Photo: The Dreaded Yellow Thing,
by Frazzled Jen

It’s fall, and that means school is starting here.  The difference this year?  My little boy is a first grader.  I have to admit that I have a mix of emotions this year:
Happy: I’m so happy for him to go into the first grade, because he [...]

I had an opportunity to look over a really great online project management solution called Wrike.  It’s simple and easy to use, and is loaded with features.  Here’s my take on Wrike:
Some highlights:

Online Project Management: No downloads or updates to manage, it’s subscription-based.  (If you don’t have your own IT department this is a big [...]

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 [...]

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 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 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 [...]

Tonight, my son asked me how many more days of school he has left. “Three weeks” I said. He’s excited to have the summer off, and yes it will be fun. But my thoughts turn to “how the heck will I do all this while the child is running through the sprinkler, [...]

Working from home is bliss, except when your home life chips away at your productivity.  So, how do you balance your priorities and manage your time working in a home office?  Here’s some tips I’ve used and recommended to my clients.

Use a task list.  If you use Outlook or other program, use your task list [...]