLMcSOdo" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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From left to right I have my current planners in use, my washi tape wheel from Costco, my inbox which holds mail to deliver and bills to pay and my iMac in the centre. A jar rack sits to the right of the computer which holds my pen box holder I brought for $1 from The Salvos. I love this rack as it creates another level, doubling my space. Under the jar rack lives my hole punch, sticky tape and stapler. I also have a lamp, a hand sanitiser and some candles (you can see the lighter sticking out of the pen box holder I use to light them). The two planners open are my personal aqua Malden (my wallet/appointment planner) and my A5 aqua Malden (my home maintenance planner). The A5 lives on my desk most of the time open just like this.<br />
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This is a shot of under the desk. My aim is to have this cleared soon as we are planning to make an above the desk storage unit in the next few months to reduce clutter. The basket on the left holds envelopes, paper and 2 Martha Stewart A4 folders. Next is my A3 laminator. The next box contains extra filofax inserts and dividers as well as my storage space for my planners which house past months inserts to reduce bulk in my current planners. I like to look back on past information from time to time. There is also a tunnel from Ikea for my daughter and a basket which is used as a paper bin.<br />
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I hope this has helped you realise that if you are in my situation where you are unable to use a dedicated room as an office then you still have options to create your own nook in your house to call your own :-)<br />
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Firstly, sorry I have been absent lately, I was off having my second baby girl :-) She is now almost 3 months old (oh my gosh!) and things are just now starting to settle back down to some sort of normality. We couldn't be happier with our little family! However, now we have 2 kids we no longer have a spare bedroom I can consume as my study (GASP!) We have a communal desk for hubby and I but all my craft and planner 'stuff' seems to occupy the majority of the space. Also, as the desk is in full view of everyone walking past the lounge room I found it difficult keeping it neat and tidy all the time. </div>
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Enter the idea of a planner tote! I thought that by getting a tote to carry all my supplies I would not be limited to one space and everything will be at my fingertips without it being strewn across the tiny desk for the whole world to see. I started googling and searching on Ebay right away. I was disheartened as everything was not quite what I wanted or over $100 which I was not prepared to spend. So what did I do... I took my complaints to the planner Facebook community (because lets face it, who else would understand!) Here one of my BRILLIANT Facebook friends explained to me that she was recently in a similar situation and found her answer at the local hardware store! She found a builders tool bag worked perfectly as a planner tote! It has heaps of pockets, open top for easy access, very solid sides and a very strong handle in order to hold the weight of all the tools.</div>
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So I went off (well ok I sent hubby on a detour on his way home from work) to our local Bunnings and Masters with strict instructions of what I wanted with a $20 limit. This is what he came home with:</div>
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BEST.BUY.EVER! I was over the moon. It was just what I wanted and the price was right :-)</div>
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So I went to work pimping it out and this is the final product:</div>
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Here you can see 4 pockets across the the front. The left flap contains my double sided tape. The next pocket holds 2 Kikki-K sticky note pads. Then is some super cute turtle note paper that looks as though it was made to fit! On the right pocket are some paper clips.</div>
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The 2 slit pockets behind, hold my Mark It dots and Kikki-K To-Do note pad on the left and my Kikki-K sticker book and a card from a beautiful friends of mine on the right.</div>
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The above picture shows one side of the bag. There is a metal bar attached to the side which is made to hold a tape measure (so my husband tells me) where I clip on my 4 sharpie markers. The pocket on the right is a perfect fit for my Rapesco planner hole punch! You can also see my washi tape which is threaded through a velcro strap back onto itself. I have absolutely no idea the real purpose of this strap but it is PERFECT for holding my washi as the velcro is super strong, easy access and out of the way!</div>
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The other side has 2 pockets, one in front of the other. The one in the back holds a pouch full of post it notes and page markers and flags as well as some note paper. The front pocket holds my Martha Stewart dew drop stickers, K-Mart sticker dots and K-Mart repositionable (so they say) and write-on stickers. You can also see another 'washi velcro strap' where I have attached my thin wash tape.</div>
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Here is a birds eye view of the top of my planner tote. It holds sooooo much. The handle in the middle is super comfortable to grab as it has some squishy foam and its also non-slip. The handle can move from side to side if you need to get in the middle of the bag.</div>
