So having absolutely my entire life in Notion is not my goal. I prefer to use TeuxDeux for tasks,
iCal for my calendar, Day One for journaling, YouNeedaBudget for budgeting, Goodreads for book
tracking. I just think those apps are better for those purposes, and that if you use a single app
for *everything*, it's necessarily going to be bad at some of those things. What is Notion great at
though? Databases. So I have used Notion to create a gigantic inventory of everything that I own.
So the properties for each item in here are, of course, the name, the category, the sub-category,
whether I need to buy it again, who owns it (if the owner is not me, I'll explain more later),
where it was purchased, and the price that I bought it for, if that's important to me.
For clothing, I also have the additional brand and size categories, for books I have author.
And then I have some special traveling & moving properties. So if I'm going on a trip and I wanna
bring this coat, then I check the box "pack". Then I can go to a filtered view of my database,
this is exactly what I did for my Japan trip. And I have this super easy packing list,
sorted by categories, and this checkbox means that I packed the item, that I put it in my suitcase,
and then it brings it to the bottom of the list. Whenever I'm moving or traveling with a lot of
stuff, I also write down the box or suitcase that the thing is in. So if you look at the inventory
now, it's sorted by box because in 2 weeks from filming this video, I move into my new apartment
in Madrid. So I want to go box by box and make sure that everything that was in the box actually
was still in the box. If I throw something away, or donate it, or sell it, I check "gone", so that
I don't see it in this inventory anymore, but it's still somewhere in the Notion void. So that,
at some point in the future, if I'm like "where is that coat? did I just misplace
it or did I give it away to someone, I can't remember." I can go in and check. Or if someone
wants to buy the same coat as me, and they're wondering if they're getting it at a good price,
I can go in and check what I paid for it! So then I have different views up here, I showed you that
this is my Japan travel packing list, this is only for my books, only for clothing, makeup products,
and the different notebooks that I have. I know that this looks like it takes a lot of effort,
and some of you might be wondering "Why would anyone do this?" It is super helpful when you're
moving between places. I study in Spain but I also come home to the US pretty often, so I wanna
remember what I have where. It also helps me to not accidentally buy things that I already have,
especially little home things like a tape measure or a screwdriver, or things like that. It's a very
convenient place to digitally store manuals that you might have for appliances and things like
that. And, if you're moving into an apartment that already has some stuff, like kitchen tools for
example, I find it really helpful to put that in my inventory, but mark it as my landlord's stuff,
so that I don't forget to bring home what's mine once I move out, but also not take any of my
landlord's things. And then, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse or any more complicated,
she goes and she makes a page for every room. So I call this my adulting dashboard because really the
main thing that I use Notion for is to manage my home and try to maintain order within it. So let's
open up the kitchen page. So I have this checklist of basic things that you would stock a kitchen
with. This is very helpful when moving into a new place. And then! This I'm super proud of,
I think it's very cool. I have a linked view of my inventory database. This shows only kitchen items,
that are supplies (meaning things that can run out), and only if they are gone. I also grouped
everything by sub-category so that it's more organized. And this column is a checkbox for
the "buy" property. So basically I scroll through, I see that these are the cleaning
supplies that I no longer have. And I don't have anything right now because I'm living at home
and I'm moving in two weeks. And if I decide, I need to buy some all-purpose cleaner, I need to
buy some laundry detergent, and a mop head. And we will see very soon where these items end up.
This is almost the same except it only shows me things that I have. So then if I check this box,
that means I ran out of it. And the only thing I have right now is toothpicks, that's very sad. And
then I just have a list of all my non-consumables, so appliances, cookware, tableware, etc. The
bathroom page is basically the same. I have things that I might need to buy more of, things that I
currently have that I might run out of, and then all of the non-consumables. And then the living
room and the bedroom pages are basically just inventories, they're not very interesting. Okay
now we're moving on to the household section. This is maybe my favorite part. I already love grocery
shopping and this Notion database makes it like a game for me. So this is the groceries page. First
I just have a table of grocery stores in Madrid, and then, this is where we get to the really
exciting part. You might think none of this is exciting, and that's okay, but for me this is very
exciting. Everything in here is also a part of my inventory database, but we are filtering only the
items that are in the "food" category. Then I sort by sub-category (what kind of food it is), and
then in alphabetical order. So here I have all the different food products that I have ever bought,
along with price comparisons from different grocery stores. So the way I name this, is
I have the name of the product, the variety, the brand name, and then the size of it. And so when
you follow this like standard naming procedure and you don't, for example, write "bell peppers"
one time and "peppers, bell" another time, you can actually see all the same food products side
by side and be able to easily compare the prices at different stores. So you know I'm
gonna be getting my soy milk at Mercadona. So basically when it's time for a shopping trip,
I go through this entire list. If I need something I check "buy". If I need to buy something that
I've never bought before, for example, salami, then I just make a new page for that and I'll
fill in the store and the price later. So then, everything that we've been checking to buy,
ends up here. This shopping list will include everything, it'll have all the food that I need
to buy, all the cleaning supplies, any item that had that box checked. I have two different views,
so I can either group things by category or by store, and then on my phone, on the Notion app,
I have this page favorited so it's super easy to find it, pull up this list on my phone, and have
a grand old time doing my grocery shopping. I'm pretty basic when it comes to cooking,
so I don't have a whole lot in here, but it is nice to have all of my go-to recipes in one place,
and then I have them grouped by the kind of meal that it is. Basically I'll tag the website that I
got it from, and then I also like to just paste the recipe directly into here so that I don't
have to be doing too much clicking. This just has some information about my current internet & phone
plan. In the cleaning page, you're already familiar with this structure, I have a list
of all the cleaning supplies that I might need to buy again, and any that I already have. And then,
these are fun, these are checklists of cleaning tasks that I wanna be doing every day, every week,
every month, and every 3 months. Every day is pretty simple, I just wanna not wake up
to dirty dishes. Every week is a little more complicated, but this routine works really well
for me. I think it used to take me like... I don't know, 2 hours every week? And then my apartment
would feel good as new. And then every month and every 3 months I basically have the weekly
cleaning routine plus additional things. Okay, we covered a lot of information,
this is a good checkpoint to get some water, if you need it. But rest assured that everything from
here on out is going to be a lot simpler. I have basically showed you all of my crazy databases,
from here on out, most of the pages are just simple lists that I wanna have easy access to.
