laying foundations & getting organized 🧱🎨
happy january and happy new calendar year! i’m not one to subscribe to making huge changes at this time of the year - it just doesn’t feel quite right in the cold and dark of winter… so i’m marinating in what i’d love 2024 to bring and be, and laying the foundations for it to bloom in spring.
this year, i’m leaning into my main character energy, self trust, and being loud. loudly myself. i’m digging these vibes for myself 😎 - i really feel like these past few years have been laying the foundations for me to get to this point, so it feels pretty dang exciting to be here, laying the foundations for me to bloom into my own story. 🌷
what energy are you calling in this year? i’d love to hear about it and celebrate it with you!
as i embark on my main character voyage, i’m considering all the different facets of my life that make me who i am, and self expression is a big part of that. one of my fav ways to express myself is through fun hair colors! 🎨
during the pandemic, i took a break from doing anything wild to my hair. when i decided to get back into it, i surprisingly felt pretty overwhelmed. i realized that i had never written down what dyes and colors i used, how the results turned out, what process we did (we = my mom & i, thank you mom for dyeing my hair for the past 20 years 😉)… i felt like i didn’t know where to start.
then i realized that i could use my number 1 software resource to help me out… Notion! and build a hair [dye] dashboard so i could keep track of everything. i am so freaking grateful to have Notion in my life now, because this whole hair dyeing process just got a hell of a lot easier. and more fun! 🎉
i’ve got a database to store all the important info: hair dye brand & color & ratios, the result, the instructions/process, any other notes, and photos! i’ve got a gallery of all my beautiful past hair colors which brings me a lot of joy. ☀️
my most recent hair color adventure! ❤️
and it makes it so easy to be able to look at a photo, see what i used, and have much more success at recreating it if i want! 📷
this is also super helpful for salon visits cuz i can jot down what my stylist used and have a photo so i’m more prepared whenever i go back to the salon. 💇
now i don’t have to feel panicked or overwhelmed or try to remember all the details from past dyes… i can just check out my notes. and that leaves all the free space in my head to be able to dream up the next creative self expression adventure. 🎨💭
are you getting ready to dye your hair? or just wanna create a dopamine gallery full of all your fav hair styles & colors over the years? check out the Notion hair dash template and start embarking on your hair journey with more ease! 🧑🦰🚀
More where that came from
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simplicity
where the dash lives
naming the dash
emoji for categorization
accessible resources & links
templates shop & custom notion dashboards
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appointment notes database
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welcome & helpful hints
included databases
page anchor & digital spell
current projects database view
inbox & processing station
weekly task view & mho (monday hour one weekly planning station)
where to get the template
custom dashboard personalization
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In this video I go over:
what i save in my second brain
inputting into second brain
database properties
second brain dashboard
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my habit tracker origin story
database calendar view
habit tracker properties
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how i use this tracker
weekly review example
images that spark joy
habit tracker template
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purpose of a page anchor
mho daily dashboard example
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my simple areas
my fav area
filing cabinet analogy
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In this video I go over:
i didn’t like emojis at first
why i use emojis for adhd
why i don’t use aesthetic icons
emojis in the Holy Grail HQ
emojis help with focus on tasks & projects
areas of my system
emoji templates in my inbox
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In this video I go over:
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why this dashboard
my original record keeping process that didn’t work
my personal hair dye dashboard walkthrough
my fav hair over the years
properties i’m tracking in this database
dashboard thoughts for the future
visual aspects
making things even easier for myself using my tasks database
what the template looks like
how to add your own filtered view of your Second Brain database (from the Holy Grail HQ) onto the dashboard
In this video I go over:
why i want to live a joyful life
the experiment
integrating a joyful life with my adhd
inspiration for my template
what i used to track in my daily journal
simplifying: my 3 essential questions
visual journaling aspect
how i use this journal
the most impactful part: reviewing
integrating the joy journal into your Holy Grail HQ weekly reviews
In this video I go over:
what i used before notion
monday hour one - weekly planning
scheduling tasks by energy level
adhd diagnosis, the grief cycle, structure
daily task process
info inside task pages
example tasks
completed tasks & rescheduling
In this video I go over:
the organizational system I use to run my biz & life
acronym = dopamine hit
Holy Grail HQ Notion template
Areas
Projects
Tasks
Goals
Second Brain (Reference Library)
getting started, one step at a time
In this video I go over:
Why it’s important to have an inbox, especially for neurodivergent people like me
How the KonMari method helped me with my digital systems
How I enter things into my inbox
Essential inbox properties
Why I don’t empty my inbox
How I process my inbox
How often I process my inbox
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In this video I go over:
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content creation dashboard
second brain dashboard for saving resources
SOP’s - standard operating procedures