Reader Challenge: Productivity in a “Mobile” Home Office

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Do you work in a mobile office in your home?  Have kids underfoot?  Lots of distractions?   A home office that “travels”?  You’re not alone.
Reader Profile:
Mona, blogger, works from home, homeschools three children ages 3-15
What’s your biggest challenge?
“One of my biggest challenges is that I don’t have a desk space. Right now I am [...]

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Product Review: “M” by Staples

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Last month, I had the pleasure of sitting in on a virtual organization seminar given by organization expert & author, Donna Smallin.  She was profiling some great new products from Staples called “M”.  I must say, these are some mighty sassy and downright good lookin’ organization products at a very affordable price!  All of the [...]

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“Just For Now”: Putting Things Off

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Do you ever find yourself saying “I’ll put this here just for now“? Is there a better way to handle those little things?
There’s the paper: sorting the mail, the kids daycamp schedules and the random pieces of paper that come home in the handbag or briefcase: there’s so much paper around! Then there’s [...]

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Managing Email: PC or Online?

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I’ve been using Outlook, but is it time to manage my email and calendar separately? This is my quandry today…
I fired up Old Besty The Laptop this morning. She’s a little sluggish, but hey would wouldn’t be on this summer day of clouds and 60 degrees? Outlook was especially slow to [...]

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Standing Desks: A Smart, Healthy Option

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Have you ever seen or worked at a standing desk? Did you know they can help you move more and contribute to your overall health? Some formerly high ranking government officials do…
I met my dream desk.
Last summer I went to a meeting at a local office furniture vendor, specializing in ergonomics. [...]

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Home Office Link Roundup

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Thought I would share a little link love with some great stuff I’ve run across recently. Enjoy!
Megan Spears discusses how to use templates for email, documents or blog posts. Very cool stuff. She’s my hero on this, seriously.
iGo Charger. Lorie Morrero of the Clutter Diet posted about this little travel [...]

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New on Blog Talk Radio: The “O” Myth, Starts Friday, June 6th @ 10am PST

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Begins Friday, June 6th at 10am PST on Blog Talk Radio!
Yes, it’s true, I’m hittin’ the internet airwaves with my lovely co-host, Krista Colvin. The show is all about “Overcoming Organization Overwhelm”. We’re a little kooky and love to have a good time, but we also are ready to give you tips and inspiration you [...]

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On Time: 3 Quick Tips to Make Appointments & Manage Your Schedule

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I missed an appointment this morning. *sigh*
I immediately called to apologize and asked to reschedule, and yet I still feel awful! No matter what my excuse (for the record, yesterday my husband got home after two weeks, I worked 3 hours in the yard and I had ten million things to do [...]

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Using Online Tools to Connect, Learn and Share

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I love to meet people, learn and connect. I also love using tools and applications to make it easier to organize interesting stuff I find, share it with others, connect with people I already know and meet interesting people I don’t yet know. Social media and bookmarking site are way fun, and I [...]

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