What do you think of when you think of to-dos? You might associate the phrase with a seemingly endless list of repetitive, boring or routine tasks that need to be completed one way or another. To-dos might be regular errands or perhaps next steps in an ongoing work...
Time Management Tip: Six Scheduling Keys
Want to better manage your schedule? Today’s time management tip covers one of the basics of scheduling: securing as much information as possible at the onset when booking a schedule/calendar. That’s right, now’s the time to unleash your inner journalist or detective!...
Organizing Tip: Post-Vacation Organization
Getting organized post-vacation might not be in the forefront of your mind after a fantastic trip, but it is an unavoidable fact. Coming back home to reality doesn’t have to be painful! Today’s post seeks to help you get back to easily get back into the swing of...
Time Management Tip: Reining in Blog Reading
If you’re reading this sentence, chances are you enjoy reading blogs. Blogs do have something addictive to them…you start poking around on one blog, look at a blogroll, look at another blog, then another, then another, and realize that you’ve spent hours online...
Spontaneity and Order
We’ve all had experiences where we are presented with the opportunity to do something out of the blue; a now or never decision or action. Being spontaneous means that you are going with the flow of the moment and reacting in a knee-jerk kind of way. One might not...
Organizing Tip: Transitioning from Home to Dorm
We’ve all heard about packing for dorm life, but what about regularly transitioning between and storing items in both a dorm room at school and a bedroom in a parent’s home? Here are some tips to make the semester-to-semester, and school-to-break-to-school transitions...
Organizing Tip: Shopping for New Technology – Itemizing Priorities
New technology* rolls around every nanosecond. All the more reason to get a few things in order before you take the plunge and go shopping. Below are a few priorities to consider when shopping for new technology. Before we begin, special thanks to R.H. for suggesting...
Organizing Tip: “Vacation” Your Closet!
We all know what it’s like when packing for a vacation…trying to figure out what to pack for different days, activities, the possibilities are endless! But for the most part, we pretty much end up with items that make us look fantastic. Why not use this same method of...
Top 10 List: 10 Ways to “Gain” Time
Need some time…fast? Here’s ten ways that might just help you “gain” time. Number 10. Ask for help Sometimes you just need a helping hand to get something finished on time; ask for help if you need it. Number 9. Ask to be left alone Then again, sometimes it might just...
Organizing Tip: Plus Card/Minus Card for Large Living Spaces
In the spirit of keeping things balanced from last week’s post, I just had to include a plus/minus card on large living spaces. What’s good/bad about inhabiting a large living space? Well, it all comes down to how you feel about certain things. Here’s a plus/minus...