Comments on: What we need around here are some spreadsheets

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:18:46 +0000

In reply to Tracey Lee Baglin (@traceyb65). Of course, if it looks better it will work better!

By: Tracey Lee Baglin (@traceyb65)

Tracey Lee Baglin (@traceyb65) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:34:25 +0000

whilst i have certainly used spreadsheets to good effect (organising Christmas lists for cards, gifts and lunch was one), my problem then becomes the spreadsheet. being a graphic designer by trade it doesn’t work for me unless it looks nicely designed, colour coded, the right typefaces … creating the perfect spreadsheet becomes my new procrastination! i AM the procrastination queen.

these days i have a weekly To Do pad from a Silly Expensive stationery store (beautifully designed, you see) and i scribe my lists onto that, the major benefit being i can rip off the sheet at the end of the week and simply transcribe the Still To Dos!

and after forking out $15 for my precious system, i have since found that Aldi do a knock off for about a quarter of the price. xt

By: ChrystinaNoel

ChrystinaNoel — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:49:25 +0000

I make spreadsheets for almost everything. I use spreadsheets when party planning, when assigning tasks, when keeping track of progress, etc, etc. I think my favorite part is color coding them….

The real trick is going tback to look at them after you make them…

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:46:56 +0000

I am spectacular at setting goals. Horrible at the follow through. I have three finished (unpublished) novels under my belt. Don’t get excited; they’re nothing fancy. I followed a system that I can’t find any longer. It was sold to my mom in a workshop and the guy ended up being considered a sham. BUT. The system worked for me. It was the system part. You start with a contract with yourself, move onto writing notecards and here the rest gets fuzzy (it was a long time go) because I think I abandoned the system (!) and just kept writing. However, word counts and patterns were key. Go figure.

And who said it isn’t wasting time if you’re having fun?

By: Noreen

Noreen — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:54:05 +0000

good luck! let us know how it works. spreadsheets sound good!

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:27:33 +0000

In reply to orples. I'm finding that it doesn't matter what country we are in we all seem to be facing the same challenges.

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:26:49 +0000

In reply to E..

I don’t even comment that much on Twitter – I just find myself drawn there – snooping on what everyone else is saying!!! Being witty in 140 characters is not my forte.

By: shambolicliving

shambolicliving — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:25:33 +0000

In reply to theresultsmayvary. I like your spreadsheet. LOL.

By: E.

E. — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:14:07 +0000

I’m thinking I need something to organise me too. I think if I actually got into twitter then I’d be much worse off than I currently am. Thank goodness I only play Cityville and Words with Friends!
Good luck to both of us.

By: theresultsmayvary

theresultsmayvary — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:51:01 +0000

My spreadsheet would look like this: check booze supply, calculate number of hours kids will be at home this week, re-calculate in minutes, check bank account, calculate the maximum number of drinks available before pay day, calculate minimum number of drinks needed to make it to pay day, calculate if I can sell enough blood to obtain the needed alcohol to make it to pay day, repeat.