Time it really Can't be Managed

Time cannot be managed, only how you use it

A friend and I were chatting and she wondered why she had such difficulty getting to places on time and managing her time in general. She wondered if there was a trick to the whole time thing.

Here is a true story of my evolving relationship [...]

Organizing your Goal Setting for September

September is the new January…that is, when it comes to Goal Setting.

Make this first day of September your New Years Day….

This may not be the first time you are hearing this, however it is something that you may want to try. Typically people set New Years resolutions, or goal setting, in January. When [...]

3 Steps to Easy Meal Planning

Can you believe that it is Time for Janet Barclay’s Blog Carnival already…I feel like I lost a whole month? The topic is quite timely this month with music festival, dance recitals and the winding down of  activities I feel busier than ever.   The topic is “Organizing Tips For Busy Moms” and I feel [...]

When did we lose our True North : Important vs Urgent

I am not sure when it happened but our compasses have lost their polarity….

This past week I have been preparing a workshop for a group of administrative assistants and one of the key concepts that will be delivered will be the classic “Important VS  Urgent” quadrants by Stephen Covey. I have been searching to [...]

Can I ask you Something?

I love research and the internet is the best place to get some facts and figures. Small biz owners are the most fascinating people…doing what they love to do every day and enjoying the freedom of being the driver in the bus of their life. This is all lovely but it does come with some [...]

Getting things Done: Eating the Elephant one bite at a time

March break is less than a week away and as I sit here making my huge, really big, gynormous…OMG will I ever get it all finished in 4 days list, I wonder how people who are not organizationally gifted get it all done!

The tasks of this week in front of me are not even [...]

What is your Disorganization Costing YOU?

Yes there is an actual cost…real dollars that come from your bottom line if you are disorganized….I am not referring here to being messy…real organization means being able to find things when you need them.

The Cost of Disorganization comes right from your bottom-line!

Every minute you spend looking for something is time that you [...]

How to tap into Your Productive Flow: Working with your Cycle

OK …this is not a post about bicycling….it is another cycle we are talking about here!

***This post will be helpful to all my female readers who wonder why they work differently during the course of the month. For all my male readers this post will shed some light on the amazing ways that women [...]

What do you do when the Inkwell Dries up

I was warned that this would happen…

People told me to be prepared…

Well that day has come…

I woke up this morning and the creative well is dry, it is shriveled up,  I don’t have one thing that I feel like writing about. The productivity of the past few months is fading fast.

Could [...]

Batching Tasks a Recipe to Manage What you do with Your Time

I have been asked  this month to be a part of Janey Barclay’s Professional Organizer Blog Carnival . This carnival is a collection of Blog Posts written by professional organizers. This is a huge honor to be in such esteemed company and for you this is an awesome collection of resources to help you get [...]