I took this screenshot online yesterday from someone summarizing a passage from Nir Eyal's Indistractible (a book I read last year and that I thought had many good tips on decreasing distraction). I remember thinking when I read it that what's in the screenshot was one of my favorite take-aways. It's not that we "can't"… Continue reading Questioning yourself + avoiding distraction
Since we've been home all week 24/7, I'm missing most of the "anchors" in my life right now. It's nice, in a way, to have some total "free for all" days, but also still odd. (Less odd now than it would have been a few years ago, since we have become fairly used to this… Continue reading Parkinson’s Law + work/time expansion…
You know what I think is the worst thing for people who like (or need) to plan their time?? The service call. When the plumber/ electrician/ cable guy/ person with tools tells you they will show up at your house "between 12-5" or, in my case yesterday, "sometime before 3, but they'll call 20 minutes… Continue reading The enemy of time blocking
My Aunt shared this photo on Facebook yesterday (shared originally from frugalfarmwife.com) and I thought it was a perfect and fitting image for this time of year! A great reminder when making long term goals. Accomplishments- from my 20 in 2020 List I decided to NOT go through my 20 in 2020 List one by… Continue reading Accomplishments
After the long holiday weekend, let me just say it feels GOOD to me to be back at my desk before 6 am doing my morning routine. Holidays and vacations are amazing, but I really do miss my beloved mornings when I don't have them, too. Only 4 more days left in 2020!!!! Wow. I… Continue reading End of the Year: A To-Do List
So, my new Wonderland 222 planner and notebook arrived yesterday. Yay! I was excited to see the package on my doorstep. But. As soon as I opened it, I started to get nervous. It is TINY compared to my normal planner & notebook!! My current planner on the left, new one on the right This… Continue reading Planner regret??
Before I say anything else....How stunning is this sunrise picture I took yesterday morning?? ❤❤❤ I love it. Now on to my final day in the Productivity Series, Day 5. Today I really just want to touch briefly on a few other misc. productivity "tools" I currently use, mostly in the name of completeness. :)… Continue reading Productivity Series #5: Misc. and Odds and Ends
Now that I've covered all of my "basics" (my planner, digital calendar and to do list system), today I'm going to cover an important but probably less crucial piece of my productivity regimen. I call this "my notebook" usually. 🙂 It's a cream of the crop, top of the line Five Star grid paper notebook… Continue reading Productivity Series #4: Accessory Notebook+ Habit Tracker/Highlight Journal system
The to-do list. The most infamous of all lists. 😉 I have had my fair share of struggles over the years figuring out HOW the heck to manage all of the things I have to do in my life. When the boys were little, I used notebooks a lot and would write long, ongoing to-do… Continue reading Productivity Series #3: To-Do List Management
Okay, so yesterday you saw my master paper calendar/ planner system. Today I want to move in to another equally important part of my planning and organization system: Google Calendar. I know some people are very much "Team Paper" or "Team Digital", but as in most things, I fall somewhere in the middle. 🙂 For… Continue reading Productivity Series #2: Google Calendar & my hybrid paper/electronic planning system
GRATEFUL KAE 