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The planners I have in there from the top down include: A5 Aqua Malden (my home management system), my new A5 Calipso in bright blue, my new personal size domino in violet and my personal size aqua Malden (my wallet/diary)</div>
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On one of the long inside walls of the bag are 3 pockets. Starting from the left I have: 3 lined post it notes (2 large, 1 medium size) and a Kikki-K note pad. The middle pocket contains a spiral note pad also from Kikki-K. The small pocket on the right holds my purple scissors.</div>
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The items next to the planners in the centre are my paper cutter, Dymo labeller and my fox zipper pencil case from Typo containing my 'go-to' stickers and page flags. I also have a note pad, and 2 pouches of stickers tucked in behind my A5 Malden.</div>
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I LOVE this setup! It works perfectly for my needs, keeps everything super organised, easy to access and a fantastic price... what more could a girl ask for!</div>
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Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-55585370172057792342014-01-26T02:03:00.000-08:002014-06-20T03:55:01.203-07:00Organising my pantryHi everyone :-)<br />
I have had a few requests for a 'How I organise my pantry' blog and video so I thought I'd get it done now before the baby comes and I don't shop for 3 months! ;-)<br />
Here is a breakdown of how I sort my pantry. This is how it looks all the time. I thought it would be best to show an honest view rather than after my 3-monthly clean and spruce up (so be nice!)<br />
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When we brought the house we noticed very quickly that the narrow pantry we had was very limited. It looked big enough but when it was full of food it would spill out and we had to reach really far in to get anything. We also had the problem that because of it being narrow and deep it was almost impossible to find anything and we would forever be re-buying stuff we didn't realise we had and finding out of date items way in the back. Quite frankly, it was costing us a fortune!!<br />
So what I ended up doing was a 1-2 day shop. I would buy what I needed for a couple of days and go again a few days later. Not only was this costing us more money doing it this way but I don't enjoy cooking at the best of times and it was such a hassle that sometimes when Dave and I got home from work we would just have 2 minute noodles, toast or take away!<br />
We needed inspiration so off we went off to Ikea where we found the perfect solution to our problems. Here we saw pull out drawers for deep narrow spaces like ours. You can pull out the whole drawer/shelf and can get easy access to everything and can see all the way to the back. It was perfect! The only problem was they were not cheap. However, having a carpenter as a husband can be very 'handy' at times I tell you! So when we got home I sent him to work building pull out drawers for our pantry.<br />
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The 5 drawers (from the bottom) are all pull out drawers and we left the top two as they were. That space is for items we don't use often as I can't even reach them standing on a chair! The bottom drawer is made out of a thicker timber (and I still need to paint it!) FYI - if you do not have a magnetic knife strip thingie then do yourself a favour and get one! They are fantastic, quick and easy to find which knife you want and gives you extra space on your kitchen table top (and we all need more of that!)<br />
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THINGS THAT HELP ME STAY ORGANISED IN THE PANTRY<br />
1. If you have a space like mine, get a pull out drawer. They will change your life and ultimately save you money as you know what you have and have easy access.<br />
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2. Group items into categories and place them into baskets. This way everything is right where you want it at all times and everyone knows where they belong. The above picture shows all sauces and oils on the left and in the red basket on the right are all condiments. Below is another example where all the packet mix products are upright in their own basket where they are secure and easy to flick through to find what you are looking for.<br />
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3. If you have a young child I find it easy to have a 'kid drawer'. Here I know all her snacks are here so I can grab them quick as I head out the door.<br />
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4. I try to unbox as much as I can and place into a basket or container so I know how many I have left. It is a pet hate of mine when you go to grab something out of a box to find it empty! Grrrr...<br />
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5. Get yourself a tiered stand. Best invention ever!! These little babies give you twice as much room in your pantry and you can see everything so much better. Perfect for cans as you can see in the picture below. You can buy them quite cheap from $2.00 shops (they are not quite $2 but what is nowadays!) FYI - they are also fantastic to use on you home or office desk!<br />
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6. If you haven't already, get yourself a labeller. I think my husband thinks it's surgically attached to my arm at times. It not only helps you to keep organised but also the other members of your family. You may know where things belong, but when you label it EVERYONE knows! Less work for you and no excuses from them :-)</div>
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So there is a look into my kitchen pantry and how I organise things. Nothing 'world-first' about it all by any means, but it's what is working for us at the moment. If you have any tips on how you organise your pantry please leave them in the comments below as I am always on the lookout for better ways to organise myself!</div>
