Ok, I have a pile of receipts in my wallet right now.  It’s not that I don’t have a place for them, because ohhhh I do.  It’s just that it’s time they vacate their home in my handbag and go to where they need to be.
So, how can you handle receipts?  Here’s some ways to [...]

We’ve all been there, the pen that won’t work, the phone that doesn’t quite fit the bill and a chair that wobbles just enough to send ya right over the edge.  “In the biz” of organizing (and pretty much the whole world), they’re known as the formidable “Productivity Killers”.  You’re just trying to get stuff [...]

Have you been shopping for jeans lately?  Good heavens there is a lot of choices out there!  Low rise, boot cut, classic, slim, loose fitting…. *sigh*.  Have you felt overwhelmed in that same way when considering how you are possibly going to get your task list done?  Do terms like GTD, GSD and Hipster PDA [...]

Do you struggle with getting things done, and yet don’t want a big fat complicated system?  Checklists might be your answer!
I was reading Shannon’s post today about managing time like money.  I love the idea of treating time as a commodity, as I think it requires a certain amount of respect.  Time is kinda like [...]

Did you ever feel like you have no motivation?  You may be sitting down to write a blog post, work on a client project, clean the house or organize your home office.  But…. *nothing*….  You’d rather be doing, well, whatever.  Know that feeling?  So, what do you do if you have something that you really [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

What would happen if we reduced any excess in our life by just half? It’s not that hard to do when you think about, just one small decision at a time. I call it “The Half Principle”.
About 6 months ago, I decided it was time to lose the baby weight. Since my [...]

Have stacks and stacks of business cards? Organizing business cards is one of the biggest challenges for people, and a common question I get during my teleclass. The point of having business cards is the information contained on them, i.e. passing them on as a referral. So, the business [...]

Productivity killers are in the details.  Sometimes even in the classroom….
Yesterday I went to my son’s classroom to volunteer. First, the teacher asked me to help the kids play bingo (learning numbers was never so fun!). Then, she handed me a box of pencils to sharpen. Now, this might not seem a [...]