#how to stay organized

[zestsoflemon]

Why You're Not Organised: 5 Proven Ways To Stay Organize (And What You Can Do About It)

Struggling with disorganization can be a common challenge in our fast-paced, modern lives. It’s all too easy to become overwhelmed by the multitude of tasks, responsibilities, and commitments that demand our attention. However, there are proven strategies to combat disorganization and reclaim control of our daily routines. From making effective to-do lists to breaking tasks into smaller,…

[realtorjamier]

Tips for Staying Organized this Holiday Season!

The holiday season, filled with joy, gatherings, and celebration, can also bring about a whirlwind of tasks and commitments that may leave you feeling overwhelmed. Staying organized during this busy time is key to enjoying the festivities without stress. Here are some practical tips to help you stay organized and maintain your sanity throughout the holiday season.

1. Plan Ahead: Start by creating a holiday calendar or planner. Note down important dates, events, and deadlines, including parties, gatherings, gift shopping, and shipping cutoff dates. Having a visual roadmap of the weeks ahead will help you prioritize and stay on top of your commitments.

2. Set Priorities and Realistic Expectations: Identify your priorities for the season. Determine what traditions, events, or activities are most meaningful to you and your loved ones. Be realistic about what you can accomplish and avoid overcommitting. Saying “no” to some invitations or activities may be necessary to maintain balance.

3. Create To-Do Lists: Break down tasks into manageable lists. Create separate lists for gift shopping, meal planning, decorating, and any other holiday-related tasks. Prioritize tasks based on urgency and deadlines. Crossing items off a list can provide a sense of accomplishment and keep you focused.

4. Gift Planning and Shopping: Start your gift shopping early to avoid last-minute stress. Make a list of recipients and gift ideas, set a budget, and allocate time for shopping trips or online orders. Consider practical gifts, homemade items, or experiences rather than solely focusing on material presents.

5. Utilize Online Tools and Apps: Take advantage of technology to stay organized. Numerous apps and tools are available for holiday planning, gift tracking, budgeting, and meal preparation. Use calendar apps, task management tools, and budgeting apps to streamline your planning process.

6. Simplify Holiday Decor: Decorating can be joyful but time-consuming. Consider simplifying your decorations to save time and effort. Opt for versatile and easy-to-use decorations that can be repurposed or stored easily. Additionally, delegate tasks to family members or friends to share the workload.

7. Prepare in Advance: Whether it’s meal prep or readying guest accommodations, try to prepare as much as possible in advance. Cook and freeze dishes ahead of time, set the table a day before, and arrange any necessary guest accommodations early to reduce last-minute chaos.

8. Delegate and Collaborate: Don’t be afraid to ask for help or delegate tasks. Whether it’s cooking, decorating, or organizing, involving family and friends can lighten the load and create a sense of togetherness. Assign specific tasks based on each person’s strengths and interests.

9. Stick to a Budget: Financial stress during the holidays can be alleviated by setting a budget and sticking to it. Track your spending on gifts, decorations, food, and entertainment. Consider alternatives like homemade gifts, potluck-style gatherings, or setting spending limits for gift exchanges.

10. Manage Stress and Self-Care: Amidst the busyness, prioritize self-care. Allocate time for relaxation, exercise, and activities that bring you joy. Practice mindfulness or meditation to stay centered, and don’t hesitate to take breaks when needed.

11. Be Flexible and Adapt: Despite careful planning, things may not always go as expected. Stay flexible and be willing to adapt. Embrace imperfections and focus on enjoying the moments rather than striving for perfection.

12. Post-Holiday Organization: After the celebrations, take time to declutter and organize. Pack away decorations neatly, recycle or donate items you no longer need, and create a system for storing holiday-related items for easy access next year.

13. Reflect and Express Gratitude: Take a moment to reflect on the holiday season. Express gratitude for the experiences, memories, and connections made during this time. Consider starting a gratitude journal to capture these moments.

By implementing these strategies, you can navigate the holiday season with more ease and enjoyment. Remember that staying organized doesn’t mean eliminating all chaos but rather finding effective ways to manage it. Embrace the spirit of the season, cherish the time spent with loved ones, and savor the joy that comes with the holidays.

