The Importance of Time Management and Organizational Skills (teaching & learning) It was just “matter of fact” that my parents spent part of my childhood teaching me time management and organizational skills. My bedroom was often messy, and if I had to read an entire book in a day or two, I saw that as […]
Productivity In 5 to 10 Minutes A Day
Productivity In 5 to 10 Minutes A Day Working at something for 5 or 10 minutes a day still makes progress. Just set a timer and go. Give yourself a list of what you’ll do every day for 5 to 10 minutes to promote your book, clean out a room, or set up birthday cards […]
Personalities Simplified, A Quick Life Hack To Better Time Management
Personalities Simplified, A Quick Life Hack To Better Time Management We can simplify the aspect of Personality Based Time Management © or many personality assessments for that matter by using just a couple of variables. Now of course people are much more complex than this. But in this instant gratification generation, information such as Personalities […]
Blocking Time For More Productivity
There’s never enough time in the day. But with an age-old technique, blocking time, you certainly can get a LOT more accomplished. Just format your day according to YOUR personality and see the results. Remember, it takes three weeks for anything to become a habit. If you need simple steps that get you through your […]
Compartmentalize to Organize
Organizing can become an easier task when you learn to compartmentalize to organize. When I ran a daycare, the children were taught how to sort & categorize at one of our learning centers. By doing these exercises, they eventually learned how to compartmentalize their things, then organize. I had the parents bring 10 – 20 […]
Journey Of The Busy Woman – Slow Going
Monday through Wednesday 2/10/14 – 2/12/14 I didn’t use my planner as much as I need to the last few days. You see, I don’t technically have my own space. But now that I wrote out that fact (instead of just saying it), I’m going to spend a little time today setting up the guest […]
Journey Of The Busy Woman: Getting Back On Track
Journey Of The Busy Woman Getting Back On Track Saturday Journey 2/8/14 Getting and staying organized is not always easy. I’m working on getting back on track. Today I’m redoing my planner “again.” Every season of life tends to change things. I’m working from home again and to be honest, it’s different this time. Before, […]
Joys Of Being An Organized Mom
Are you and Organized Mom or Scattered Mess? Joys of Being an Organized Mom In 1992 or so, I had to make a decision. I was running a daycare out of my home and had a direct sales business. My oldest child was in public school, and things were looking grim for her. The school […]
Help Your Children Get Organized
Shouldn’t we be able to give our children instructions on how to organize, and then, voilà, they know how to do it? Unfortunately, organization is not that easy. You must teach your children to get organized. Organizing is something that has to be learned over time. If children see their parents organizing, they will begin […]
Breaking Large Projects Into Smaller Tasks – closet organizing
Breaking Large Projects Into Smaller Tasks – closet organizing How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! This silly joke may not make sense to an elephant, but it is great time management advice. Breaking large projects into smaller, more manageable tasks is the solution to that annoying human tendency – procrastination. […]