day starting

Almost every morning starts out this way, after working out and making breakfast that is. 

I sit down to the computer, with my cup of coffee and read emails.  I check my palm pilot for the day’s schedule and any projects/tasks that may be due.  I add new projects/tasks based on emails and jot any necessary notes down on scratch paper.

I made the switch from my old paper planner to the palm pilot a few months ago.  I was very hesitant about the change.  I loved my paper planner and I’d been using for sooo long, the binder was actually duct taped together on the inside to keep it from splitting.  However, the planner was just plain heavy and took up a ton of room in my purse/bag.  Jeff, offered to buy me a palm pilot.  I hemmed and hawed about it for a few months - see I love the act of putting pen to paper.  I was sure I would hate giving that up and I was so accustomed to my paper planner.  What if we spent the money on the palm pilot and I hated it - that’d be a terrible waste.  Eventually Jeff convinced me and he bought me a used palm pilot on ebay. 

I have to say, I love the palm pilot and don’t miss my paper planner one iota!  I keep a back-up of the palm pilot on my computer just in case (hopefully both don’t crash on the same day).  I keep my address book, calendar, to-do list, shopping list, to read list, and more on this little device.  I have my different activities color-coded, too, be still my obsessive/compulsive heart.  I’ve always been a big believer in being organized, I just seem to get more accomplished if I’m more regimented.  I’m fairly flexible but in general I like to keep a list of what to do, what’s coming up, etc. and having it all so neat & compact makes me happy.