#6 - How To Use Different Layouts – Time Block Layout – How to Plan Series
I mention my mother the most in my blog because she is the one who influenced my planning, as well as the one who planted the seed to design my own planner business. She has been a very hard worker, and was truly the only one there for me when I was younger and going through a lot of emotional craziness, to even now being able to call her and we can talk about anything.
I grew up with her working as a gate and ticket agent at the airport, and the airport was my playground. Before it was banned, she would bring me to “Take Your Daughter to Work Day’ and I just absolutely loved it. She would let me check in passengers and then help board them on the plane to fly out. I lost a tooth in the break room, and the wife of the Chief of the airport police department even watched me as a child. I would also work at the airport at some point in my adult career, which would still be one of my absolute favorite jobs I’ve ever had. She has worked in that industry for over 30 years and will hopefully retire soon.
I know some people do not have a relationship with their mom for whatever reason, and it breaks my heart for them because I truly have a great one. I do not know who I would be and where I would be without her specifically. I thank God every day that she is the one who took the time to understand me, took the time to sit with me when I needed her, and how many nights she’s stayed up with me and then had to force herself to go to work and come home and do it all over again. She gave me her time, which in a lot of parents they are so dismissive of their children and send them away, she would sit with me, take me for a drive to calm down, or drive me an hour twice a week to see the one counselor I liked after searching forever to find the right one. She made it clear to me that I was not a bother or burden to her; if I needed something, she would do everything in her power to make it work for me.
I am like my mother in so many ways. I would not be the mother or person I am today without the time and effort she put into me, and I just hope she knows I will always be ok, because I have her influence and persistence inside me, and I will always be a strong woman because of her.
It has been so fun building this blog and business with her. I could not do this without her, and I value her feedback on what I provide for my audience. She was very much like me and wanted to design a planner that was her own because we wanted something just a little bit different, that would fit our own needs specifically.
The Deborah Time Block layout has a time-blocking section on the left to track twenty hours in the day. It has three different checkboxes on the right to divide up your to-do lists. My mother divides hers into Priorities, To Do, and Chores. In the center is a great section to add trackers and decorative stickers.
Now let us get into those characters I created in the previous post and show you the separate ways the sections can be divided!
1. Single Person
This single person keeps track of their time, morning and evening routine, blood pressure, closed rings, and workouts. They also have sections for bills, priorities, to-do, and chores! This spread is an actual planner spread created and used by Deborah herself!
2. Working College Student
This student is tracking their assignments, deadlings, routines, expenses and accounts, and to-do lists for their categories.
3. Working Family
This working family is able to track everyones schedule, individual to-dos and the recipes for their meal plans.
4. Homeschool Mom
This homeschool mom can track their schedule, morning basket, and individual assignments, chores, and their daily verses.
5. Busy Entrepreneur
This entrepreneur is tracking their meetings notes and keeping to their schedule.
The ACME Planner community really would not be here if it wasn’t for my beautiful mother. She is helping me build this dream and is such an integral part behind the scenes. Thank you mom!
Have you decided what categories would fit best in this layout for you?
I am Sylvia, The ACME Planner, helping you to achieve the ACME in your life! Bye for now!