So that's why I like having it in Notion. I have this cute little garden of lessons where I like
to write down the lessons that life teaches me, which I will probably forget, but hey at least
they're written down somewhere. I have my monthly budgeting routine in here, in the career page I am
currently doing this externship with Paragon One, and so I have all of my stuff for that in here. I
also saved what I wrote in the application for it in case any of it is useful for anything that I
apply for in the future. I have a list of courses that I might wanna take in here, and then I have a
table for internships that I'm interested in, so I have the company, what the role would be, and
then any notes. I have this cycle patterns page, I have a whole video about this, but basically, I
like to keep track of my menstrual cycle, not just when it's gonna start but all the stages of it, so
a lot of people like to refer to the phases as the seasons, because it just maps very well to how you
feel during each phase of the menstrual cycle. So I like to make notes of how I'm feeling mentally
and physically and emotionally and everything so that I can prepare better for future cycles. This
is also a really good book to read on that topic if you're interested, and I also have that video,
like I said. I'm a big fan of home workouts, and so I have this database to keep track of
all the different fitness videos that I've tried. And it's super nice, because then in the future,
when I'm looking for something to do, I have all of these tried and tes- tested favorites,
super easy to access, I also rate each one on how difficult it was so that then, in the future, I
can find something that matches the intensity that I want. And then I also have a few other workout
routines here. Then on the productivity section, I have a page for all of the routines that I like
to do. So I have my morning routine and my bedtime routine, and then all the other ones,
like how I spend some time organizing photos every week. I wanna particularly point out this one.
This one has a red line around it, and this means that it is a synced block. So you already saw this
on the finances page. Basically, any edits that I make to this block, are gonna sync to that page
as well. Because it has to do with both routines and money, I wanted to have it on both pages and
I wanna make sure that they're both edited at the same time. This page is referenced very often,
as is my trigger list page, which is the list that I use when I'm doing my weekly planning,
and I'm trying to brain dump anything that I might have to do in the upcoming week. So this is just
a list of like categories and responsibilities that I have to think about. Project time tracking,
this is kind of a mess. I've been trying to do a better job of tracking how long an individual
video, or a newsletter, or what have you, takes to put together. Because I can be a little overly
optimistic about how much I can get done. And so, when school starts and I have to inevitably make
fewer videos, I want to use actual time data to decide how often I want to put out a video,
how often is it actually feasible for me to do this much work? Digital toolkit is where I
write down all of the various apps that I use, I also recently had to reset my computer, that's a
whole 'nother story, but as I was re-downloading everything, I realized that there were so many
different softwares that I had to re-install, so in the future if that ever happens again,
I made this list to reference so that I don't forget to download anything. And then these are
all the hard drives that I have and what is stored on each one. Finally, this is one that I haven't
used that much. As you can see, I was using it at the start of the year, and then not at all,
and then I've started using it again. So this is a sort of "second brain", if you're into the
productivity YouToobz, then you have probably heard of this concept. It's basically just a
place where, any time I read a book or an article or just see anything interesting, I put it in here
to have all of this information and learning and inspiration in one place. And we've finally made
it to the last category, miscellaneous pages. So I have my bucket list, which I have organized by
category, so I have fun things to do with friends, alone, date ideas. I have personal development,
things to learn about, skills to learn. Travel, which is pretty self-explanatory. And tasks that
I would like to get around to someday. I have a gift ideas page which is kind of a mess,
but I think it's really helpful. Throughout the year, any time some idea for a cool, unique,
personal gift pops into your head for someone in your life, you write it down, and then by
the time their birthday or whatever gift-giving holiday rolls around, you're not left scrambling
for ideas. This is like a wishlist of things that I want to buy. Honestly, the main purpose of this
is to reduce consumption. Because when I put something on this list, it kinda satisfies that
desire to have the thing. Because I'm basically saying, yeah, I'll consider it. I'm not gonna buy
it now, but I'll consider it. And most of these things I never end up considering, but it makes
me feel better to put it down here. And finally I have some packing list templates, so like if I
go on a trip for one night, you basically need to bring the same things each time, so this is
way easier than trying to remember that list from scratch each time. So that's it, I hope you found
this inspiring, you got some ideas for your own Notion setup. In addition to a tour, a lot
of people have asked me to provide my setup as a template, and I've always felt weird about turning
it into a template because I feel like it's just not that fancy, but honestly now that I'm looking
at the inventory and the shopping list, it's pretty cool! So in case you would find this
helpful, I will turn it into a template and I'll put it in the description. And I hope that you can
have as much fun with organizing your things and grocery shopping, as I do! Thank you for
watching this video and nerding out with me and I will see you next week with a new video. Bye!