I love organizational systems…schemes…hopes…plans. I think that being organized is a big part of being happy - knowing where to find things and having clean surroundings are BIG stress relievers. However, even the best organizational plans can go astray if they’re not the right solution for the situation, creating even more stress (and, from experience, guilt) along the way.

How many planners, organizers, and calendars have you purchased that ended up blank at the end of the year? Most of mine have gaps of at least two weeks from time to time; my 2006 datebook is full (and intricately color-coded!) until the end of May, at which point entries are reduced to hastily scrawled bits at 40ish-day intervals. It was a beautiful, expensive book, but it just wasn’t for me: the blocks weren’t big enough, the binding didn’t allow the pages to lay flat, and it was just a touch too big to fit in my usual bag without sticking out or stabbing me in the hip.

Enter the PocketMod disposable organizer. Design your own organizer (don’t worry, there are templates for everything and a super easy-to-use interface) and print it right from your computer. You choose what’s on your pages, how many pages to print, and what order everything goes in. Templates include games, lined pages, a variety of planner/calendar pages, reference guides, and even Ben Franklin’s virtues.

I’m a huge fan of printing a few PocketMods before I go out of town - Sudoku for the plane, and a custom organizer for each day I’ll be traveling so that I can take notes without having to carry (or lose) a whole book. If I get tired of my PocketMod layout, I can change it and print another within seconds. If I get tired of the whole idea, there’s no guilt - I just don’t print any more for a while, so no pages are going unused.

PocketMod has definitely kept me organized and on track through some chaotic times. If only it could update my Remember the Milk lists automatically from my pocket….

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