My Favorite Videos About Productivity

I love to watch Youtube videos about productivity, habits, resets, to keep you on track, different methods of systems and checklists, and meeting your goals, whatever those goals may be. I find by watching a lot of these types of videos, I can pick and choose and create my own views and methods of being productive in both work and life. Here are some of my favorite videos and a great way to get started.

One method that I love to use to increase my productivity and organization and keep my life in order is Bullet Journaling. I have a bunch of posts about my bullet journal you can check out. But the best video to start a bullet journal is the Bullet Journal Set Up by Ryder Carroll.

Hi, let me give you a brief overview of a method I invented that will help you track the past, organize the present, and plan for the future. I call it the B...

My favorite youtuber to watch on this subject is MuchelleB. She does a lot of reading on the subject and can distill that info down, so you don’t have to. I enjoy almost all of her videos, but especially like that most of them are short and to the point. I follow, to some extent her method of having a Life Admin Day when I can.

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Calendar blocking is a great method for productivity and organization and Any Landino is the queen of calendar blocking. Her style is more commercial and brash than most of the videos I watch, but I enjoy many of her vids.

You know how much I love to find more time in my life! This is the ultimate guide to calendar blocking so that you can master your schedule and create succes...

Who are your favorite productivity gurus? What methods do you find useful to keep your self on track in the day to day? Do you find videos helpful? Share your favorites!

What I Spend in a Week

I have been watching a ton of “what I spend in a week as a…” videos on youtube. They have been tredning the last few weeks. Most of the people who create them are young people living in cities (What I send in a week in NYC as a 20 year old college student, or What I spend in a week as a 24 year old in LA…) . I thought it would be interesting to post my own version of this: What I spend in a week as a 40 year old home owner with a full time job in Asbury Park, NJ.

There are a few ways to go about this post. I’ve seen people include their monthly expenses divided by 4 weeks, I’ve seen people only include what they spent money on without any monthly expenses or charges, or just with those that came up during the month.

Something to keep in mind for all these videos and posts are that each person’s situation is different and they are not intended to make anyone feel bad about what they spend. They are just to see a slice of life of individual people and various lifestyles in different cities or towns. What our differences are and how we are all similar. Another thing to think about is that for most people each week of spending will differ. Unless people budget to an extreme degree there are always unexpected expenses.

I tracked my expenses for the week of Dec 9th-15th and I only included monthly expenses if I paid them within the week. I share all expenses with my husband (household expenses, shopping, food, bills, groceries, etc…) but I have only included what I paid this week which includes bills, subscriptions, food and random expenses. I have rounded up any change to the nearest dollar.

Monday Dec 9th - $81
I had our electric bill ($81) earlier but the money was actually deducted on this Monday.

Tuesday Dec 10th - $5
I stopped and got a tofu taco ($4 +$1 tip) at Mogo Tacos after work as a snack.

Wednesday Dec 11th - $20
My husband and I went to an Indian Buffet with my mom for lunch. My mom and husband bought lunch ($40 total) and I paid the tip ($10). That was nice of them! We stopped at the only local art shop on our way home and bought a few paints and an ink pen ($10).

Thursday Dec 12th - $5
I really wanted to try the new soup we had at work and bought a cup ($5).

Friday Dec 13th - $12
I rarely get my Mightfix ($12) subscription box any more, but I chose to get it this month and this is when the automatic fee was deducted from my account.

Saturday Dec 14th - $2
My husband and I went out to breakfast, walked around town and hit the thrift. Chirs paid for breakfast and some thrift items this day, I ended up only spending $2 on one thrift item ($2).

Sunday Dec 15th - $25
Another good morning for eating out for breakfast and walking around the neighborhood. I bought breakfast ($19 + $5 tip), this time.

The Week Total- $150
To be totally transparent, I was bummed that the bill came thru on Monday as I was hoping this would be a really low week for spending. I was also disappointed that I spent money every day. But this is a true account of all that I spent and I would say pretty typical for me.