[captainjonnitkessler]

Do you guys notice how when Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union, started planning a general strike, he did it by a) targeting his messaging towards unions with the ability to safely and effectively strike in large numbers, b) laid out a clear, actionable plan for those unions to follow (setting contracts to all expire at the same time, since many unions cannot strike while under contract), c) is using union contracts to set clear, actionable demands that can be met in order to gauge success and provide an end goal, and d) started organizing FOUR YEARS before the proposed strike date to give people the chance to plan accordingly, because it takes a really freaking long time to get tens of millions of people organized?

You notice how he didn't do it by slapping a message on Twitter saying 'hey nobody go to work on Monday, that'll really show 'em'?

[bacchuschucklefuck]

class swap design masterpost for convenience (from top to bottom: bard!riz, cleric!gorgug, sorcerer!kristen, barbarian!fig, artificer!adaine, and rogue!fabian)

[lotus-pear]

god i love skk sm i wish gay ppl were real :(

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

A procession of confessions.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[chaotic-minds-think-alike]

In my final hours

Something about the way his wings droop onto the floor…

I don’t know how to explain how this scene impacted me… the contrast of the cathedral with his angelic presence, the piercing echo of the organ as you approach, I could feel the anger radiating off the way he played…

But I might just be a little silly about it all and a bit too into the storytelling here

[moregraceful]

max and i are closing in on launching [redacted sports rpf charity fest] and i am once again pondering how do i write "experience with writing form emails and manipulating google forms in ways no one has dreamed of" in a cover letter without saying "i did it for the rpf grind"...like there's no way unless everyone in this microsoft teams meeting gets really cool about a bunch of stuff really quickly. you know

[iamearthy]

i should probably post this here too... just some silly concept art for a creature that could live in the let-vand zone

something i wanted to include but couldn't fit in the image was that these fish would be somewhat uncommon around the Hadal Blacksite to the overwhelming number of Vultus Limunaria / Searchlights, whose hooks i imagine are strong enough to puncture even their thick skin. inspired primarily by southern cavefish, whale sharks, and hagfish

[yinyuedijun]

so sorry if this is a stupid question but like... how do u age up characters, not like literally but like in a writing sence (cause ur suo fics were honestly amazing)

this isn't a stupid question at all, it's actually something I struggle a lot with LOL and I'm glad to hear that you liked how I handled it in my suo fics - thank you for reading 🥺!

here are the approaches I take to generally ageing people up:

think about their canon characterization - not just their traits and habits, but also their motivations/values and where their character arc is heading

think about what kind of path they'd be heading toward as an adulthood (in material, mundane terms - university, type of work, relationships, major life events, etc). sometimes the series will give you careers they're heading towards, but wherever that's not the case, I usually like to stick to very realistic career paths because it grounds them into a realistic kind of adult context that we would be able to relate to. if they're getting into some kind of exceptional career (like, for instance, yakuza membership lol, but even if I kept them in delinquent groups like shishitoren or roppo-ichiza), then I usually go out of my way to justify it.

now this is the tricky part - think about how the events of their adulthood would affect their motivations/values, traits, habits, and larger character arc. the motivations/values and character arc pieces are very important, because it basically defines the adult characterization. (that's why so much of the suo fic revolves around his master and the effect of losing him, and what it does to his values and character arc!)

I also like to think about how other, normal adults would perceive this new aged-up version of them - the typical salaryman, the typical convenience store worker, etc. I find it helps recontextualize the character away from the canon setting and toward a more realistic, adult context. this is mostly so I'm not viewing the character through rose coloured glasses as I'm writing them lol (eg, someone who may be charming to us because of our attachment to them in canon might in fact be a neurotic loser to the average well-adjusted adult).

sorry I yapped so much rip - hopefully this helps!!!!

[leonardcohenofficial]

writing the phil ochs chapter is ultimately the culmination of years of intense research and deep love for his work and i will feel really proud once it's finished but man it is probably the most emotionally exhausting part of the entire dissertation just because it's. extremely heavy lmfao

[dykedvonte]

Danse has to get homesick In Sanctuary. Like despite being uncertain of how much his past is real including times with the Brotherhood, those memories were home. The Brotherhood was home especially the Prydwen.