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Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-6469290865253536392014-01-19T20:40:00.002-08:002014-06-20T03:54:41.781-07:002014 Goals layout for my FilofaxI have never been a great New Years Resolution keeper. I would do the typical super keen for ten minutes thing then fall back into old routines and habits but now with the added guilt of not doing what I set out to do and feeling like a failure.<br />
So for this year I thought about goals I really could achieve and tools I could implement to really help with these goals and this is what I came up with.<br />
I created a new tabbed section in the back of my Filofax labelled (you guessed it, GOALS). I have a cover page where I have 4 spaces for 4 different (and achievable) goals that are important to me. Below those sections are 4 sub sections to help nut out those goals. Again I made 4 goals with 4 sub sections only so I didn't spread myself too thin and fail before I even begun.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZcjI3TVBTVi02N0U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">2014 Yearly goals template LINK</a></div>
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Then my goals are broken down into months. Small achievable tasks in the areas of: Health, Relationships, Finances, Personal Development, Organisation and Travel & Experiences. I only put 1-2 mini goals in each area. I also include a calendar where I can plot when I can do some of these tasks, counting down days, ticking down the days etc.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZazdwbkdjOE1VbUE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">2014 Monthly Goals template LINK</a></div>
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I check on my goals each week to make sure I am keeping on track and use these lists to keep me motivated and accountable. So far so good (I have usually given up by now) :-)<br />
I will review this system in a blog mid year to let you know how I am going and whether these templates have helped my goal keeping.<br />
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I hope you are all having a great start to the year and as always if you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave a comment below and I'll get back to you.<br />
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Enjoy your week!<br />
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JenOrganised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-26596677815934501322014-01-05T20:24:00.002-08:002014-06-20T03:57:08.153-07:00Project Management System (filofax series)Happy New Year everyone!<br />
In this post I will be talking about one of my New Year's resolutions... Project Management. Do you ever have all these awesome ideas to fix up your house or make an awesome craft you saw on Pinterest but find it hard to schedule it all in and life just gets in the way? My biggest problem was getting super excited and starting all these different projects then getting overwhelmed because I took on too much too quickly and so abandoned them all vowing to pick it up again 'one day'...<br />
Well this is my solution to my project abandonment issues - my Filofax Project Management System. Before I categorise everything (because that is what perfectionist me likes to do - attempt to create order), I use a 'brain dump' system. I love that name because I literately dump everything from my brain relating to projects I want to do onto the paper in any order. This brain dump is my 'Master To-Do List' and I just write it on the standard Filofax 'To Do' paper.<br />
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Once I have done this I can glance through it and work out what projects I want to be done sooner and what projects I can postpone until later in the year and I break it all down into monthly tasks. This format gets it all clear in my mind and helps me to prepare and break everything into manageable pieces.<br />
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Link to: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZeFBra25HcVFReVU/edit" target="_blank">2014 Projects Template</a></div>
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* REMEMBER: This is a working document, meaning none of these timelines need to be set in concrete. This Project Management System is to help you do just that - manage projects. You most likely will need to alter the timeline as things pop up in your life. Don't let this stress you out or add pressure to your life, just simply move it to the next month. :-)<br />
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Once I have done this I then take 2-3 of the current month projects (no more than that or you will overwhelm yourself!!) and create tabbed sections for those projects in the next section of the Filofax. Here the task is 'nutted out' and broken up into mini to-dos and weekly tasks (if applicable).<br />
Below is an example of some of my projects. The tabs marked ML V (mummylifestyle vlog), OL V (organisedlifestyle vlog) and OL B (organised lifestyle blog) are permanent tabs which house my You Tube and Blog pages and are separate from the regular projects. I included these just to show you if you were interested :-)<br />
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Once each 'mini project' is complete you can tick off the boxes (my guilty pleasure!) until they are all complete and the project is done. I then remove the project and house it in a separate folder for reference. (I have a Kikki-K A5 planner headed my way in the post and will house past projects in there when I'm done).<br />
