Recently Kelly McCausey wrote about her need to convert her paper planner to a digital calendar and I’m so glad she wrote an update because this week I have decided I need to make that same step.
My paper planner was perfectly fine when I started my internship last summer, to keep track of projects and deadlines. It became a regular fixture on my desk and served it’s purpose well for my regular weekly client projects. However, with new clients come new and bigger projects and soon my paper planner became a mish mash of scribbled notes and job quotes.
Not that I’m complaining! Taking on new clients is always exciting but short of getting one of those huge desk-sized calendars, it’s time to find a quicker way to login projects and check them off when they’re done.
I’ve dabbled with Google Calendar but need to check it out more (and actually remember to login everyday). A couple of clients use a basecamp program, which is really cool because you can check off jobs and it automatically crosses it off your digital to-do list. However, that seems to be more for those who have a team, which is not me.
I’m looking forward to getting more organized so I can fill my time with efficient client work rather than trying to decipher my scribbled notes.
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