I’m April and I’m a disorganized working parent. It’s difficult to keep everything in my busy life on track – from household chores, marriage, children, tasks at work, pets, and extended family relationships. Add a touch of as-yet-diagnosed ADHD and I get the feeling that I’m always forgetting something. And sometimes I am. And that thing is important. Like Parent-Teacher conference, or my wedding anniversary. Yes, these are both things that I have forgotten.
Through a lot of hard work recently I have been trying to find things that work for me to keep everything straight. Now that I’m on track I’d like to share the rest of my journey with you.
I use a half-letter size booklet planner of my own design that I bind into booklets and keep in a leather faux-dori that I made. I thought about going to one of the standard sizes that are available commercially, but I really don’t want to have to trim my paper down. I’m too much of a perfectionist about paper crafting – I hate when my cuts are not completely even.
I’m not a lifestyle expert, or an artist. I’m just a woman, living in Michigan, balancing a family (husband and preschool-aged daughter), pets (a dog and cat), job (I am a data analyst for a consulting firm), hobbies (knitting, reading, video games, baking, general crafting), and I’d like a social life too. My planner isn’t going to be one of the ones with beautiful lettering and cute sketches. Who knows, maybe I will be prompted to slow down and improve my artistry.
I look forward to having you on my journey to try to make sense out of the disorganization that is existence.
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