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So, that's how I do it. For more detailed projects (like preparation for Christmas etc.) I add a few more steps. Once my new (to me) planner arrives I will post a detailed blog about how I planned for Christmas Day and all the preparation that came before it.<br />
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Just remember, projects are suppose to be <u>fun NOT stressful</u>. Don't try and tackle everything at once. Lay it all out, break it up into manageable pieces and give yourself realistic timelines to complete in order to succeed.<br />
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GOOD LUCK and have an amazing week!!<br />
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Jen<br />
<br />Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-18069615482221510642013-12-15T02:42:00.000-08:002014-06-20T03:57:49.236-07:00A Peek into my A5 Home Management Binder SystemHappy 2 weeks till Christmas 2013 everyone! What a crazy year it has been with a chocka block few weeks to go - thank GOODNESS for my home management binder system or I would be running around like a crazy person (more than usual anyway) :-)<br />
In this blog post I'm going to give you a quick look into my home management system (aka my home bible) and show you the system that works for me. I could not find any pre-make inserts that work for my lifestyle so I created them myself! (which I will link for you further down). It is really important that you find a system that works for you, otherwise, no matter how 'pretty' it looks is is not functional for you and will not be a useful tool in your organisational process. Trial and error works for me. I tend to know in about 2-3 weeks if a template layout works for me or not. If not, I try something else.<br />
I hope this post will give you some ideas in creating your own FUNCTIONAL Home Management system.<br />
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Here is my lovely $5 A5 Domino Filofax in burgundy (not my favourite colour but for a $5 bargain price at my local Officeworks how could I pass it up!)<br />
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When you open it up you find card slots on the left and a top opening envelope on the right. On the left I store my smily face paper binder clip along with my various sized Kikki.K post it notes and my very favourite post it notes, the super-sticky Post-It brand lined in the square and large rectangle size. The larger rectangle sized post-its (blue in this picture) are perfect for housing my grocery list as once I have written it up I stick it straight onto the trolley handle in the supermarket for easy access and it doesn't fall off!<br />
On the right, the top opening envelope (which came with the Filofax) stores my repositionable flags (which I use for my menu planning), Post-It flags, Martha Stewart re-positionable dew drops (I LOVE THESE THINGS), my K-Mart coloured dots (which I use to colour code my calendar), scrap writing paper from Kikki.K and spare menu planners (I will explain how this works later).<br />
The pens I use are my Frixion clicker pen (Officeworks AUD $4.00 approx. - purple one is shown here). I love these pens as they are smooth and neat to write with and are also <u>erasable</u> which comes in very handy. On the left I use a blue Paper Mate clicker pen to write on my page flags and sticker dots.<br />
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Turn the page and you are hit with a picture that always makes me smile, my gorgeous cheeky monkey daughter. :-) The picture is protected behind a flyleaf decorated with washi tape.<br />
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Next is a key to my colour coding system for my diary section of the planner. I use the same colour coding system for my Personal Malden wallet/planner system (detailed in a previous post). The key is self explanatory (red - money out, green - money in, yellow - birthdays, blue - appointments and work schedule) and works wonderfully for me as I enjoy the colour coding system but hate carrying multiple pens around so this is a fast and effective way to colour code (plus the stickers are AUD$1.50 for a pack of 5 sheets from KMart - score!)<br />
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I use this binder clip (from eBay for AUD$1.99) to corral all my previous calendar pages together.<br />
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Then comes the heart of the planner, my Day per Page calendar. I could not find the perfect Day per Page insert for my lifestyle so I created my own. Here is a working example of how I use it on a daily basis as well as a blank copy: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZSGV0aFRrclZFblE/edit" target="_blank">(LINK TO MY DPP TEMPLATE)</a><br />
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The top left box are where I house my regular chores. I write my weekly chores on my Martha Stewart dew drop stickers and place them on the day I think I will do them. But my favourite part of this system is it's flexibility. Sometimes the day gets away with you and you may run out of time to do all the chores you planned (or you just kinda can't be bothered!) With this system you can move the stickers to the following day if you don't complete them. Or alternatively you may have a quiet day and could fit more in and re-schedule your next day. This system works perfectly for me as it is extremely flexible yet still keeps me accountable to get things done.<br />
The top right box houses my 'Daily To-Dos'. This is my I MUST DO today section, along with the all important tick boxes (so satisfying!) as well as a water intake chart to mark off my daily water intake (I am hopeless at this and using this tool to help keep me accountable).<br />
The schedule is down the left which is broken into the hour and a blank section between each hour for appointments at different times. On the right are my regular 'Daily to dos' split into two sections to keep everything organised and easy to see. They are 'Home' for jobs to do at home and 'Out' for jobs that need to be done out and about.<br />
