Thing 13~Online Productivity Tools

I started my Yahoo page. I really like how I can organize the page to fit my lifestyle and needs. I will make this my go to page. I find it hard to start with a page when 95% of my day is working on my card catalog. There are so many options. It is nice to be able to link everything to this page so I can click on a link and then go back when I am ready.

I live my life with lists. I have a list for groceries on my refrigerator. I have a list of things to try to accomplish at work on my desk. I have a list of things to complete for the 23 things on a stick on my desk. I have a list of things to get done on a list. I have so many lists that I find it hard to give control of my list to my computer. My husband laughs at me for having so many lists. I feel a little bit of panic when I can't find one of my lists. The online calendars all have really nice options to fit all kinds of personalities. I do have a calendar with my school mail that I use all of the time. It gives me options to make notes, put together lists, and much more. I still am not totally comfortable giving up my paper and pencil to a computer. At school, I do have a planner that I write in to keep most of the lists in check.

The homepages can be helpful if you need to organize and minimize your Internet time. To do list are nice to have but they can't consume your life. I really don't know that I am ready to use a Google calendar or any new calendar since I am comfortable with my school mail calendar. I will continue to work with the online calendars and try to put my lists on there. According to a commerical, you have to try something for 21 days to make it a habit. I will continue working with all of the tools that we have explored for a long time to see if they become a good habit.

There are some many organizational tools available on the web it is almost overwhelming. You can link them from one place to another and so on. I feel I spend about 2 hours or better just looking through all of the options that 23 things has to offer. Then I almost feel overwhelmed to just pick one of them and give it a try. So I will stick with my online calendar and try the next thing.