Talking about finances, budgeting and money can always be a tricky thing. While I do believe that some things should be shared, like techniques, ideas for budgeting, and personal experiences, I wouldn’t share my salary or many more details of my financial life than you see here. Obviously, I also wouldn’t share my husband or friends info, either. What are you thoughts on Monday discussions?

This was as an interesting experiment as everyone said it would be. For something like me, who tracks their daily and monthly expenses all the time, seeing it in this format was still very interesting and surprising. I would like to do a few more weeks like this, not only to see how weeks differ but to see where I could be budget better and save. If anyone else out there is experimenting with this kind of post, please leave a link in the comments!

Beach Walk | No 1 | Video!

Who else has a morning walk routine? I hope you all enjoy seeing one of my beach walks. If so, please subscribe to my channel. comment, or give a thumbs up! 

This was one of the first really nice days and I was happy to get out and about! If you like my videos, please subscribe! Where is your favorite place to walk? Original music by audionightlight. https://soundcloud.com/anlight/tracks Find me around: http://www.madcatquilts.com https://www.instagram.com/madcatquilts/ https://www.instagram.com/madcat1/

Where is your favorite place to walk?

Youtube | What I Ate | No. 2 (Video!!)

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Enjoy a video all about what I ate in a day. Vegetarian, but not super healthy. Realistic and delicious. I forgot to put what I had for lunch in the titles! It was a baked potato with broccoli and sour cream! If you like my videos, please subscribe!

Post a link to your youtube below!

Hand Sewing (Video!!)

I am slowing but surely making youtube videos! I don't plan to always share them here, but for now, I'm pretty proud of each one! Subscribe to my channel if you like these videos and use the notification bell to know when they post!

Hello! This video is a peak at my hand sewing methods. I hand sew all the quilts and fabric art, etc... that I make. In this video I am putting a patch on some jeans to mend them. See the finished project here: http://www.madcatquilts.com/blog/2018/4/9/something-new-visible-mending Mending and repairing clothes rather than throwing them away is one way to reduce your waste.

Here is me working on my visible mending. Original music by audionightlight. 

What are you favorite style of videos to watch?

What I Ate in a Day (Video!!)

Oh boy, ya'll. I may not be getting the hang of this youtube stuff, I may have posted this video a week later than I intended, but I think I have the BUG. And now I have a partner in crime, audionightlight!! Check out this sweet song he made me: 

Here's a video all about what I ate in a day. Vegetarian, but not super healthy. Realistic and delicious. Original music by Chris Johnson. Find me around: http://www.madcatquilts.com https://www.instagram.com/madcatquilts/ https://www.instagram.com/madcat1/

Subscribe to my channel if you like these videos so far and let's see where this crazy train takes us. 

If your new to youtube, or been doing it for a while, please post your channel in the comments!

Youtube Video | Bullet Journal Flip Thru

Soooooo, I'm super new to YouTube. But I figure if I'm watching and enjoying YouTube, I should try it out, too. While I'm figuring it out, you can find me at Ana Mo Shoshin. I'd be super grateful for any tips, ideas, or comments!

Here we have my second ever video. Still getting the hang of how youtube works! I have been bullet journaling for 2 years and I love it!! Please leave me a comment about how you set up your March layout! https://madcatquilts.squarespace.com https://www.instagram.com/madcatquilts/ https://www.instagram.com/madcat1/ FemmeHead has an awesome channel! Check her out!

Here is my second video in all it's bouncy glory. I had intended to put this at the end of yesterdays blog, but I could not get it to work for the life of me! Today, I figured it out!! Each time I upload, I learn things, see things that I want to change and ways to improve. Who else out there is starting their YouTube journey?

For those new to creating on YouTube, I highly recommend checking out all of channelnotes videos! She has a great way of being informative and inspiring and almost all her videos are less than 10 minutes!