Below that is my banking tracker so I can track our money in our 3 different accounts. Next is a small notes section, followed by 5 small stars which I use to rank how the day has gone and helps me to reflect on the day and what has been achieved (or not achieved). Another way of holding myself accountable and also to reflect on good days.<br />
On the righthand side is my menu planner as well as my home made flyleaf/page marker I created. Stuck to that flyleaf is a list of my weekly to-do's which is held down with washi tape. The weekly to-do's are great as they are tasks that need to be done but not on a particular day. So if I have a spare moment I just glance at the list and pick one of these tasks to complete. The To-Do pad was brought at Kikki.K.<br />
On the flip side of my home made flyleaf/page marker I keep notes for myself as well as the Martha Stewart dew drop stickers once I am finished with them for that week.<br />
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Next are my 6 section tabs. They are: <b>Notes</b>, <b>Financial</b>, <b>Projects</b>, <b>Meals</b>, <b>Personal</b> and <b>Goals</b>.<br />
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My <b>Notes</b> section contains general notes, ideas and scribbles. I use it as my thinking section which then gets transferred into the relevant section when ready. It's like my information 'brain dump' :-)<br />
My <b>Financial</b> section is where I store any information to do with money that I want to keep track of. I have created multiple templates which track my online shopping, finances and money repayments.<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3katA9BbMCZUU5rU3o0a1FOdTg/edit" target="_blank">Click for Online Shopping Tracker template</a></div>
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The Online Shopping Tracker helps me to remember when, where and how much I brought items online. It is a great resource for keeping track of my online purchases and to make sure all items get sent to me and nothing gets lost or forgotten about.</div>
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The Financial Tracker is ideal for knowing at a quick glance where your money is and whether it is coming in or going out.</div>
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The Repayment Tracker is great for if you have borrowed money from the bank or elsewhere and you are paying it off in increments. This form came in very handy when paying off our wedding (which is now 100% payed off - woo hoo!)<br />
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My <b>Projects</b> section is spilt into sub-catergories and is where I house all my home project plans and progress. The front page shows my 'Master To-Do list'. This is a list of all the projects I want done (with no due date allocated to them). Once this is complete I then allocate them to a month and then break down the month into weeks etc. This stops me from getting too overwhelmed with everything I need to do. I LOVE my projects tab and find I have been so much more productive with projects with my new setup!<br />
I will be doing a video as well as a corresponding blog post detailing this Projects section in more detail soon if you are interested.<br />
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I then have sub categories according to the current 3 projects I have on the go at the time. Currently they are 'Christmas' (Christmas present lists and lunch menu and decor etc.), 'Backyard' (we are currently renovating the yard and adding a dog run down the back) and 'Layla's Room' (we are moving Layla into her 'big girl' room as we prepare the nursery for the new arrival in 2 months time).<br />
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Next is my <b>Meals</b> section. I do not enjoy cooking and meal planning is so boring and frustrating for me so I needed a system that was easy to use and effective. This works a treat for me.<br />
Here I store dinner meals that are tried and true in our house. Recipes we enjoy go here and the list is getting bigger every day. On the left is a key explaining a colour coding system for the meal planning. Yellow - chicken, Green - beef, Orange - lamb, Blue - pork, Red - vegetarian. On the right is the list of recipes written on the correct coloured flag. There is also a 'Take-Away', 'Eat Out' and 'Left Overs' Post-It flag. The flags I use are WD Penfold brand from Officeworks for AUD$1.00 and are writable and re-positionable.<br />
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Once we have chosen out 7 meals for the week I then place them on the correct day in my meal planning template I keep between my daily pages. Again, as the tabs are re-positionable, we can chop and change the day we have those meals according to what we feel like on the day. Once the meal has been made and eaten, the meal flag then goes back into the meals section of my planner. This is a quick and easy way of meal planning in our house and takes all the thought out of the weekly shop. HURRAH!<br />
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The last tab my <b>Goals</b> section. This is still a work in process but will house my 2014 year goals in all my personal, home, business and wellbeing areas of my life. I am still developing the perfect template for this but it currently holds my thoughts and ideas in each of these areas. I am hoping this will keep me on track and so I don't get too caught up in daily life to really reflect and be held accountable.<br />
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SO - that is it in a nut shell! I hope it has given you some ideas for your planner and that you may find the templates helpful for your personal use.<br />
