by melanie | Jun 2, 2015 | documentation, tips & tricks |
All that paperwork can be an absolute drag. I mentally tell myself I flat refuse to fill it out if it takes me more effort than it should (and then I fill it out). I don’t like ridiculousness. However, I also respect the rules/requests I get from my caseworker(s). So, compromise. Make technology do as much of it for you and require you to input all the right info so you don’t have to think about it or wonder if you remembered everything. Essentials 1. A smart phone. I’m an Apple person, so this will be geared for iPhone and Macs. 2. DayOne App. (And if you really love it, grab the desktop version too) It’s a couple bucks. And worth way more. If you don’t like DayOne, Evernote is a good option and can do much the same things. Both are journaling / note-taking apps and very easy to use. 3. Launch Center Pro App. It’s also a couple bucks. And also worth way more. It works with Evernote and DayOne on iDevices. You can do without it, but it makes things available in one-click and does all the heavy lifting for you, and you end up with complete and consistently formatted documentation. 4. Dropbox App. This is an essential for storing all your DayOne entries. It’s free up to a certain amount of storage, and you can earn more free storage as you go. For each Child, do this Inside DayOne, you’ll want to create a “Tag” for each child. A “Tag” is similar to a folder, except that you can have multiple tags per entry, so think of it as different ways to slice and...
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