My curiosity should not be left alone in a room with the internet. Ah, yes! The internet… The most powerful time-suck ever invented. Most of my work is internet-based, so I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to be abundantly disciplined when it comes to managing my time online. Today I struggled a bit…
Category Archives: Organize Your Routine
{Guest Post} January Meal Plan, Recipes and Shopping List (with free printables)
Yesterday on Facebook, I lamented with the following: I put “menu plan” on my hellacious to-do list and started composing my first recipe to share here, as I wanted to help simplify my own life and yours too. I decided to have chili for New Year’s Day dinner, which is simple yet scrumptious and can…
Cut nagging time down to a minimum: Easy reminder system for those with memory problems
Somebody awesome (Julie Wright) in one of the Facebook groups I belong to shared this with us. This is wonderful for children, TBI and Alzheimer’s patients, the elderly or any other person who has memory problems. {scroll down to see photo} To put it mildly, I love, love, LOVE this! It’s simple, visual, and holds…
Adding Margin: Getting better rest
In the Extreme Do-Over Experiment, I had to put a lot of focus on Rule #6: Adding margin in my life. This was the first thing I did when I got started on this journey…I made a vow to get better sleep. Sleep was God’s idea This was probably the hardest one for me to…
GMST {getting my schtuff together} Diary for 10/20/2012: Reducing my distractions even more
“A schedule defends from chaos and whim.” ~ Annie Dillard, winner of Pulitzer Prize in non-fiction 1975 If there is one thing I miss about Outlook after switching to Gmail, it’s the RSS delivery feed feature. I used to have all my blog subscriptions grouped by category in Outlook. However, I didn’t dedicate time to…
{DIY Project} Create a Do-It-Yourself Pampering Kit
In the first stages of the Extreme Do-Over Experiment, we are focusing on the most important thing you need to work on: YOU. By the time the day is over you’ve taken care of everyone and everything – but what about yourself? Did you take the time to do something just for you? If you…
Steps to Create Your Own Weekly Planning Retreat
Are you feeling overwhelmed or discouraged? Caregivers never feel like they have enough time to manage their wounded warrior’s care, from appointment scheduling, playing phone tag with the VA, filing for benefits, attending appointments, setting up respite care, filing paperwork, managing medications and a plethora of other duties. It’s no wonder we find difficulty finding…
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