If you would like to see this set up in more detail please visit my Organisedlifestyle YouTube channel at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/organisedlifestyle">www.youtube.com/user/organisedlifestyle</a> where I go through my Home Management System layout section by section.<br />
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Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone and I hope Santa is good to you!<br />
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Jen xxOrganised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-7720406730566655142013-12-08T02:26:00.004-08:002014-06-20T03:58:33.212-07:00Personal wallet/planner setupMy wallet has ALWAYS been big. It housed my cash, coins, 20-something cards, receipts, coupons, pictures and any other items I felt needed to be carried around with me at the time. So when I decided to return to a lovely Filofax system as my planner, it made perfect sense to double it up as a wallet also. Less to carry around (and as an mum of 2 under 2 in March I need to carry as least amount as possible)!<br />
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I am in LOVE with my perfect little personal aqua Malden! It is a similar size to my old wallet and holds five times as much. I understand the Filofax planner/wallet combo may be too bulky for some but to me it is an organised over-packers dream...<br />
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Here is my old Kate Hill zipped wallet against my Personal Malden:<br />
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After you have finished rubbing the soft yummy leather of this little beauty (yep, told you I was obsessed) you open it up and on the left you find all my most frequest cards in the 4 card slots: My drivers licence, bank card, Medicare, Flybuys and Woolies cards. Getting the cards out of the slots is simple as the leather is soft they don't get jammed in like so many do in past wallets I've had.<br />
There is also a zip where I keep loose coins and a pocket for cash. The very top pocket above the card slots is a place where I store my super sticky lined Post-It notes for my grocery shopping list. I use this system as I enjoy writing on lines and like to stick the list directly onto the trolley handle for easy access.<br />
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To the right is my 'brag' page where I show off my daughter and a picture of my husband and I hidden under a washi tape framed clear fly leaf that come standard with the Filofax. The pen I use in my planner is my green Frixion ball clicker pen (from Officeworks for about AUD$4.00) and my orange Stabilo Swing Cool highlighter. Both fit perfectly attached to the side of my planner. The Frixion pen is clipped onto my aqua pen holder (purchased on eBay) which has been fixed onto the back inside cover. Can I just say that I ADORE my Frixion pens! They are smooth to write with and amazingly they rub out if needed with the eraser located on the top of the pen. So handy if your day alters and you need to re-schedule, which happens to me often. I would recommend using the clicker style and not the removable cap top pens however as the pen lid can pop off in your bag and the pen goes missing. :-(<br />
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Flip the page and you will find my 'dashboard' of different sized sticky notes (Post-It pink squares from Officeworks and 2 different shaped birdie speech bubble designs from www.mochithings.com) I use these for reminders and quick notes for my planner as well as jotting down info in a hurry.<br />
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Next is the colour code system I use for my monthly and weekly planner. This system works really well for me as I can see at a quick glance what is what and I don't miss big events like birthdays and appointments. I find this system works much better for me than a colour coding pen system as I do not need to cart around multiple pen colours with me.<br />
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The first of my planners, my monthly view on 2 pages is next. This section is divided with a home made fly leaf and note tab from Avery (from The Reject Shop for $1.00) with a clear printed label from my Dymo labeller. There will be a seperate blog explaining how to make your own EASY AND CHEAP fly leaf coming soon.<br />
In this section I note quick important dates such as pay days, mortgage due dates and birthdays. I do this for the whole year then transfer the information week by week in my weekly planner section as needed.<br />
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Then comes my week on two page planner section. This section is also divided with my home made fly leaf system. Here I put all the information I need for that week: birthdays, appointments, bills, pay days, and any other relevant information. This is my 'bible' section that keeps my life organised. Each day is separated with a Muji stamp (purchased on eBay) with small check boxes and lines where I write in my daily to-dos. I also have an additional page attached between the weekly pages displaying my weekly to-dos (paper purchased from Kikki.K and hole punched by me). I find this system to be fantastic as things I have to get done on a certain day goes into the day section and things I want done that week without a certain day in mind gets placed in the centre page so when I have a free moment I can glance at the list and pick something to do. Another tip is to use check boxes as I find this a great motivation to get the list completed. I really enjoy the satisfaction of ticking off an item once I have completed it (is that weird?!) :-)<br />
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Here is a better view of the monthly and weekly tabs as well as the hand made dividers I created to separate the weekly planner into months.<br />
