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Last Monday, I was up until 2:30 am cleaning out my inbox of nearly 700 emails. I also more than doubled the number of email filters set up in my email client.

Today, at the end of the week, I have less than 40 emails sitting in my inbox. This is a HUGE improvement over usually 250 emails by Friday. I hope those of you who participated in Monday Motivation last week found similar improvements to your productivity.

The greatest part about it is that I am able to free up a ton more time for writing and running my business. I still need a ton of help, but until I hire (or win!) that VA, email filters will be saving my a$$.

This also means I have more time to spread yummy link love.

**My new addiction (thanks to Linksational) is reading I am Bossy. This woman is seriously freaking hilarious. She can even make slippers funny, I kid you not.

**Arianne Benefit of Neat and Simple has released a new eBook “Neat & Simple Guide to Organizing Your Office!” at an extremely affordable $12.95. Arianne is amazing and has been a bloggy friend for a very long time - I think she totally under-priced herself, but hey, I can be a capitalist pig.

**And lastly, over the holidays I did a Blog Talk Radio interview with Antonio Crawford on his show, “Let’s Talk Blogging“. We talked about a whole bunch of stuff, mostly about blogging, how eMoms at Home has grown, and making money from blogging/working from home.

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en: @Kyauphie I mean does a 15 year old or 14 year old really pursue compensation? 07/02/09 05:53am
en: Day or night, JUST BEAT IT!" - xo. 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @aliciamk You don't need to install most of the applications or the library files. Saves a lot of space. 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @Fleezestradamas i think britney spears or someone like that said it was overseas once. some stupid pop singer, idk which one 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @pnkrcklibrarian Australia? Or better still find a friendly Aussie to buy it for you and ship it? 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: RT (a turn fuqn OFF ugh) @miss_shavontae #TAD tongue in the ear? is that a turn on or off? 07/02/09 05:53am
en: barrista decided I needed a large cow's milk coffee, not small soy....or she just wasn't listening.... 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: "Are you a product of a drug addled imagination or are you as real as the Demon With A Hundred Eyes?" *hello!* 07/02/09 05:53am
en: Is it just me or do excessive twitter users get to see and hear about info and such before everyone else? 07/02/09 05:53am
en: RT @aDeSe: wow, homosexuality is legal in India. [Justice to rights] [now how many do we see burned or hanged or mutilated?] 07/02/09 05:53am
en: Must...rest....eyes. Taking a short nap or something. 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @FrankMaresca woman or man, whatever ur beliefs, u will always look better by being the bigger person. The other person will look foolish. 07/02/09 05:53am
en: Is it me or is Drakes video extra low budget??? 07/02/09 05:53am
en: Mollie Sugden died? Now I'm depressed...but I'm still debating Hunter Green or Navy Blue? 07/02/09 05:53am
da: @MsStylistik no...good guys are boring...or gay.... 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: @HadarM_ IPHON? i think you should by an iphon! it really nice!or new other phone...cause you know..your phone not that great and working :) 07/02/09 05:53am
en: Don't let your mistakes stop you from living your life but learn from them....I just got told I should be a therapist or something lol :P 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: Has anyone ever seen the show "True Blood"? Or is it just me watching? It's so interestingly weird; I'm completely hooked. 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: @1KID1 lmao really? or U jus sayin dat! 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: -I posted a preview of some photos I took of fireworks at highlands tonight. News section of joshualangley.com or http://tinyurl.com/kvzy35. 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @CrazyBallerina Ballerina, is your constant high induced by some artificial stimulants or u a natural born tripper? Eitherways, ENVY u :) 07/02/09 05:53am
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it: @ddlovato lose or loose? 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: Listening to isaac and marvin debate whether or not billy mays was ernestly legit. This is good. 07/02/09 05:53am
en: Baron_Davis Please recruit Ron Artest or Trevor Ariza to the Clippers! 07/02/09 05:53am
en: im bored i think i will text someone hmm who should i text or call i think i will call ppls saynow or just text pplz idk what do yall t ... 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @doctorarnabpal Kolkata, India: Today: A thunderstorm or two High 91F Tonight: Overcast, a t-storm or two Low 84F http://is.gd/1l2oP 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @nobodyfamous hey im about to unfollow you but not because of anything you've said or done. just letting you know. 07/02/09 05:53am
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en: @Dj_bird007 you wanna be the sugar or the cream? 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @Miameow09 well I live nowhere real entertaining all my friends are either in Australia or on here so I get kinda bored too, 07/02/09 05:53am
en: @ddlovato omg!why dont you have a seventeen or teen vogue cover yet?! :( 07/02/09 05:52am
en: hey people I hope your having a great Wednesday! or Thursday or whatever hola at your girl im on the block for a sec! 07/02/09 05:52am
en: okay i promise im studying now! or going to! anyone know a good way to remember all the Elements? 07/02/09 05:52am
en: @dannygokey I thought you were great with or without glasses, but your eyes are amazing so with contacts double amazing. How was your day? 07/02/09 05:52am
en: i feel like i'm only eating on the left side of my mouth because the fillings on the right side are gonna crack or something. annoying. 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: infatuation, such an interesting concept, yet when you are the one infatuated with something or someone... well... you know how that goes 07/02/09 05:52am
en: @FaOrozco aweh thanks :) LOL I had the best night of my LIFE!!!!! I met them outside but couldnt get any pics w/ them or sign stuff. oh well 07/02/09 05:52am
en: I have to be reallllllllllyyy quiet now or else my mother'll have a big bitchfit about me not sleeping two nights in a row 07/02/09 05:52am
en: Everyone has an opinion on Drake's new video. I've not seen nor do I care. dude ain't paying our bills or making the world a safer place 07/02/09 05:52am
en: RT: @plainpat So is mtv or bet really going to play this video? What you think? [@MTVJams will be playing it every hour on the hour 2mrrw.] 07/02/09 05:52am
nl: Just blogged - "Hot Guy OR Magnum" http://littlemofo.soap.com.au/blog/ 07/02/09 05:52am
en: I should probably start cleaning my room or something. 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: I actually hate biting my nails. They taste revolting. How do people do it?! Pure character or merely an acquire.. http://tinyurl.com/nfxbm7 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: RT @Sweetashoneey #TAD tongue in the ear? is that a turn on or off? A LITTLE TONGUE IS A TURN ON, NOT W SLOBBER EWWW...... 07/02/09 05:52am
en: having issues taking Aubrey Graham or "Drake" seriously as a rapper, when he played sweet little jimmy brooks on degrassi 4 so long... lol 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: @queenbmakeup LOL! Drake is in the Trending Topics. Looks like all or most aren't feeling the new video also!! lol ... 07/02/09 05:52am
en: @Isabel_Kitty Is that about the peeing question or something else? I'm confused xP 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: #Twitter increases my knowledge of the fact that most of the things I say, hear or read during the day mean absolutely nothing. 07/02/09 05:52am
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it: @ddlovato loose or lose? 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: @praveenkp or then ask a friend in your same country. Perhaps you have a nationwide proxy :-) 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: I actually hate biting my nails. They taste revolting. How do people do it?! Pure character or merely an acquired taste? 07/02/09 05:52am
en: @YouKnowDrama LMAO... u dont like MTV or u work 4 The N?? 07/02/09 05:52am
: the question is are you in tune. 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: Crucial day today: must come up with thesis proposal topic or me and my partner will dine in hot hot hell. 07/02/09 05:52am
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en: @kpimentel doood?! I couldnt even finish a regular size with no whipcream or strawberrys. Im a loser 07/02/09 05:52am
en: @sialater congratulations! Is is just work experience or moving up here permanently? 07/02/09 05:52am
en: @Jaisabella I always seem to work. This coming year I've taken both New Years and Canada Day off! (or at least put in to have them off) 07/02/09 05:52am
en: getting ready for more shows.. I just looked at my calendar:) time to learn Billy Jean... or at least some of it.. 07/02/09 05:48am
en: @DannyismyAngel Well, we take lessons once in a while, so I've come to know which horses can be unpredictable or a handful. Thankfully,... 07/02/09 05:48am
en: tired..about to knock out and sleep for 12 hours or 14..depends 07/02/09 05:48am
en: Honestly ima keep it 100 the video is wack...or maybe I just had higher expectations from both Drake and Kanye 07/02/09 05:48am
en: Twitter's Popular Facebook App Has Been Broken Or Exploited For Days. http://tinyurl.com/npppln 07/02/09 05:48am
en: #ICANTSTAND WHEN PEOPLE COME OVER WITH FAST FOOD OR A DRINK OR SOMETHING THEN WHEN THEY LV THEIR SHIT IS STILL RIGHT THERE! 07/02/09 05:48am

