Doug, my husband and partner in crime, made an interesting blog post about his desk and what it says about him and his life. It got me to thinking about what fills our lives and time and how we keep it all straight. Many people ask me how I balance it all; wifedom, motherhood, my business and my friendships keep me very busy. The answer: Apple Things.
Things allows me to keep track of my to-dos, prioritize projects, assign projects to my intern (Hi Christine!) and set due dates. It is a very useful piece of software. But it also pretty much sums up my life. Have a look -
Things allows me to keep track of my to-dos, prioritize projects, assign projects to my intern (Hi Christine!) and set due dates. It is a very useful piece of software. But it also pretty much sums up my life. Have a look -
Really, where else can you see "sign up for infant CPR" next to "make a sample album for Jeannie?" Or "order business cards" right above "make a living will?" At times, I wonder why I always feel so busy and so frazzled and then I stop, and breathe, and look at my Things list. There's a lot to do when you're a photographer and a mom and a wife and a wanna-be Martha. I'm a busy girl, but Things sure does help.
delightfully,
Chenin
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delightfully,
Chenin
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Will Duris said:
thx for sharing, this is very useful.
(01.18.10 @ 08:01 AM)
nate kaiser said:
I!
LOVE!
THINGS!
it's a total lifesaver for our biz and life! you should try setting up "areas" so you an keep track of what's going on and needs to be done for all the different parts of life :) we've also setup each wedding client as a project than then we can make all of their steps, tasks, etc. a part of.
(01.18.10 @ 08:01 AM)
Will Duris said:
thx for sharing, this is very useful.
(01.18.10 @ 08:03 AM)
Liz said:
I have been using Things on my iPhone for a while and I LOVE it - does the desktop application make it that much better? Is it worth having both?
(01.18.10 @ 08:16 AM)
Christine Chang said:
Hi Chenin! Looks like a great program, can't wait to try it myself!
(01.18.10 @ 11:24 AM)
Monica Hodges said:
Oh Chenin... I feel your craziness!!! I am a photographer mom as well and yes, my to-do list often has interesting items stacked together as well!! How is Things different from MobileMe or from a to-do list inOutlook? Best wishes for sanity:)!
(01.18.10 @ 11:57 AM)
Angela Renee said:
I second Nate's suggestion of setting up Areas in Things. It will show you your daily tasks divided by area which is super helpful. It's a fabulous program for partitioned people:)
(01.18.10 @ 12:23 PM)
Bobbie Brown said:
This looks just like my kind of 'thing'! (Pun intended!) But seriously, I love this!
(01.18.10 @ 12:52 PM)
Adrienne said:
Thanks for sharing! I've often wondered how you stay organized! It seems you do it ALL! Can you now blog about how to be so cool and creative!? I need help with that too :)
(01.18.10 @ 04:19 PM)
Angela Higgins said:
What an awesome list! I have tried Things briefly but think it may be the way to go for me too this year. Thanks for sharing :)
(01.18.10 @ 05:46 PM)
Amber Fox said:
I just got things for Christmas actually. My family knows that I have a hard time juggling my family, my full time job teaching and running a photography business on the side. So I am excited to see that you really like "Things" too. I also recommend reading the book, Getting Things Done, by David Allen, the inventor of Things. So cool Chenin!
(01.18.10 @ 08:02 PM)
teaworthy said:
This is perfect. Thank you so much for sharing.
(01.19.10 @ 09:13 AM)
Susan Stripling said:
I use this like CRAZY. shows you how I set it up. I use Projects to keep track of the workflow of each wedding etc! I LOVE THIS PROGRAM.
(01.19.10 @ 04:28 PM)
margaret lee said:
oh yay thanks for sharing this :) i added full-time mom to full-time photographer last july and i feel like my days have gone from 24/7 to 25/8! i will definitely check this software out to keep me in check.
(01.19.10 @ 08:41 PM)
Dana Fontaine said:
Thanks for highlighting this for me! I did not know about it previously but I think I will be heading to the apple store today! I am curious though, do you have the iPhone app Things as well? Is it necessary?
Thank you!
(01.22.10 @ 12:46 PM)
Kia Gregory said:
definitely as not busy as you but things looks like a bomb app!
(01.24.10 @ 01:31 PM)
Amanda Auer said:
It's not so much the "living will" as it is the "get rhinos who surf" that has me totally perplexed. LOL Chenin!! :)
(01.27.10 @ 10:09 AM)
Michelle Guzman said:
BUSY BUSY!!!! But this is motivating me to knock of some of my to do list. :)
(01.29.10 @ 12:49 PM)
Tim said:
a lot of people love this app! i still can't get into it. and its not an apple product, its culture code. may want to change that: http://culturedcode.com/things/
(02.02.10 @ 09:47 PM)