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1 Simple Organizing Tool that will Change Your Life

You all know how much I love to-do lists and planners. Well, I have discovered something new which I absolutely adore! This organizing tool is EXACTLY what you need to manage your time better and be more productive and efficient - starting right now. It's super simple, easy, and customizable to fit YOUR wants and needs. Read the article to find out more!

Let me back up a moment. A lot of my work, for both my blog and for the work I do with clients, is ongoing long-term work. That means that I have to chip away at these projects a little bit each day. And that can be tricky to keep track of and manage, especially when it’s time-sensitive projects such as social media!

But then I discovered this new organizing tool that is absolutely perfect for helping me to juggle everything I have to do every day or second day or once a week...

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    Write down a list of everything you need to do, divided into clients or projects, and place it in a plastic sheet protector.

    Use a dry erase marker to check things off as you do them throughout the day. The next morning, you can wipe it clean and start over!

    I can’t believe how genius, simple, and effective this tool is.

    I got the idea from Mama Miss, when I recently purchased her mid-year blog planner (which is a really nice, super comprehensive resource! I highly recommend it!).

    The only issue I had with her daily maintenance page was that it included some things that I don’t do, and it was missing other crucial things for me.

    So I created my own version.

    My page is divided into two columns, one column for SaganMorrow.com work and one column for my major clients. From there, these are sub-sectioned out into tables (such as “Blog,” “Facebook & Twitter,” and “Other”), which include three columns: a blank space for me to check things off, the actual task itself, and then the approximate amount of time that task will take me.

    I find this tool to be extremely helpful in juggling all of the different work I have to do each day, and it’s oh-so-satisfying to check things off as I complete them! Using a dry-erase marker over a plastic sheet protector makes this an environmentally-friendly organizing tool, too, and one which you can keep reusing day after day.

    This type of tool is perfect if you ever feel a little overwhelmed, as it breaks projects into very manageable pieces. It also ensures that nothing slips through the cracks---which, of course, is extremely important for your own work and for your client work.

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      15 Comments

      1. LOVE this idea! I would go even further and have a dry erase board to tick things off.

        1. I’ve got that too 😀 There are just too many things to write on the dry erase board though… heehee. But it is SUPER useful to have a white board to see the main things to do at a glance!

      2. A great tip! Who doesn’t love a to do list? I’ve been known to add in things I’ve already done just to have the satisfaction of crossing it off!

        1. Haha, that IS very satisfying 🙂

      3. Clever idea. I used to do this with my chore charts.

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      5. i use this system with homeschooling my boys but never thought to use with myself-huge head slap! Great tip!!

        1. Do it!!! It is awesome 😀

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      9. I use a 1 week dry erase board, so that I can easily change my tasks. I also am limiting myself to 3 priority tasks per day,(alla Tim Ferriss) so I am able to fit it all on there. For client work, I’d probably need something like you’re using. Right now, this is for business building.

        1. Great method for business building!

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