Sunday Scatterbrain & The Spreadsheet That (Maybe) Helps

Okay, so I’m sitting in my usual corner at this little coffee shop on 5th—you know the one, with the slightly wobbly wooden tables and the barista who always remembers my oat milk flat white. It’s one of those perfect, lazy Sunday afternoons where the sun slants in just right, and I’m supposed to be planning my content calendar for the next month. Spoiler: I am not planning my content calendar. Instead, I’m scrolling through my phone, half-watching people walk by, and thinking about how my brain feels like a browser with way too many tabs open.

Which, honestly, is what led me down this rabbit hole today. I was trying to organize some notes for a potential collab (more on that maybe later, if it even happens), and my usual note-taking app just wasn’t cutting it. It was all messy and disconnected. Then I remembered this thing my friend Mia mentioned last week when we were complaining about adulting. She called it her orientdig spreadsheet. At first, I was like, ‘A spreadsheet? For life? Hard pass.’ But she described it less like a boring budget sheet and more like a… digital mood board meets command center? I was intrigued.

So here I am, giving it a shot. And let me tell you, the concept of an orientdig spreadsheet is kind of genius for someone whose mind is as scattered as my outfit choices sometimes. I’m wearing these vintage Levi’s I found at a thrift store last month (total score), a simple white tee, and this oversized blazer I stole—borrowed indefinitely—from my roommate. It’s a vibe. Comfortable, a bit thrown together, but it works. That’s what I want my planning to feel like. Not rigid, but functional and personal.

I’m not building anything complex. Just a simple orientdig spreadsheet framework to track blog ideas, wishlist items (currently obsessed with finding the perfect pair of straight-leg trousers, by the way), and even random thoughts like ‘try that new ramen place’ or ‘re-watch that film from 2019’. It’s not about strict scheduling; it’s about orientation. Giving my thoughts a place to land so they stop swirling around. The orientdig method she talked about is basically just asking ‘what matters right now?’ and putting it in a visual map. Low pressure.

It makes me think about personal style, too. How we curate it. It’s not about following every trend (though I did cave on those chunky sneakers last season). It’s about knowing what pieces make you feel like yourself. For me, that’s a good jacket, denim, and something soft. My orientdig system is becoming the closet organizer for my brain. Instead of ‘black boots’ and ‘silver necklace’, the columns are ‘ideas’, ‘inspirations’, and ‘maybe-laters’.

The sun’s moved now, and my coffee is long gone. A guy just walked in with an amazing patchwork corduroy jacket, and I immediately opened my spreadsheet and typed ‘corduroy inspo’ under a random tab. See? It’s working. It feels less like admin and more like… collecting moments and fragments. Like how I’ll pair an old band tee with a tailored coat. Unexpected, but it tells a story.

I’m not saying I’ve mastered the orientdig approach or that I’ll stick with it forever. Maybe next week I’ll be back to scribbling on napkins. But for today, it feels right. It’s a tool, not a rule. Much like fashion, I guess. You take the template—the classic trench, the little black dress, the spreadsheet grid—and you mess with it until it feels authentically yours.

The barista is giving me the ‘are you going to order another drink or leave’ look. Fair. I should probably pack up. I think I’ll walk home the long way, through the park. Maybe I’ll add ‘evening walk’ to my spreadsheet later. Or maybe I won’t. The point is, now I have the option.