Archive for February, 2010
Fact Friday Quote: Order & Disorder
“Order marches with weighty and measured strides; disorder is always in a hurry.” ~Napoleon Bonaparte [Thinkexist.com]
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Advice From the Social Media Swami: How to be the Master of Your Time
Today’s guest author is Shashi Bellamkonda, otherwise known as the Social Media Swami. He shares the three key strategies he uses to manage his very busy schedule.
In my work as Director of Social Media for Network Solutions (my business card title is Social Media Swami), I oversee four blogs and a fifth one is [...]
Procrastination is Making a Cup of Tea
We all know what it’s like to procrastinate. You know, those times that we find a hundred things to do except the ONE thing that we are REALLY supposed to be doing. Student, John Kelly, got creative and put together a short, animated film about the human tendency to put things off.
The film will [...]
Time Saving Tips for Learning on The Go
Greetings, readers. I hope this post finds you in good spirits all around. I took the kids to Family Engineering Day 2010 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC this past weekend. A good time was had by all, but while this post is not about the trip itself, it jogged my memory about [...]
Quick Tip: Be a Copycat
If you have an important (and/or old) document or letter that you’d like to keep, make a copy of it on high quality paper. Frame and mount the copy, and store the original away from light, in a cool, dry place (i.e., not your basement). If you don’t think it’s worth it to do [...]
Don’t Have a Will? Make a List.
Recently, I watched an interview with Melissa Rivers, Joan Rivers’ daughter. She mentioned that her mother gives her lists all the time. I was a little surprised – not by the fact that she uses lists – but the reason for the lists. Here’s what Melissa said…
She always makes lists…[Joan says] ’so when I die, [...]
Fact Friday: IKEA, Closets, and Sex
“In a recent survey of Vancouverites, Montrealers and Torontonians, 31% of the urbanites polled claimed they felt more satisfied after reorganizing their closet than after having sex. If given the choice, the majority of those surveyed said they would choose more closet space (30%) over a bigger kitchen (17%) or an extra bathroom (11%).” [Survey [...]
The Organized Menu: Round Up Your Recipes
One of my 2010 goals (not resolutions, for past experience has proven I know not how to keep those) is to get my recipes in order. I have countless magazines that I have kept for a few recipes contained inside, along with a huge photo box of recipes cut out over the years. And I [...]
“Help, I need somebody…Help, not just anybody….”
The following takes place between 12 am and 11:15 pm on Monday, February 16th.
Greetings readers…
I hope your week went well and if you celebrate Valentine’s Day, I hope it was all you hoped for. My particular weekend, for once, was actually quiet from Friday night through Sunday evening (shudders!). Where it became hectic [...]
Quick Tip: To Print or Not to Print
Recipes. Web pages. Schedules. Articles. Instructions. There are a myriad of docs that are printed on any given day because we “might need them someday.” Before you hit the print button, ask yourself these questions first:
Do I need to print this or can I read/use it on screen?
If I need portability, can I get the [...]
