Welcome to May! Can you believe it? We are officially five months into 2019. BookLover’s Con is this month. Are any of you attending? If so, the SBTB team hopes to see you there. I’m excited to see how the first year of BLCon goes and I’m even more excited to be in New Orleans. … Did you know May is National Masturbation Month? Join Bawdy Bookworms for a themed bingo contest, complete with prizes! … Continue reading Links: Adaptation News, Decluttering, & More →
This year, Elyse and I have been tracking our reading using a very handy spreadsheet that was created and shared by Andrea in the comments of a recent podcast, Episode 275, about Reading Habits. First: Oh, my gosh, thank you, Andrea. I have a tasteful shrine to Andrea in my home, and it is very stylish and organized because this spreadsheet has rocked my world. As we’ve used it, Elyse and I have made a few additions, and because … Continue reading Tracking Your Reading Habits? Download This Terrific Spreadsheet. →
For those who have mastered the to-do list or want to add some extra incentive to getting shit done, Habitica is a great way to game-ify your tasks and responsibilities. I’ve been using it for about six months and I absolutely love it. Habitica is most reminiscent of an RPG. You pick a class, get gear, level up, and distribute stat points. I primarily use their website, though I also have their app for checking … Continue reading Tech Review: Habitica →
Hey all! It’s time for Wednesday Links, where we do a little roundup of some neat things we’ve seen around the internet. You ready and buckled in? … This link is from Reader Millie, and I’m pretty sure a few of you emailed me this one as well. So, thank you! I always love a good write-up of romance novels as feminist texts: “They are definitely not anti-feminist,” she argued. “These are novels written primarily … Continue reading Links: Pride & Prejudice, Bullet Journals, and Bookish Artwork! →
Welcome to Part VII of You’re So Organized, my continuing series of how I use Google Calendars to digitally organize just about everything. In Part I, I gave an explanation of the basic tools in G:Cal, including new appointments, repeating appointments, and scheduling reminders in advance. In Part II, I covered color coding calendars with different purposes to make separate tasks and schedules easier and more distinct from one another. In Part III, I talked about sharing calendars and sharing calendar … Continue reading Organizing with Google Calendars: Part VII – Menus aka My Favorite Calendar →
Welcome to Part V of You’re So Organized, my continuing series of how I use Google Calendars to digitally organize just about everything. In Part I, I gave an explanation of the basic tools in G:Cal, including new appointments, repeating appointments, and scheduling reminders in advance. In Part II, I covered color coding calendars with different purposes to make separate tasks and schedules easier and more distinct from one another. In Part III, I talked about sharing calendars and sharing calendar … Continue reading Organizing with Google Calendars: Part V – Agendas, Mistakes, and a Planner Giveaway! →
Welcome to Part IV of You’re So Organized, my continuing series of how I use Google Calendars to digitally organize just about everything. In Part I, I gave an explanation of the basic tools in G:Cal, including new appointments, repeating appointments, and scheduling reminders in advance. In Part II, I covered color coding calendars with different purposes to make separate tasks and schedules easier and more distinct from one another. In Part III, I talked about sharing calendars and sharing calendar … Continue reading Organizing with Google Calendars: Part IV – Importing Calendars →
Welcome to Part III of You’re So Organized, my continuing series of how I use Google Calendars to digitally organize just about everything, and have a vulnerability sharing hangover afterward because my brain is so strange. (It’s lovely to know that I’m not alone with my goofy brain’s way of being goofy!) In Part I, I gave an explanation of the basic tools in G:Cal, including new appointments, repeating appointments, and scheduling reminders in advance. In Part II, I … Continue reading Organizing Absolutely Everything with Google Calendars: Part III – Sharing! →
Welcome to Part II of You’re So Organized, where I wank on for 2000+ words about how much of my life I run with Google Calendars, and feel the chilling vulnerability of letting everyone see exactly how goofy my brain is. My brain is very goofy. In Part I, I gave an explanation of the basic tools in G:Cal, including new appointments, repeating appointments, and scheduling reminders in advance. Now it’s time to talk color and managing separate calendars! Before … Continue reading Organizing Absolutely Everything with Google Calendars: Part II – Color and Calendars →
So in our planners giveaway, over 200 of you asked for an entry about how I use digital calendars from Google to manage most everything in my life. Ok! Let’s do this! This will probably be a multi-part series, because when I started to write down all the things I do, I realized this would be way too long to read in one entry. I’m calling this series You’re So Organized because I hear that a … Continue reading Organizing Absolutely Everything with Google Calendars →
