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Recently I have found myself quite overwhelmed with all I need to do. And with the holidays quickly approaching, it will only get worse.
One of the things I was feeling overwhelmed with was keeping up with all the different topics I needed to blog about.
There are lots of fun carnivals and festivals going on now and in the near future that I didn’t want to miss out on. And several of the carnivals that I regularly link up to have themes scheduled for the upcoming months and I didn’t want to miss any of those either.
So, I decided to create a Blogging Schedule.
I printed off a calendar, and wrote everything in. Then went back to the computer and typed it all in, I color coded each of the carnivals (memes), it’s a little easier that way, plus it looks pretty 
Now, of course you could do this on your online calendar, but I’m a paper and pen kinda gal.
After I printed off the schedule, then I was able to plan what I was going to bake, cook and blog about. I also have room on the side to write down ideas as I see them, recipes or tips I would like to blog about.
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I do something like this too. It helps me so much.
Great idea! I might try something like this to keep me motivated, focused and paced!
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Wow what a great idea to keep everything organized! I participate in a few events and host an event my blogger friend Faith. It gets crazy sometimes!!!
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I do the EXACT same thing but on the computer. It makes things sooooooo much easier.
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I really need to get better at organizing my blog To-Do’s. Thanks for the tips!
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I love this idea – I do something similar. It helps me stay organized and avoids last minute trips to the shopping store. It also avoids stress because my posts are ready to go when I need them.
I really needed some help on organizing my posts on both my blogs so this will really help me.
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I totally need to do something like that. I have tried before, and didn’t really keep up with it. But I really think I could used it again.
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What a great idea!!!
Of course, I would have to schedule a time to schedule the time …
Weeeeee bit overwhelmed over here right now
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Good Plan! I started scheduling my blogs early summer 2009. It saved me a lot of hassle. Other than memes, I found that I have to do a lot of brainstorming and leave some topics in a list form. I’m often inspired and motivated by reading other blogs and come up with a spur of the moment post – but having that list of topics keeps me on track if I’m having a “blogger block” moment. I love your pretty calendar – pretty and functional totally rock!
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This is a great idea! I need to do this myself.
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What a great idea. I need to make a calendar also.
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What a great idea!!
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great idea- I think I may have to swipe this idea
Such a great idea! I can’t believe you have everything planned out so far! I really should start that =D.
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~Liz
I have GOT to start doing this! Thanks for the tip!
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What a good idea–I need to start organizing my blog posts, especially with the holidays coming up!
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This is a great idea. I usually do a blog list in a notebook.
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That’s a fantastic idea! I think I need to do that too! There are so many carnivals starting up and I keep missing ‘em, telling myself “Oh, don’t forget to come back to that one” and then forgetting! LOL Thanks for that idea!
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Smart idea! I should do that too! I have blog carnival themes running around in my head, but it would be a lot easier if I put them all on my calendar. Thanks for the idea.
This is a GREAT idea! My poor blog has bee suffering from neglect for the last couple of weeks as things pick up around here…I’ve been thinking I need to sit down and get organized.
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I’m stealing this great idea
I enjoy computers and everything, but I too love to have hard copies of stuff. Thanks!
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Have you tried Google calendar? Several people recommended lately and I LOVE it! Seriously give it a try. My husband can view it. I can view his on my account and it sends me email reminders. I almost forgot to pick up my kids school fundraiser this week except for the Google calendar reminder that popped up.
I’ve got to get more organized with blogging stuff. I end up just starting a ton of post drafts and keeping them in my “drafts” section until I complete them.
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I definitely need to do this! It would make my life a heck of a lot easier!