Peace of Mind Organizing

Spreading the gospel of bingo

22 August 2011

I wrote almost a month ago about how much I love the concept of using a bingo card to motivate me to do tasks that are important to do regularly but don’t have deadlines.

When I asked to do a segment on Great Day St. Louis, a morning talk show on the St. Louis CBS affiliate, I proposed doing it on bingo. That interview took place this morning and I had so much fun!

Here’s the video:

I was inspired to make my bingo board by a blog post from Jacquelyn Kittredge of e-bakery social media. Since then, I’ve been so enthusiastic about the concept that I’ve been trying to get everyone I know to try it. (And if was the subject of my August newsletter.)

In the video, that’s my actual bingo board on the magnetic bulletin board. I made the other two for the purposes of the TV segment. I was inspired to do the file-folder-style bingo board by Shannon Wilkinson of Perception Studios, who created a similar one. The foam-core bingo board was inspired by Margaret Lukens of New Leaf and Company who used foam core and Post-Its® for hers. The interviewer, Carol Daniel, liked the foam-core one so much that she asked me if she could take it home and use it with her son! (I said yes.)

One other thing I have to share is my secret weapon for looking my best on TV. I turned to my friend Geralin Thomas to advise me on what to wear on the air. She told me exactly what to wear and, since I’m not stupid, I followed her instructions to the letter. I feel so fortunate to have such a tv savvy and generous friend!

Tagged with: bingo, great day st. louis, task list, television, time management

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