One of my biggest lifesavers is using different colored pens for my each of my classes. I use the Papermate Inkjoy 300 RT Pens that come in a huge variety of colors, using a different one for each of my classes and then for after-school events. It helps me, a visual learner, associate the color with the class and remember the assignment better. If you're curious, my system is:
Now my breakdown of how I use the different aspects of the agenda. I don't really use the opening month pages seeing as they all come up again at their respective month. On Dates to Celebrate, I add my friend's birthdays by putting the number under their month.
In my notes section I have my schedule, a few motivators, and a running lists of post inspiration. Then comes the actual month sections. On this I write in important due dates, test days, days off of school, major dance events, birthdays, and of course the UK Football Schedule. I keep this color-coded but use fun colors that relate to events also, like yellow (our color) for dance or blue for football. Then I use my system for school-related dates. In the to-do column I put not just to-do's but my schedule that stays the same every week like my dance practices and voice lessons.
"Bae" is my friend Meredith
Then my regular pages. I list all my assignments, color coding them, by class. I put my after-school activities on the bottom line and all day events on the top. I list my blog posts of the day in the margins so I'll know what's coming up on the blog soon.
On the weekends and days off I list events like football games and dance rehearsals by time.
And that's it! Everyone has their own system, but I find that mine helps me the most. Do you have any tips for organizing your agenda? Let me know below!
-xoxo clb
I might try using your system! I need one for sure instead of just writing things down willy nilly.
ReplyDeleteMichaela || The Monogrammed Midwesterner
Definitely try it! I just wrote things down randomly last year and this works so much better!
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