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1. On January 18th, 2008 at 5:29 pm, Lisa said:

I didn’t complete the challenge the day you issued it, but I did get my inbox to zero by the next day. Even as of right now, my inbox sits at 11 and Google Reader sits at 28 - PROGRESS!

2. On January 19th, 2008 at 4:04 am, Gaida said:

I know exactly how you feel about all those emails. I no sooner get it down to a manageable size & I’m avalanched again. That delete button looks mighty good on a lot of days… only thing is I might miss something important.

Email can take up a lot of time. I turn off my sound when working so I’m not tempted to keep reading them as they come in.

3. On January 19th, 2008 at 4:52 pm, Tom Lindstrom said:

What email client are you using? I�m using a Yahoo free account at the moment as a primary email account to run my business. It is free, but extremely good in preventing spam from coming to my inbox.With the unlimited space I think it is a pretty good deal.

4. On January 19th, 2008 at 6:42 pm, Alan Johnson said:

Even if the “delete” button does seem tempting under such circumstances, leaving emails unanswered is simply not an option as you would have a lot to lose as a result of such an approach in the long run. Hiring a person to take care of support issues is, in some cases, a must.

Alan Johnson

5. On January 20th, 2008 at 12:13 am, Melissa Moog said:

Thanks for Arianne’s Neat & Simple link. Her eBook looks great and will help me get my office in better shape! $12 for a 130 page document, definitely a deal!

6. On January 20th, 2008 at 7:42 pm, Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) said:

Ooohhh - I am jealous. I have thousands in my inbox - and a couple thousand of those are flagged!!! ohhh - it is not good. But with a four month old, a kindergartener, two stores and a blog, things are a tad busy and I am so behind since the baby was born. I NEED a VA too!

7. On January 21st, 2008 at 1:47 pm, Alan Johnson said:

Personally, I’ve hired another person over at my brick&mortar business who is also more than accustomed to the Web so that I’ll be able to finally delegate a few other online activities as well

Alan Johnson

8. On January 22nd, 2008 at 2:39 am, Ariane Benefit, Neat & Simple Living said:

Hey lady, here I am up all nite (it’s now almost 4:00 AM!!) fixing a web emergency…and look what a nice suprise I found. Thanks so much for linking to my book! I know it’s cheap…this is an intro price and the price will go up on Feb 1. p.s. I have a VA now - finally. it’s working out great…but she doesn’t fix websites at 2 in the morning. Darn!

Love you! I’m so impressed with the empire you’ve built e-moms into. You Rock!!!

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