Reason #2: A Timer Helps Me Improve Focus As alluded to in last week's reason, using a timer helps me focus. It is important to set aside times of intentional focus so that you can make progress on a project or give something your undivided attention, especially...
Why Timers Make Me Happy – Reason #1
Dear Friends, It's summer and when you're married to a teacher, it means your routine gets a little shake up for about ten weeks. So, I thought I'd shake up my newsletter routine this summer as well. Instead of the usual messages and A-ha!s, I'll be sharing 7 quick...
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Happy National Clean Off Your Desk Day!
Happy National Clean Off Your Desk Day! Though the writers of The Office meant that line from Michael Scott as a joke, I completely embrace it! In fact, it’s the closing message in my workspace organization workshop. My goal for attendees and clients alike is to get...
December 2023 Newsletter
This is my bi-annual newsletter letting you know about all things new! We'll return next month to the regularly scheduled A-ha! tips and "Thoughts to Ponder" newsletters. Hope to see you in January at our FREE Ask the Organizers panel! Blessings, balance & peace...
Reevaluate Commitments / Fresh Start
It’s that time of year again.(Well, it was when I initially wrote this. Now it kind of feels like forever ago!) It's September and even if you don’t have school-aged children, there’s a palpable fresh start feel to the month. It’s a season when anything is possible....
How to Use Rocketbook
Hi friends , I sincerely hope you are having a great summer and taking some time for yourself during this season. You may have noticed, by the lack of newsletters, that I did! Winter and spring were busy, busy, busy and I needed a little pause. I'm rejuvenated and...
Better Meetings
The TimeTimer gadget is a big help when it comes to keeping people on topic during meetings! Plus, it will help you keep your meetings from dragging on and on. For years, I have said that my favorite organizing and productivity tool, for work and home, is the timer....
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year AND Happy National Clean Off Your Desk Day!! If you make more piles than progress, (on your desk or in your email inbox), here is a foundational principle: Make a Decision When I was in college, I remember one of my business professors talking about an...