5 Ways to Get Organized for the Year Ahead
It seems amazing, doesn’t it? Here we are right at the beginning of the year! Somehow we managed to frantically finish our holiday shopping while at the same time attending to the responsibilities of work…
Tech Lessons: What I Learned When My Laptop Died
My laptop died and there were some tech lessons learned during the process of repairing it. I knew it was going to die, but it was still a shock. Afterall, my laptop had been going…
"Not My Circus, Not My Monkey" is The Perfect Mantra to Help You Stay Focused
The message was simple, powerful, and absolutely beautiful. I stumbled across the mantra in a meme on social media, and I audibly gasped. The background was a picture of cotton candy, and the words across…
Be Nellie Bly, Stay Focused, and Remain Productive
Former newspaper reporter, ground-breaking reporter, Nellie Bly is one of my heroes. For those who don’t know the story, Nellie went undercover in an insane asylum by posing as a patient, and the article she…
Prioritizing is Like a Box of Chocolates: 5 Ways to Focus on Your Priorities
Forrest Gump, one of America’s early life coaches, taught us all many years ago life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you will find. Sometimes prioritizing (and organizing) is like a…
6 Positive Quotes to Boost Your Motivation
Do you use motivational quotes or sayings that help you work through a problem or difficult situation? If you do, you have come to realize that they can be a great source of inspiration for…
5-Minute Organizing Challenge: Time Management
It is time for this month’s 5-Minute Organizing Challenge! What can you do in 5 minutes to get your life more organized? Did you know that February is National Time Management Month? That means the…
3 Simple Reasons Why You Should Maintain Your To Do List
How’s your to do list working for you? Now’s the perfect time to re-think the process that is being used for managing your to do list as there are probably an ever increasing number of tasks…
New Year Goal: Make The New Year a Stress-Free Zone
January is known as Get Organized Month for those of us who are professional organizers. We’ve talked about it many times on this blog (like here). Since increased organization is usually on the top ten…
3 Productivity Tips for People With ADHD
This post was updated on May 1, 2016. Are you struggling with a looming list? Overwhelmed by all you have to accomplish? Is it especially difficult to know that to do first? There are things…