I am, by all accounts, a rabid note taker.
I scribble barely legible scrawls on scraps of paper at Starbucks while meeting with potential clients over a decaf latte. I pound away on my iPad Read more
Time Management
Take Note Of The New Note Taking Technology
Three Steps To Declutter Your Computer
This past Sunday was both Easter and the Masters golf tournament. We had no Easter plans, and I’m not a golfer, so while my husband whooped and hollered at Bubba Watson’s superstar shot, I spent Read more
Are You On A Bridge To Somewhere?
In 2009, my hubby and I downsized from a 3000 square foot house to a 1600 square foot townhouse.
When we made the move, dishes were carefully wrapped, boxes were packed and stacked, and big Read more
When Downsizing Is Rightsizing
During the process, I sold off 10 pieces of furniture; donated over 200 books, assorted dishware and clothing for Goodwill; thrown out a small dumpsters worth of garbage and cut my candle collection in half. Read more
How To Exercise At Your Desk
I don’t consider myself a workaholic – more like a work-a-lot-ic. And at midlife, I strive now more than ever to integrate time for exercise into my daily routine. The at-home treadmill helps and I Read more
6 Ways To Keep Your Computer Healthy
I’ve experienced a week that can only be described as computer hell. A Malware invasion that crashed my WordPress site – yup. An Email program snafu that banished over 200 of my messages to never, Read more
8 Steps To Cooling Down Your Anger
Slamming down the phone, yelling at coworkers, giving the computer (or copier) a good whack, shouting profanities, and throwing papers in frustration – psychologists may call this counterproductive behavior, but in more down-home terms it’s Read more
How To Ditch Other People’s Negative Emotions
Today was a four snooze alarm morning. Between the cold I caught from a fellow guest at a friend’s dinner, deadlines for clients and editors looming over my sleepy head, and the drained energy I Read more
How Time Literate Are You? Take This Quick Quiz
In 1956, George Miller wrote a paper entitled, “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two.” He had discovered that people can only focus on five to nine things at a time – anything beyond Read more
I’m All A Twitter: 7 Tips To Manage Your Twime
Gosh, my thumbs are tired. All that texting, typing and tweeting has given my digits an Olympic-size work out.
With the past few weeks bringing on a torrent of Twitters about Michael Jackson, Iran and Read more
What Pez Candy And Time Management Have In Common
When I was a kid, one of my favorite candies was Pez. The bottom half of the dispenser was designed in the shape of a cigarette lighter, and the top was the head of some Read more
New Year Resolutions Week
The last few days of the year (the procrastinators among us hold off until the first week of January) is the time when most people sit down to formulate their New Year’s Resolutions. I think Read more
How To Find The Time To Exercise
Try as I might, It takes real determination to get my tush on the treadmill every morning or out for a hike when the weather is good. Like most things in life – guilt goes Read more
Five Easy Steps To E-Mail Organization
Welcome to the second post in the “Simplify Your Online Life” series. For those of you who jumped on the bandwagon last week, congratulations. Read more
This week, we move onto a topic near and dear to
Zero Out Your Email Inbox…Really!
Welcome to the third and final post in the series on how to Simplify Your Online Life.
I’d love to know how this whole series has worked out for you and what other life Read more
Three Steps To Declutter Your Computer
Welcome to the first in a series of a few posts over the next few weeks on how to “Simplify Your Online Life.” This first post will focus on the big picture of how to Read more
7 Worst Habits Of Workaholics
There’s no doubt that times are tough. But if you’re tempted to try and show your value by working harder and longer, be sure to include a healthy dose of self care – otherwise success Read more
Productivity Palette: Which Color Is Best For You?
Do you think you need more red or blue in your life? Although the current economic crisis might prompt you to say, “Please, anything but red” faster than you can clip a coupon, there’s new Read more
Break Out of Your Comfort Zone
n my office, on my desk, I have a plain white coffee cup that has written on it in simple black letters, “‘Do one thing every day that scares you’ — Eleanor Roosevelt.”
As I Read more