Organization-Time Management

Alright, I guess I'll start with the very first thing I was worried about: time management.
If you check the timestamp for this blog and note that I have to be at work in seven and a half hours, you can see that this is an area I lack discipline in. During my undergrad I was often behind on something or unprepared for something else. Also, not sticking to a strict bedtime leaves me drowsy and sluggish and altogether imbecilic.
I know that for my time in grad school I MUST work to keep myself organized and manage my time. If I don't get enough sleep, I won't be worth anything in any one of my classes. It's amazing to me that I functioned at all in school considering the level of sleep I lacked. It only makes me optimistic about the potential I may have on a full night's rest.
Enter the Payne Publisher Academic Time Master Time Management System. Looks normal, right? A basic planner. BUT LOOK! Each week is laid out at a glance on one page. ALL SEVEN DAYS are listed, whereas most planners like this leave out Sunday completely (and honestly, Sunday is often a day I use for homework). The top column has the goals for the day and then there is an hourly schedule from 7 AM to 7 PM. At the far end there is a column for goals for the week.Then there is a monthly planning calendar for each month and a yearly planning calendar as well. I've been pretty good at keeping a calendar so far so perhaps this will work for me!
Also, my mom was cleaning out closets in her office and found a large markerboard for four month planning. It's a bit of an eyesore right now but maybe it will fit in once it's on the wall. If not I'll figure out how to beautify it! It has one of those ugly gray plastic rounded corner borders. We'll see. It's growing on me, I think. It will definitely serve my purposes as far as making sure I read/researc/write on a schedule. Primary in importance for this will be making sure I get enough sleep.
Next post: Organization-Desk!