Planners, Organization

How do you stay organized?  Do you use the calendar on your smart phone?  Do you use a hard copy planner where you fill in each day's activities, or do you use Cozi family calendar that emails everyone each day their activities, or do you use a combination of all the above?

I know the Cozi family calendar which you can access online, or download the app has been very helpful in communicating between all of us in our family orthodontist appts, and games, etc... However, I also feel like I got more done on a day to day basis when I kept a hard copy planner with a "To do" list.  In fact, in this digital age that we live in since our appointments can be managed and communicated so accurately through digital ways I have found that I have stopped keeping a "to do" list.  Which to my horror, when I slowed down and started to evaluate myself over the last 6 months I realized that I had kept appointments,  but other than that I had not really accomplished much of anything. (example: a craft project, a new recipe, etc...)  So I am going to keep my digital help, but I am also going to go back to my old fashion write it down on paper, and check it off "to do" list.

What do you do?

Having it all together

"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails"

Proverbs 19:21

Boy, what a few weeks I have had - and boy does this bible verse not just sum it up!! As you may remember I had just got my girls back into school (Whew!) and was getting organized, starting to train for my first 5k, making plans for all my extra time when I fell down while jogging and fractured my elbow (OUCH!!! YES! OUCH!!!) and I was unable to type, wash my own hair, etc... so all my "plans" came to a screeching halt!!

I have had to laugh and re prioritize what is really important and what does not make the cut. Literally I was dependent on my family for help, as well as kind friends who did sweet things to help my family who did not have a mom who could cook, do hair (I have 3 girls!), and drive! How sweet friends and family were - Thank you!!!

So I am now back almost normal - I can type, cook, do hair, (I just can't lift heavy pans say a 9x13 with roast out of the oven but everything else I can pretty much do it) So I am once again at the drawing board trying to get organized, things accomplished and done. I have to say I have a much better attitude and a grateful heart as I undertake my daily chores than I did. I am not as frantic or anxious I now have been reminded that life is good,God is good, and I do not have to have it all together for the world to keep spinning "I am not God"! wow!
That is deep thoughts by Amy