Tuesday 12 January 2016

New Year - New Plans


Does the start of a New Year make you think about planning for the year ahead?

At the end of 2014 Thomas MacEntee introduced his Genealogy Do Over . 
I had every intention of getting this done last year
I made a start, but life just seemed to get in the way as it so often does, now to put that plan into action.

I decided a few weeks into the year, in 2015, that my first goal was going to take much longer than I anticipated. 
I visited the US in February 2015, attending the Rootstech/FGS conference in Salt Lake City, and in April 2015 I also spent a day at WDYTYA Live in Birmingham.
I regularly participate in genealogy hangouts, have my own blogs, a "day job", and run my family home. Ultimately something had to go, getting organized took a back seat. 

So this year I am continuing with my organization plans and hoping to implement some of the things I learnt last year. This applies to both my genealogy and my work files. Along the way I will be blogging about my progress and sharing things that I have found useful on either of my 2 blogs.

I have never been the most organized person and I have tried out a few systems with the aim of getting more organized. 



The above graphic shows some of the things I have had to consider under the overall "umbrella" of organisation. 
I have tried using both Evernote and One Note to aid organization, but at present, I am not exactly sure how I am going to make best use of their capabilities.

That being said, this Saturday I am going to the Genealogy Clutter Buster Mini Boot Camp
I am sure Lisa Alzo will have plenty of advice here. 
If you have been unable to sign up for this, both sessions quickly sold out, I am sure Thomas MacEntee will have it available after the event.


Hopefully I have finally hit on a system that works for me with what I am proposing to do.
This month I am concentrating on planning.

Have you made your own plans for 2016?

January is the month for Planning!

5 comments:

  1. I love the chart of what you have tried to use and the thought process to get the best plan for your own lifestyle and time available. I am doing the same type of thinking through what I really want to accomplish, then plan the steps needed to finish the tasks.

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  2. One of the best things I have done lately is to designate one family line to research per quarter - that is, one of the four grandparent lines. That helps keep me focused. I am also being more accepting and forgiving of my own inclination to get sidetracked ;)

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    1. Lynda getting sidetracked can be a big problem. Yesterday I looked at some photographs of headstones that had been added to Ancestry and Find a Grave, I realised that I had added the wrong spouse to a sibling of one of my ancestors, so I just had to correct it and remove the incorrect individuals in my tree. :-)

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    2. Lynda, I like your idea of devoting one line of research per quarter. I am researching my mother's side, my father's side, plus my husband's family, plus research for my local heritage group. I often feel I am juggling them all at the same time and flit from one to another without being truly focused. I must try your strategy!

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    3. Lynda, I like your idea of devoting one line of research per quarter. I am researching my mother's side, my father's side, plus my husband's family, plus research for my local heritage group. I often feel I am juggling them all at the same time and flit from one to another without being truly focused. I must try your strategy!

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