Do you have a day planner? What can I use to organise my time?

I don't have a day planner, no. I think getting a diary might be useful though.

I think the first thing to do to organise your time is to get into a routine. If you're in a situation in which your day is very unstructured (like I was when I had 8 hours a week in University) it can be very difficult to build a structure for yourself...especially if you're used to a strict routine like school or a job with regular shifts.

Maybe the best way to answer this question is to give an example of a (productive!) day for me when I was at uni.

I always found that (with an early night the day before!) waking up in my own good time made me more productive for the rest of the day. Obviously, try to avoid sleeping in until 3pm! Usually, I would wake up naturally at around 9.30 or 10.00, and get ready for the day. Personally, I found that getting ready and dressing like I would for a day in uni would provoke me to do work more than trying to start an essay in my pyjamas.

As soon as I was ready I would sit down to do some work. I think that if you start messing around or watching TV it will take a long time to start doing anything so save that for lunch time.

Once working, set yourself a specific time to have a proper break for some lunch. That way you have something to aim towards and to look forward to. If you make it to that time then you can feel like you have achieved something and therefore, feel as if you deserve a break more.

When your on your break, again, set yourself a time to get back to work. This will help to avoid the Lunch Break turning into the Three-Episodes-of-Jeremy-Kyle-Break and try to be back at your work station for that time. Do the same for the afternoon; set yourself a dinner time and if you make it to that time allow yourself the evening to relax because you have earned it! And do the same again tomorrow...

- Try to avoid working into the night as, even if you can keep you concentration, your work will not be up to scratch.

- Allow yourself mini-breaks half way through each work session in this breaks treat yourself to a cup of tea or some chocolate but keep these breaks brief.

- Keep your work space tidy to avoid distractions. I would always extend this to the rest of my flat - I think most students will tell you that their houses have never been as tidy as at essay time!

-It might help some people to physically draw up a timetable so they can visualise their work and break schedules. If this works for you then it is definitely worth taking the time.

Hope that helps!

Ask me anything

Hi I think you should show me the best way to organise my folders on my computer desktop for university work

Tidy desktop; tidy mind.

I think the first thing to do is; in the documents section of your computer have a University folder. This allows you to separate your Uni work from other important stuff such as your CV and your Nan's address that you saved in Word one time for a forgotten reason. Secondly, organising the documents into years allows for quick searching. You could even go as far as splitting the years up into semesters if that's the kind of person you are (turns out, that's just the kind of person I am. As you can see) Lastly, separate your documents into the different modules that you are taking.

You might also find it useful to have a drafts folder within the module folders so that when you are drafting pieces of work you can save the old drafts into the folder for quick reference and to avoid printing out and handing in the wrong copy in a mad rush on deadline day.

The screen print might make this all slightly clearer. Hope that helps!

Ask me anything

Lists

(Although maybe not as many as the girl from the "Freak Like Me" BBC3 trailer...)

The most simple and effective way to organise anything; a day, a project, your thoughts. They don't always have to be boring either...

________________________________________________

PET HATES.
1. Girls who pretend to be less intelligent than they are because they think it makes them more attractive.

2. Spitting (or any other public bodily function).

3. Couples who get all kissy-touchy-feely in the same room/area as me; especially if they make a slurpy sound when they kiss.

4. Girls who pretend to follow sports/ be into cars because they think it makes them more attractive.

5. Impropriety.

6. Public relationships via social networking websites.

7. Know-it-alls.

8. People who make pointless lists.

_______________________________________________

Introduction

Welcome to my blog about organisation. What started out as a light-hearted tumblr post entitled "Cry For Help" developed into semi-serious discussion with friends and now, hopefully, will reveal itself as a solid idea.

Cry For Help is here:

__________________________________________________

CRY FOR HELP
My bedroom drawers are arranged as such:

Two underwear drawers: one for pants and bras the other for tights, socks and leggings
Work drawer: arranged by bottoms, plain tops and not plain tops so I can just grab one of each in the morning in any combination
Every day drawer: arranged by bottoms, tees and jumpers for the same purpose
Casual drawer: arranged hoodys, tees and bottoms
Pyjama drawer: arranged by comfy pjs and sexy pjs
I have three laundry bags: a main one; one for delicates and one for whites…sometimes I arranged the main one into little bags so when I have time I can just grab one and do a load.

My wardrobe is also arranged..

I think I have a problem.

__________________________________________________