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Ok, for most healing isn't exactly... fun. Yes, raiding may be fun for you, your guild may be fun, but healing is not very fun. As a healer you get blamed for a lot of things.

Bad healing: blame the healer.
Bad tanking: blame the healer.
Bad DPS: blame the healer.



I don't know why people put up with it really but, in the name of sanity, we go to some extremes to do the best possible job we can.
AddOns have ranged from functional to rediculous for healers. Ideal AddOns for a healer should make the job of healing 25 people easier without adding confusion. Surprisingly some AddOns create more work for a healer by adding so many more visual queues that you don't know which area of your screen to stare at during a boss fight.
In my opinion most healers could be very functional if only they had a simple easy to read layout. In the spirit of simplicity I give you "healer in-a-box".

Raid RX likes to call raid healing "X-Treme Whack-a-Mole". This layout gives you a nice tight box to jam those moles in to. Whack away!



We started out with Pitbull. I really like Pitbull for healers because it has a few features that make your life easier.
1) Visual Heal. This module shows incoming heals on each players bar so you know which low health player has something incoming and which doesn't.
2) Range Check. This module shows when a player is in range so you can either move closer to a certain player/group or focus your heals on people in your range.
3) Threat Bar. If you install the threat library (same library that Omen uses) each player's frame can show their threat on their current target. This gives you a good idea when certain DPS'ers are about to get aggro and need healing.

Next we used *Bongos 3 for action bar duty, NQuestLog and, Combuctor for a clear sortable bag. Then we threw a simple EePanel 2 frame around the raid/party area to make it stand out. Elkano's Buff Frames, Mappy and, Chatter round out the clean look.




As always I hope this has given you some ideas and ways to get started converting your eyesore layout in to something that actually helps you be a better player!
Good luck and BBQ!

*If using Bongos 3 please be aware that it's best to start with a clean slate. In most cases your spells will be all over the place since it creates virtual bars. If you don't want to have to clear your action bars and create all new keybindings try Bongos 2 or Bartender 3.