Not only am I buying binders, I'm buying a pencil pouch, different colored pens, and different colored highlighters, so that I don't use the same color pen or highlighter for my classes. I also bought a "mommy/family" planner because I want to have more organization. Not only that, I have created my own weekly planner.
This post, though not so much for the general reader but for the uptight-organizer, is going to be a list of items that I plan to buy.
Binder Organization:
Inspired by ailyxxxfashion at YouTube.com
- Binder
- Sheet protectors
- Pencil pouch
- Dividers or Removable Index Tabs
- Loose-Leaf College Ruled Filler Paper
- Scrap booking paper (or even construction paper)
- Pens (2-5 different colors) or Colored Pencils
- I do not buy cheap colored pencils because they don't write well. Crayola colored pencils are my favorite.
- I don't like to buy cheap pens for note taking, but these pens will be for
- Permanent marker (black or your favorite color)
- Fine tip permanent marker (black or your favorite color)
- Highlighters (2-5 different colors)
- Manila file folder
- 1-2 binder clips
- Paper Clips
- Sticky notes (Post-it® or otherwise)
Agenda Organization:
Inspired by organizedlikejen at YouTube.com
- Removable tabs
- Pens (2-5 different colors) or Colored Pencils
- I do not buy cheap colored pencils because they don't write well. Crayola colored pencils are my favorite.
- I don't like to buy cheap pens for note taking, but these pens will be for writing down your assignments and test dates. Most people recommend white out, but I don't mind crossing things out as a better reminder.
- Permanent marker (black or your favorite color)
- Fine tip permanent marker (black or your favorite color)
- Highlighters (2-5 different colors)
- Sticky notes
- A binder clip
- Schedules-
- Class- tests, quizzes, no class days
- Work- days working/days off
- Industrial hole punch (I have no idea where I'm going to find one, but I am currently on a mission to find one)
- A Binder hole punch
- Generally flimsy, but actually nice
- Planner or Agenda
- The mommy planner I bought is a monthly view so I made a weekly view in Word.
Schedule Organization:
- There is a GREAT video that I found from a fellow professional organizer. There are two parts:
- Your schedule will be organized in your agenda, but the tips of organizing are greatly outlined in the two videos above.
- Note Cards
- These will help with saving time because you can study on the go which helps you with your scheduling. Like for me, I have time spent on the bus. That's 10 - 15 minutes that I can spend studying.
The links that I have are mostly from the Dollar Tree because I never knew that you could buy most of this stuff for an affordable price. Even though I'm picky, I still have a budget and I have to be realistic.
If you have any questions, let me know, and I will try to give you more ideas.
Sincerely,
Stephani
