So today, as I listened to someone complain that they forgot to do their homework because their writing in their agenda was so messy, I realized that maybe thats is a problem for a lot of people. But I do not have that problem anymore! I recently implemented a plan to keep my thoughts organized in my agenda. I practically live out of my agenda and I am slightly scatterbrained during the school year so I have to write everything down when i get it. So that is where I begin.Here are my tips and tricks for keeping your agenda organized. Here is a picture of my agenda and below that are the tips!:
1. Write your assignments or things you need to remember right when you get them. Sometimes I wait to write them and I just end up forgetting because my life is H-E-C-T-I-C! especially during school.
2. Assign each class a color and set aside another dark color for extra reminders. I personally try to color code my classes when I can. For example, my math homework is written in pink, my math binder is pink, and my accessories for that class are pink (my calculator, ruler, an hole puncher for worksheets are all pink) so I can easily keep organized. That doesn't work for all of my classes because some of my notebook colors are blah but it works for some.
3. Along with the colors, set aside a line in your agenda for each subject/class. Not all people need to do this because they have separate boxes (if you have a school provided/made agenda) but you may. I like to have my lines organized like my schedule so since I have math first, math is my first and top line, and since I have spanish second, spanish is my second line, etc.
4. Like I mentioned earlier, I set aside a darker color for my extra reminders. These include !BRING GYM CLOTHES TOMORROW! or !STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE SCHOOL AT 7:30! Also, to make these reminders stand out even more I write them above the given lines, beside the date, and/or in the margins and box them in.
5. The agenda I have has a section that has a box calendar page for every month, in addition to the month by month section with the month at a glance box calendar, and the day by day section that I write my homework in. I use this month at a glance box calendar (there is one for every month) for my personal/social life. For example, I would write down the day that I go to the beach or when i have my next orthodontist appointment here. I check this every night so i know what i am doing the next day.
6. Now that I have covered my personal life calendar, I will get into how I do my school life calendar. In my agenda, before we get into the day by day section there is a month at a glance box calendar. This is where I write down all of my tests, papers, projects, meetings, due dates, etc. I also color code these with the class color (ex. math is pink here to). Just as an extra precaution I write my due dates down once a week in the extra white space and on their actual due date.
Those are my tips and tricks to organizing your agenda. If you have any more questions or would like to tell me how you organize your agenda I would love to hear!
God Bless,
Maggie
