Organized Chaos

[asphaltcowgrrl]

Quite some time ago, someone pointed me towards a website that they used to help organize their bingos and other writing projects. I played with it a bit, but never really used it much.

Until now.

I'm kind of drowning in Netgalley requests at the moment and, while I'm not behind on any of them, I feel like I very easily could get into trouble if I don't stay on top of it. Mainly because I have ummm FOUR BOOKS DUE IN APRIL? Damn Harlequin anyway for being so free with their approvals. (I'M KIDDING. I LOVE YOU HQN/CARINA AND ALL OF YOUR COWBOYS.)

So, I had a flash of inspiration over the weekend and I now have a Trello board for my Netgalley requests.

Here's part of my board so that you have an inkling of how badly I've spiraled out of control:



(Truthfully, I only have ten requests from Netgalley at the moment, one due in March - read, reviewed, feedback sent - four in April, and the rest spread out through August. So, I'm not as deep in as I could be. The four under 'requested' are books I haven't been approved for... yet.)

I'm already finding this to be helpful. I even added on the two books I requested from LASR (the website I review for) so that they didn't get forgotten either. It's pretty, it's functional, it's easy to read, and it's fun. Hahaha.

So, I took it a step farther and added a board for my WIPs and hopeful WIPs.



What I'm hoping is that when I think, "What do I have to work on next?" I can open this up and go OH. THAT. Or, if I'm wanting to start something new/quick, I have a list of other prompts, waiting. All color coded and ready to go. At least, that's the plan, Stan.

Wish me luck? And to whomever it was that pointed me towards trello.com in the first place, THANK YOU. It's finally starting to work out for me.

OOOH. And I just had a brilliant thought. I can add notes/comments onto each card AND I CAN USE THAT TO PUT MY CHAPTER NOTES ON. YAAAS MAMA. Might have to see if I can use this to plot a fic I have brewing. HMMMMMM.

Okay - shutting up now. :D

Comments

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

I love it when people get excited about organising!!!!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

This is about as close as it gets to the real thing. Although, I am working on getting the house organized a little at a time. <3

[shanachie-quill.livejournal.com]

OMG that looks AWESOME. I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!

*goes to the site*

I'mma load it on my iPad when I finish watching my show and play with it later!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

It's pretty awesome for being free. And you can add people to collaborate with you for projects and whatnot. Have fun!

[shanachie-quill.livejournal.com]

Wait. Wait. IT GETS BETTER!

There's an APP for that!

Yeah... this is gonna be awesome! And sweet for being able to add people.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I kept meaning to go look and see if there was an app, but I kept forgetting. Hahaha.

[shanachie-quill.livejournal.com]

There is an APP! I have created my first set of lists!

I'm so excited!

I'll probably revamp them in a few days, but I had a bit of free time during my observation yesterday so I played.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I downloaded it yesterday. LOL Cool, I hope you find it useful!

[shanachie-quill.livejournal.com]

WooHoo! Yeees... I need to play with it some more... but it's so cool!

And once I get my proposal approved, I'm going to add that with due dates.

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Oooh, this looks cool. I might have to check it out.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

It's super fun and really easy to use. I'm having a little too much fun with it, I think.

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

HA! I hope it helps you stay more organised anyway. My problem with organisation is that while I love to be organised, I often forget some of the things that help me...

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

It seems to already be helping me, so let's hope!

Hahaha - I have that problem, too!