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Next, I have my 'Notes' section. I used to have multiple sections here (Finances, Projects and Personal) however I found I didn't use these sections much and gave the planner unnecessary bulk which drove me nuts. (I also have an A5 Domino Filofax I use as my home management system which I use to store all that information anyway - the next blog in my series to come)<br />
In this notes section I have a 'Master To-Do' list in which I write all the larger projects I want to do around my home and personally. I also write up ideas of future projects, and other random information as well as some extra paper storage. I also have a small pocket which currently holds my transparent stickers.<br />
The last part in this section is my 'Wish List' which is divided into sections for each member of my family as well as a home tab. This is for when I see something out and about which I think would be great for someone or as home decor. I will write what the item is in the corresponding section along with where it is located and how much it is. This is great for prepping for birthdays and Christmas gift ideas.<br />
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The last section of my Filofax contains my Coloured Dots I use for colour coding (from K-Mart AUD$1.50) stored in the Filofax top opening envelope which came with the planner.<br />
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A press closure envelope is next which houses spare postage stamps.<br />
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The very last page is where my other cards are located including: gift vouchers and membership cards. These things I don't need to access every day so they are great tucked away in the back. I also keep petrol vouchers and important information in the back pocket of my Filofax where they don't move or flap about.<br />
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So that is a look into my Personal Malden wallet/planner setup. I love it and it works perfectly for my lifestyle. If you would like to see my You Tube video showing the above, please visit my channel Organised Lifestyle: www.youtube.com/user/organisedlifestyle or this link: http://youtu.be/0A03tKRNlTo<br />
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Stay tuned for my next blog post this week: A Look into my A5 Domino Filofax Home Management System which houses all my house management and a more detailed planner. I will also include links to the inserts I have created for this system. :-)<br />
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Have a great day!<br />
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Jen<br />
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<br />Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242036527425604143.post-90501029828868457602013-11-27T20:56:00.000-08:002014-06-20T03:59:04.829-07:00Hi from Jen and a love affair with Filofax :-)Hi everyone and welcome to my very first blog!<br />
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I am not the most creative and innovative person is the world but I am trying. I 'borrow' others ideas and re-vamp them to make them my own.<br />
Now I am using these inspirational ideas to help me become more organised. I am a teacher by trade (so very much into being organised in general) but have never been too good at being organised in my home life. So, now that I'm currently a SAHM with my 14 month old daughter with another on the way in March, my aim is to be organised and have fun doing it! Hence the filofax!<br />
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I have always loved writing in a diary planner since I was at school. You could decorate and personalise it any way you wanted. I also found I remembered things better when I wrote them down too rather than just typing on my iPhone iCal app. So I decided it was time to go back to what I know works for me.<br />
So off I went to my local Officeworks - and boy was I lucky! Not only did they have personal and A5 style Filofaxes on clearance for $79 but they were also marked down FURTHER to $5 EACH! So I went crazy and splurged a whole $15 on 2 x A5 Dominos (one black and one maroon) and 1 x red Metropol.<br />
I then went straight to work pimping my filos out with washi, stickers and craft paper and I couldn't be happier! I went on You Tube and found some great 'inspiration' (aka. stole some ideas) from other wonderful filofax users to help me with how I wanted to plan and it has been a love affair ever since.<br />
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During my many You Tube visits I fell in love with the aqua personal Malden and with much pleading from my husband I got one from www.filofaxshop.com.au (and this one was NOT $5!) With the price of this baby it was my early Christmas and 30th birthday present all wrapped into one. After using it for about 3 weeks now I must say it was sooooo worth it! So soft and beautiful this little beauty doubles as my wallet and planner in one.<br />
My A5 maroon Domino I use as my home management system. I love the size of the A5 and it holds so much. I am not a great lover of the Domino design, but for $5 how can I complain!<br />
The black A5 and the personal red Metropol I am currently using to store extra paper and inserts etc. which is working well too.<br />
I will write up a blog this week detailing how I use my personal Malden and A5 Domino as my wallet/planner and home management system with corresponding pictures. I have already put a video up in the mean time if you'd like to check it out:<br />
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http://youtu.be/0A03tKRNlTo<br />
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Hope you are having a lovely day!Organised Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605868853077245400noreply@blogger.com2