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 [...]

Over the weekend my family and I went on a hike of Multnomah Falls.  It was gorgeous!  Afterward we decided to go get some Sunday breakfast, so we stopped at a diner in the Columbia Gorge.  We are big fans of the Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives show, so we took a cue from the crowd [...]

I like to try out new systems to get stuff done.  It’s what I do, and probably why I love to help clients with their organization challenges.  I love trying out new things, “trying them on” as it were.  Call me a student and experimenter of organization systems.
Lately I’ve been somewhere in the middle of [...]

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 [...]

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.
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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]