Comments on: Paper or Plastic?

By: Thursday Thirteen |

Thursday Thirteen | — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:58:01 +0000

[...] 8. Use both paper and electronic. Yep, like Simple Mom I use both paper and computer to plan my days and manage my home and business read more about her tactics here. [...]

By: Managing my Home With a Pen | simple mom

Managing my Home With a Pen | simple mom — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:01:29 +0000

[...] I find a good happy medium between the digital world and classic paper work best for me. It’s easy to get sucked in to the beauty of technology and the myriad of [...]

By: Home Management Online: My Favorite Tools | simple mom

Home Management Online: My Favorite Tools | simple mom — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:03:10 +0000

[...] I mentioned before, I use both paper and plastic to manage my home – both have their beauty and place in the home. There’s no right way to [...]

By: Shawna R. B. Atteberry

Shawna R. B. Atteberry — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:52:00 +0000

I just discovered your site and I love it. You have great stuff for those of us who aren’t mothers too. I’m just homekeeping challenged, although I am trying to change that.

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By: CarrieK

CarrieK — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:24:06 +0000

Yay! Someone else who likes using paper too! I do like the computer for templates, but nothing beats the feel of pen on paper. After my grandmother passed away, we found her house neatly in order. We also found small notebooks with detailed to-do lists. I like to think we have that in common. Her to-do lists included things like “learn Japanese” and “pick up braille typewriter” (she wasn’t blind, just curious). Mine is not nearly as exotic….”mow lawn”, “plan menus”, “update blog”…

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By: Bridgette

Bridgette — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:38:11 +0000

@ Simplemom -”There are a few online tools I use to help me keep track of where I spend my time online” – curious, what would these tools happen to be?!

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By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:52:18 +0000

I pretty much do everything online… but I always leave the house with a paper list of things to do and a pencil. I also carry around a small notebook – that is just as important as my debit card!

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By: kendra

kendra — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:43:44 +0000

I like writing on paper too. I keep my calendar and home management journal on paper. I like the sense of physically writing down to-do lists and then, the best part, crossing them off. That just brings such a sense of satisfaction!

Then for our budgets and all other things financial I use the computer to keep track of it all. So far it seems to be a good balance.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:33:01 +0000

I guess I still do some stuff old school I cannot cannot brainstorm on the computer, have to use a paper and pen. I think the old calender to keep my days straight and write down my appts. It is hanging right above the computer My To Do lists are hand written also.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:01:59 +0000

Does Blackberry count? I can sync my google calendar with my blackberry and write notes, reminders, grocery lists, and all of my other lists on there. My husband got me on the blackberry since there were many times where he forgot that we had to be somewhere or I forgot that he was coming home late due to a meeting. Now, he just includes me on the meeting invite and vice versa and we are on the same page. A little investment, but so worth it! I love to pay my bills online and do our online budget using Yodlee.com. I also print out our weekly menu so that I can easily refer to it. So far, this has worked for me. I just started recently doing a creative journal, which you referred to on your site. I cut out pictures about things that interest me and write about plans, ideas, or thoughts that come to mind. It allows me to use my creativity, since right now I do not have the time to scrapbook. Thanks for the great idea!