I hear from people all the time about how they want to use technology to be more organized. You want to know which software to use to track day-to-day life through email, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes...among others, but these are the top 5. You've tried and tossed in the towel because it’s just too...
Category Archives: Time Management
Are You Really Going To Read It Later?
When a friend or colleague emails you a link to an article or website, you routinely move it to your 'To Read' folder for reading later (yeah, right!) Alternatively, you may use bookmarking services like Delicious or Xmarks to save your web reading or maybe you simply leave pages open in your web browser to...
Email Software- Organizing Help or Hinderance?
One to-do list, one calendar. Talk to any professional organizer worth their salt and they are likely to make this recommendation for being organized. So, when it comes to incoming information, similar rules apply. If the majority of your information comes in via email, you may want to take a closer look at the email...
Thanksgiving Tips That Will Have You Giving Thanks!
Can you believe it? Thanksgiving is next week already. Thought I would share an article I wrote a few years ago on holiday meal tips... Here are some tips for preparing for the holiday meal to make the actual event considerably less stressful. Don’t let your regular activities slip- like paying your bills, sorting the...
9 Organizing Lessons for Heading Back to School
“Mom, where’s my spelling notebook?” “Dad, you didn’t sign my field trip permission slip and I missed it!” “Mom, I have a book report due tomorrow and I can’t find my book.” Does any of this sound familiar? Are you already frustrated by the morning chaos of the back-to-school routine (or lack thereof) just thinking...