Living with and learning from my CIO husband, Jeff, I am well aware that I will never use all the power that is available in my computer programs. When I discover fun things that I can actually use, I want to tell someone. If I tell Jeff, he will say, “Didn’t you know that?” So, this is for you, fellow blogger. If you already knew that, just don’t tell me, OK?
This week I started color coding my appointments in Outlook. I type the event name in my calendar and hit enter. The little four-colored button on the toolbar is then available for me to choose a color for that event. The first time I choose that color, I am prompted to title that category. So far, I have colors for: family and friends, Martha’s time, speaking engagement, organizing appt, network/assessment appt, CEU class, and writing. I love it! I can see my day at a glance.
Now that I wrote that list of events, I realize that I have not scheduled two activities that I say are priorities – time with the Lord and exercising. Another benefit of color coding… you can see where you are over-committed and under-committed.
