Okay so here’s how I actually started using Minnowpond Virgo Weekly to get my junk together. First up, I gotta be honest, the name sounds fancy but I was kinda lost when I got it. It was just sitting on my desk looking pretty.
Just Opening the Thing
Right, so Tuesday morning, coffee in hand, I flipped it open properly for the first time. Saw it had this week-at-a-glance thing. Dead simple. I grabbed a pen – just a regular blue ballpoint, nothing special – and scribbled down my big meeting on Thursday. Felt weirdly official seeing it there, in ink.
Getting Stuck on the Daily Bits
Then I hit the daily pages. Blank boxes staring back at me. I stared back. Got stuck wondering what “important” things to put where. Was feeding the cat important? Probably not compared to client calls. Nearly closed it again.
But then, nah, I decided to just go for it. Used one box for “CALLS” and wrote down two client numbers I needed to dial. Another box I titled “CRAP I CAN’T FORGET” and put “Pay Electricity Bill” and “Water Plants.” That felt more like it.
Trying the Hacks
Saw they suggest highlighting priorities. I only have a yellow highlighter, the kind that bleeds through cheap paper. Used it on the Thursday meeting anyway. Looked messy but hey, it caught my eye every time I flipped past.
Also tried ticking stuff off. Finished a call? Big satisfying tick in the box. Paid the bill? Another tick. Sounds dumb but seeing those ticks pile up actually felt like I was moving, not just spinning wheels.
What Went Okay? What Sucked?
Okay stuff first:
- The weekly view was gold for seeing the whole dumpster fire of my schedule spread out.
- Grouping tasks in boxes helped my brain not panic. “Emails” in one corner, “Errands” lumped together.
- Just writing things down meant less stuff flying outta my head. Worth the effort.
Stuff that sucked:
- Too many boxes some days. Left stuff blank, felt like failing.
- My crappy highlighter smudged ink everywhere near it. Annoying.
- Forgot to look at it Wednesday morning. Whole afternoon went sideways until I opened it again.
Will I Keep Doing This?
Yeah, kinda. Week ain’t over yet, but so far, it’s less chaotic. It didn’t magically make me successful, whatever that even means, but here’s the real kicker:
It stopped me from lying to myself about how much I actually had to do today. Seeing it written plain sucks sometimes, but at least now I know what swamp I’m wading through. Used it for calls, deadlines, even blocking time to figure out next week’s meals. Simple. Not perfect. But working.
