Have you ever read a book that you enjoyed and later on had difficulty trying to remember what you have read? This used to happen more often than I care to admit. I found it frustrating because I felt like I was bombarded with so much information at times, that it became difficult to pull up the information as quickly as I would like. This post may contain affiliate links. Your cost is the same… Continue Reading
Everything At Your Fingertips A Good Idea?
At first, the idea of organizing everything at your fingertips may sound like a wonderful organizing solution, and great for productivity, but I do not feel it is necessarily the best one. Let me explain. As I look at how much of the day I spend a lot of time sitting, in fact most of my day is at my desk. When I am not at a desk I am in meetings,… Continue Reading
30 Day Productivity Challenge Printable
Feeling Productive? If not, check out this 30-day Productivity Challenge to get inspired. Hello Friends! Did you enjoy your long weekend? We enjoyed getting together with friends for birthday and life celebrations. I can definitely get used to three day weekends and to be honest, it can be hard for me to transition to work mode after an especially enjoyable weekend. I find it especially helpful to get inspired for the… Continue Reading
7 Tips To Be More Productive
Simple tips on how to be more productive Feeling overwhelmed lately by everything on your plate? Feel like there are not enough hours in the day? Many people feel that way/ Have you ever been on your computer only to notice that a couple of hours later that you are not able to cross a thing off of your list? We all have. Distractions and a desire to… Continue Reading
6 Ways to Make Your Mornings More Productive
How has your week been going? Do you feel like you could use a little bit of help being more productive? You aren’t the only one. I think that most of us feel like that from time to time or maybe all the time (no judgment here). If you are looking for some tips on how to be more productive, I have a few tips today. First, start with your… Continue Reading
Organizing Email
These tips on organizing email can be used for most systems, however, the examples here are using gmail. Email can be a huge time suck if you do not have a system and if you find yourself checking email many times a day. These are a few things that I have done, that have streamlined the process and cut down on the time spent on email. Organizing Email in Gmail Keep… Continue Reading
How to Improve Productivity
As a former productivity analyst and manager, let me tell you that one of the biggest causes of inefficiency is interruptions. (As I wrote this first sentence the phone rang…no kidding!). Since people have asked me how to improve productivity, I am sharing a few suggestions that can help you be more productive with your time. How to be more productive? The first thing is to ensure that you have clearly… Continue Reading
Goal Setting Planner Template
This free goal setting template is great for setting goals and using in different areas of your life. Thinking about what you would like to accomplish next year? I do not make resolutions, but I do set goals throughout the year. This goal setting template that I made on Excel last year has really helped me stay focused on what I want to achieve. I love that it allows… Continue Reading
First Quarter Goal Check
How can it be April already you say? Isn’t it crazy that the first quarter of the year is already over? The months just seem to pass by so quickly. Every year at this time, I like to check on the goals I set at the beginning of the year. Notice I said goals and not resolutions because goals are achievable, measurable milestones that I set for myself every year. I… Continue Reading
Keeping Productive
Summertime can be a tough time to be productive. With the long summer days of warm and sunny skies and beckoning beaches, it can be tough to stay motivated to work at you goals. Of course it is important to take vacations and enjoy leisurely activities too. But sometimes it can be tough to get back into a routine when you return and keeping productive can be a challenge…. Continue Reading
Productivity Apps I Love
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about apps but today I wanted to share with you a few apps that help me not only save time, but help me keep up my productivity. The first app is TinyScan. Have you ever had a document or paper and wished you could scan it right then and there? You may try to take a picture with your smart phone, but it’s… Continue Reading
Predicting Your Future – Goal Setting Tips
This time of year is a great time to look at your goals for next year. While you may be busy in holiday happenings, it can be theraputic to reflect on things that you would like to accomplish next year. Goal setting can seem overwhelming, but once you wrap your arms around them and incorporate them into your routine, they will become more manageable and achievable. Goal Setting the SMART… Continue Reading
Managing Your To Do List
Do you feel like you are not getting items done on your to do list? Have distractions or procrastinating prevented you from getting things done? Today I am sharing a few tips to get productive. Start Your To Do List – Make a list of what you want to do this week. I like to use paper because I love the feeling of crossing things off of it. But there are… Continue Reading
Simple Tips For Spring Cleaning Courtesy of Smart Twist™
If you are like me, now that spring is here, you are wanting needing to do your spring cleaning. I have few tips that I have found helpful and I want like to share with you to streamline and simplify your cleaning. These cleaning tips and this article is sponsored by SC Johnson’s Smart Twist™ Cleaning System. Set your timer for 15 – 20 minutes so that you can tackle several things… Continue Reading
Time Saving Tips to Get That Hour Back
So like most of my friends in the US (Arizona excluded), I lost an hour recently due to Daylight Savings Time. Now I am so happy that it means I get an extra hour of sunshine after work over here in California, but at the same time, I kind of want that hour back. So I decided to make a list of how I can regain that hour : Time… Continue Reading
Using Technology to Organize Life
Today is a special day! Ferly from Gifts We Use and I are trading places! I recently got the chance to meet Ferly IRL (in real life) and let me tell you, she is amazing! We discussed our reasons for blogging and our desire to help others through our blogs. We shared stories of our careers and roles as a wife and mom. So, I introduce to you, (drumroll….) Ferly!… Continue Reading
Holiday Shopping Made Easier
I found a great app for my phone to help organize my holiday shopping list. The app allows you to make a list of people you want to include on your gift list and set a budget for each. With The Christmas List app, you add people to your list and you can even assign them to groups such as family, friends, and work and then assign a budget for… Continue Reading
