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How To Use Google Calendar To Become More Organized

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How To Use Google Calendar To Become More Organized

If you don’t know what Google Calendar is I will enlighten you. Basically, it is the answer to all your calendar needs. Of course if we want to get technical, Google Calendar is an online, editable calendar that you can use to track events, reminders, and goals.

I know calendars are hard to keep track of. Sometimes you don’t have time to write all your important reminders down in a paper calendar. Most times I forget to check mine; and when I do it’s to remember a birthday. But with the amount of time I spend on a electronic device, whether it’s my phone or laptop, I find an online calendar is the perfect way to keep me on track.

The main benefit for going digital is the notifications. Google Calendar offers you the choice of being notified of upcoming events. That makes it almost impossible to miss an appointment. Once you set everything up it’s easy to put things on auto-pilot so you have more time to actually enjoy your day. To get started, sign up at Google Calendar here.

Getting Familiar With The Calendar

Familiarize yourself with the layout of the calendar. This post is based on the desktop version of Google Calendar; but they do have an app that I highly recommend. The Google UI was updated recently and the layout is nice and clean. Top right you’ll find a dropdown menu from which you can select different views. This is handy when you want to see all entries in a monthly view instead of a
weekly view or vice versa.  Also along the top bar, you’ll find ways to choose the month, search for calendar events, and open/close the main menu.
Google Calendar Dropdown Menu

By opening the main menu from the little hamburger icon on the left, you can find the option to manage different calendars, choose which one displays on the right, and select what month/week/day displays. Now that you’re familiar it’s time to add entries to your calendar.

Add an entry to Google Calendar

Add An Entry

There are two ways to do this. Either tap in an empty box and fill out the pop-up box, or click on the red plus in the bottom-right corner. The first method is for quick entries. If you want to add more detail to your entry, for example the location, then click on the button labeled ‘More Options’. This will take you to the screen shown in the image on the right. The red button takes you directly to this screen. Enter in all the details you want, there are so many options. My favorites are the ‘repeat’ setting and the ability to change the color. I use the ‘repeat’ setting for things like weekly classes that follow a schedule, and daily events like breakfast or devotions. As a visual person, color-coding is great for organizing my entries.

So, Now What?

Once you have entered in some events, I highly suggest downloading the Google Calendar app. It is available for both IOS and Android. That way you can get notifications straight to your phone. The calendars sync frequently so you don’t have to worry about missing entries. If you have the patience, develop a color-coded system for your entries. Truly, the options are limitless.

Do you use Google Calendar? If not, what calendar system works best for you? How do you stay organized? 

 

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First Day of the Spring Semester ✨ I bought a First Day of the Spring Semester ✨  I bought a snake plant to be my study buddy this semester. Given my obsession with house plants, I give myself a month before my dorm turns into a jungle.  Also, it’s kinda crazy that I’m officially halfway through college?!
When I was younger, I would read books all the tim When I was younger, I would read books all the time. Every book I could get my hands on. My mother encouraged the reading and our house has a mini library full of books that I love. After I got my cellphone, I found myself reading physical books less often. I did have a wattpad phase, but I eventually stopped reading books for fun.  Last year I revisited a childhood hobby when I started a vegetable garden again and this year I want to start reading books. Physical books. Fiction, non-fiction, self help, humor, etc.  This will take some actual work, but when I cracked open @stephanieyeboah’s Fattily Ever After and started reading the first chapter, I found myself back in my beloved “reading bubble”. Here’s to getting lost in a good book again!
Every once in a while I have time to take pretty p Every once in a while I have time to take pretty pictures, but it never aligns with when I have a blog post written. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not cut out for the blogger/influencer life and will now be posting whenever I feel like it on my blog and all my social media 🤷🏾‍♀️. It’s still going to be good, just don’t expect anything on a regular schedule. Isn’t this a nice picture guys?
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The best investment I made in 2020 The best investment I made in 2020
The amount of toxic fumes I inhaled while making t The amount of toxic fumes I inhaled while making this might have given me slight brain damage, but the end results are cute 🥰
Departing Korea ➡️ Landing in Detroit _ _ ⁣ Departing Korea ➡️ Landing in Detroit 
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Time is literally an illusion because my flight left Korea at 9:20 AM on Tuesday and landed in Detroit at 8 AM Tuesday?!
Turns out I actually do live in a #winterwonderlan Turns out I actually do live in a #winterwonderland ❄️
I have come to realize that I am a bitter optimist I have come to realize that I am a bitter optimist and still believe in a perfect world with happy endings. Instead of learning how to cope with the difficult parts of life, I avoid them like the plague. 
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My optimism also lets me dream the biggest dreams. Most of the time my determination turns those dreams into reality. Sometimes, life throws me a curveball and I have to adjust.
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When it comes to academics, my dreams have pretty much turned in to reality. I love my major, excel academically, and enjoy student life. By the end of next week I will have two years of college behind me and only two more to go.
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Before I started college, my Nana told me she would dance and shout on my graduation day. She would wear her traditional dress and make as much noise as she wanted for her baby. But this Tuesday, my grandmother passed away from Covid-19 and my perfect world is broken.
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My Nana thought I was the smartest, kindest, and most beautiful person ever, which I inherited directly from her. Our birthdays are only three days apart (proud cancer women) and we share the same middle name. She loves flowers and gardening. I do too. 
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Right now I’m trying to figure out how to do this whole thing. My finals coincidentally all fall within the next two weeks so 2020 really wanted to stick it to me. It doesn’t feel right for me to do anything online without acknowledging this because I sure as heck am not having a merry Christmas. 
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For now I am working hard to become the woman my grandmother saw in me and if that means pushing through these next few weeks, so be it.
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It’s crazy how one word gives me flashbacks to that video, but “ohmygah, let’s get some shoes” is my motto. Some people buy new clothes to feel good. I buy the same kind of shoe in slightly different designs😅 You can’t show me a block heel I don’t like. Can anyone relate 🙋🏾‍♀️? #shoes
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