No matter all the comfort and the luxuries SoSu could put to make him feel more relaxed or like it’s his space it’s still not home. It’s so unique to him cause everyone else has a home in a sense. A thing or place they can come and go to as they please while Danse doesn’t. He can never go back to the people he considered family and they can never go to him without serious consequences. It doesn’t help that (due to his own faults and beliefs) a good majority of the new people in his life do not exactly like him.

It’s so isolating for him as the wasteland is also a different culture in general. Theres so much he’s not used to vs what he is. But all in all I think that’s a good thing. I feel as if Danse had a better arc in game it would 100% have him learning or developing a sense of home before a sense of self. I think it gets overlooked that Danse is a person that likes or feels like he needs to belong to something. A cause, a philosophy, a mission. He needs a goal. He must learn to live for himself and his purpose but it’s clear he wants to find that through something which is why he latches onto the Sole Survivor after rather than just wander the wastes. He needs something, anything to base a sense of self on at this point in time and who better than the person that opened their home to him in the first place.

He’s a dude that needs a foundation or home to ground himself on or else he doesn’t know what to do with himself or even start.

[terrorbirb]

I know I complain about this constantly but it frustrates me whenever I need to edit a template to say "the engineer. She....". Instead of "the engineer. He.....". When it's a female engineer. I don't think anyone else has ever changed the pronouns but IDK! I think we should stop using "he/him" pronouns as the default for engineers on official documents!

Our office is rare in that it's 50% women in engineering so idk why we put up with this.

I know this is a small thing but it frustrates me. I'm really not supposed to edit these letters but I can't help myself with this.

[bisexualmajima56]

It’s so funny that there’s people who are offended that there’s people in the fandom that didn’t start with the original Yakuza PS2 game like sorry dawg I was like seven years old and was too busy playing Bratz Rock Angels on the GameCube

[theshadowrealmitself]

Fell asleep last night thinking about an au where Norman recovers from being the Green Goblin, but he ended up doing some really creepy stuff beforehand including attacking Peter as he was Peter Parker and not Spidey and then keeping him locked up for several days (Peter ends up with a few scars from it)

Norman avoids any jail time because he’s rich and revealed somewhat of the truth, that a medicine he was working on for himself had terrible side effects, no one knows about him being the Goblin, they only know about him attacking Peter

Peter is able to successfully get a restraining order against him tho, but Norman’s a jackass who keeps hanging out on the fringe of the distance he’s supposed to be at and speaking/yelling at Peter, stuff like “when you finally forgive me and drop this restraining order, I’ll be here with open arms,” and “Uncle Ben wouldn’t want you to hold this hate in your heart” and because of the previous mentioned richness, Peter can’t do anything unless Norman steps too closely

And tbh Peter mostly got the restraining order because he was worried it would look suspicious if “Peter Parker” didn’t seem too badly affected by things, since he was used to being attacked by Norman as Spiderman

But now that he’s keeping Norman away, even if he still hangs around, and he has visible scars from it that everyone can see, and everyone knows about the court case and what happened and keep asking him if he’s okay, he’s…starting to acknowledge that it all was traumatizing, not just the kidnapping event but the whole thing with the Green Goblin, that he was just pretending it wasn’t because he’s a hero, and people seeing how badly it’s been affecting him is actually healing in a way

[pancakeke]

why do so many people in amazon reviews want product instructions spelled out with words. most of the time when I see these complaints, adding text to the illustrated instructions wouldn't add any additional clarity.

I get that some people might process information better in the form of text but there comes a point when a matter is so simple that reading any amount of words is more complicated than seeing a visual. like if a coffee table arrives as a tabletop with four pre-drilled holes and four screw on legs what the fuck are these people doing leaving a review saying "garbage instructions don't explain anything". like how did they even figure out how to buy things online.

though I guess these are probably just shit-stirring "this is america and everything should be written in american" types.