Friday, March 22, 2013

Taking a Pinterest Approach to my Email

With my attention more on Pinterest and blogging, my email inbox has suffered. My iPad makes it easy to reply to emails as they come, but I have found that I am not taking the few extra taps to archive my emails in their proper folders. So today on my Spring Break, I am spring cleaning my email inbox instead of creating new TpT products, knitting, or anything else fun!
How did my inbox get to be this messy? After reflection, I think it is because I take a Pinterest approach. I allow the most recent things, the things still on my screen to take my attention and I forget that there are other important things buried. I need to be as diligent about saving emails to their appropriate folders as I am about pinning interesting products to their proper boards. I will be making new folders and sorting each and every email today in the hopes that tomorrow I can start fresh!
Hopefully this weekend and next week I will be ready to polish up and publish some blog posts and products!
What are your tips for managing your email inbox?

8 comments:

  1. Hello! I follwed you back today on TPT. You are the very first person to leave a comment on my blog! Thank you. I teach many children from Central America in my inner city ESL classroom. We have that in common plus I have over 2,000 e-mails in my inbox! TPT is very distracting!

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    1. I am down to 6 emails! 6! My downfall is my love of connecting with others and following threads in the forum. I need to spend less time trying to keep up with everyone and more time creating! I would love to get more of my ESL material posted. You might just be the inspiration I need!
      I love Central America and I am very excited that I may be going to Costa Rica this Spring!

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  2. It drives me nuts when my inbox is a wreck! I guess teachers are just inherently organized people! :) I make it a point to look at every email everyday....maybe I am a little nuts! It does help that I get my mail on my phone, ipad, and desktop computer. Oh the tech world we live in!

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    1. I never thought I would like going mobile, but now I don't know how I would survive without checking my email on the go!

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  3. I used to bug my husband about always being stuck to the computer and to his phone. My how times have changed - now I'm the one glued to my phone, TPT page and drawing tablet! Love it!

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  4. I can get obsessive about emails too! With questions, comments, and emails about re-pins my inbox gets full fast. I try and make folders when it is necessary.

    I love the name of your blog. =)

    I am happy to be your newest follower. I would love for you to hop over and visit when you get the chance.

    Heather
    Heather's Heart

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    1. I will hop over to your blog right now. Thanks for leaving the link!

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