tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post8685080594110770778..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Are We Organized Yet?Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-39033813069892709152009-12-29T19:36:58.088-05:002009-12-29T19:36:58.088-05:00Carol, my lists turn into chaos. I guess if I didn...Carol, my lists turn into chaos. I guess if I didn't have chaos, I'd be lost I'm so use to it.<br /><br />Oh Marvin, I'll have to make a list of lists now. <br /><br />Cassandrajade, I've always heard the more cluttered a desk is, the more productive the owner is. At least it sounds good to me when I look at my desk.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-37871709242270349552009-12-29T18:41:47.158-05:002009-12-29T18:41:47.158-05:00I'm probably your 50/50 person. When it comes...I'm probably your 50/50 person. When it comes to work I am rigidly organised but home... well I can usually find something eventually. I like to think of it as my creative space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-73410128257342689692009-12-29T11:36:29.494-05:002009-12-29T11:36:29.494-05:00I have a list of all my lists so I don't forge...I have a list of all my lists so I don't forget where I put them all and why they are important, lol.<br /><br />Yeah, I use 'em, lists. With my case of "Half-Heimers" I can't navigate through a day with any amount of productivity without constant reminders of what I should be doing and where I should be going and why.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">The Old Silly</a>Marvin D Wilsonhttp://theoldsilly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-16099072911689037602009-12-29T11:05:16.560-05:002009-12-29T11:05:16.560-05:00I'm in the middle. I make lists and lists of m...I'm in the middle. I make lists and lists of my lists. But in other ways, chaos abounds. I usually know where things are. But I can't control what others do when they mess with my life. Then again, I guess that's what real life is all about.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-22190357051115563152009-12-29T10:20:21.132-05:002009-12-29T10:20:21.132-05:00Jemi, I like the image of your desk. Now the top p...Jemi, I like the image of your desk. Now the top part I can understand. That's the way mine looks most of the time. However, the inside ... well we won't go there, we might get lost.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-86441295780488896082009-12-29T10:15:58.504-05:002009-12-29T10:15:58.504-05:00I'm pretty organized for the most part, althou...I'm pretty organized for the most part, although I do have some bizarre contradictions. At work the top of my desk looks ridiculous - I'm a piler and there are piles everywhere. No one would dare touch it. Inside the desk however, everything is in an organized container & every last item has a specific place.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-72667815991742157312009-12-29T09:56:27.214-05:002009-12-29T09:56:27.214-05:00Not boring at all, Helen. I like the idea of an on...Not boring at all, Helen. I like the idea of an on-going grocery list. You'll have to share more on that. A Palm would be helpful, but I'm just not good with technology.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-43298845457774268332009-12-29T09:29:52.119-05:002009-12-29T09:29:52.119-05:00I've always been organized, even in college I ...I've always been organized, even in college I was the one who got her work done early. I think I've slacked a bit, but I still keep a notepad by my desk where I write down things I need to do and then mark things off as they get done. I have an on-going grocery list that I organize so it's easier to zip through the grocery store. I use a Palm which is great because I can sync it with my computer. I have notebooks in my closet for different books or subjects. <br /><br />Good gracious, I'm totally boring! Aaakk.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-69361202601076733022009-12-29T08:54:27.173-05:002009-12-29T08:54:27.173-05:00Margot, I must admit every time I hear someone is ...Margot, I must admit every time I hear someone is a professor for the briefest moment I think of Fred McMurray's character in the Absent Minded Professor. Even though I'm unorganized to a point, I'm not quite as bad as he was. I strive to be half as organized as you and Elizabeth. You both give me a goal to work toward.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-34801982934419603952009-12-29T08:35:27.194-05:002009-12-29T08:35:27.194-05:00Mason - It's funny you would mention organizat...Mason - It's funny you would mention organization. Like Elizabeth, I'm organized because I have to be. There's just too much going on in my life for me not to be organized. I'm especially organized with my computer files, because I have so much going on with my work and my writing that if I didn't organize things, I'd quickly lose every file I have. <br /><br />What's even more interesting about your post is your question about writing characters who are or aren't organized. My own protagonist is fairly organized, and I suppose that's at least in part because I am. The funny thing is, though, that both he and I are college professors, and there's that stereotype of the absent-minded professor. Hmmmmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-9388055542228440382009-12-29T08:34:14.308-05:002009-12-29T08:34:14.308-05:00Elizabeth, your handing of paperwork is my goal fo...Elizabeth, your handing of paperwork is my goal for the coming year. I am forever putting a bill or a letter to side thinking I'll file this in a minute or I'll take care of this. Before I know it, it has disappeared and three days later I might remember where I put it. I will have a center location for all paperwork to go this year!<br /><br />Ingrid, there is something satisfying about crossing off an item you've accomplished. It helps me to see my week at glance too.<br /><br />Crystal, I see you like me when it comes to papers being organized. We do tend to need more notes as we progress (not get older). I keep telling myself it's because we're just doing more than we use to do.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-57711682956649493732009-12-29T07:04:08.837-05:002009-12-29T07:04:08.837-05:00I think I was born with 1/2 organizational skills ...I think I was born with 1/2 organizational skills - I AM, but I get into trouble with those pieces of paper that Elizabeth refers to. I don't ALWAYS deal with them right away and I end up with a stack of paper that needs to be gone through, or I sort through them to find what I'm looking for. :( <br /><br />And I most definitely, without a doubt, need notes. I'm convinced this is part of getting older...I didn't always need notes! Shoot! What happened????Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-25781922255879175012009-12-29T06:45:31.258-05:002009-12-29T06:45:31.258-05:00Being organized is definitely one of my strong sui...Being organized is definitely one of my strong suits (I think I was born that way - it's the German in me!) I can't stand clutter, my mind doesn't function well in a cluttered environment.<br /><br />I work off of one to do list (on paper - there's just something so satisfying to me about crossing off an item). I just got a Blackberry, but I don't think I'll use it as a calendar/organizer. I'm a visual person and I really need to be able to see my entire week in my day planner.<br /><br />I'm with Elizabeth on dealing with each piece of paper only once. And I find folders extremely helpful - both for papers, and online for e-mail, documents, etc.<br /><br />I don't write fiction at this point, but I think I'd probably have a very difficult time creating a character who's very disorganized - it would probably make me twitch!Ingrid Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874816179648089811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-31302118469111691762009-12-29T05:11:13.456-05:002009-12-29T05:11:13.456-05:00I have to be organized because I have too many thi...I have to be organized because I have too many things going on at once...and because my memory is really, really bad.<br /><br />As far as reminders, I have lists, online calendars with reminders, a dayplanner with reminders, and a phone that reminds me of things. I've also instructed my friends that I need help remembering things.<br /><br />Organization--every piece of paper that comes into my house must immediately be dealt with. Otherwise, paper would take over my house! So if it's a note from my child's school, a bill coming in the mail, or a receipt that my husband brings in, I've got to address it immediately. <br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com