It is just three days until Christmas, and I am not stressed. One reason is that I do not have to cook. We have a ritual that I write about in my family recipe blog. To make the story short, I will simply explain that instead of figuring out what to serve our 20+ guests on …
I often feel as if I have so much to do, and not enough time to do it in, but when I write a list, and just do one thing at a time, taking all the time I need to complete the task, things go so much better. But one thing nags me. I have …
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Writing a research paper can be a daunting task, but it need not be. Part of the reason we struggle with getting things done—such as writing a term paper—is that it is difficult to get started. We wait until the last minute, and that is never good. Therefore, applying some of the following suggestions to …
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I was inspired by a new show featuring Peter Walsh, the organizational design expert, and I decided to use his method of organization to tackle my desk area. I reasoned that doing this will free up my time because I will no longer have to look for anything. Rather than empty a room as he …
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Nothing is exact. On the beach, there are millions of sand grains, and there is no real ending or beginning point as one might see in a sock drawer or on a desk. Grains of sand, leaves on the ground, snowflakes, and other physical entities that have no real defined beginning or end provide us …
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Part of the problem with “getting organized” is that it is deemed a destination as opposed to a journey. Once you get organized, you tell yourself, then you will do this or that, but there is something quite comforting about organized chaos. That is, if you accept that you will always have a lot of …
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Perhaps the most frustrating part of managing time, or trying to manage it, is the sense that you are losing time. You plan your day and it includes a doctor visit that turns into a three-hour stretch so the laundry gets behind or plans are cancelled. You feel out of control because you did not …
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Every year, it’s the same. I dread decorating the tree because it seems to take so much time, but perhaps that is an illusion. When in the right frame of mind, the tree gets decorated one-two-three. Is that how people do it all? Do they just-do-it as opposed to trying to figure out when there …
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If anything can upset plans, or organization, it is the holiday season. It seems as if everything has to wait until after the holidays because a ton of stuff must be done to prepare for them. It is probably more important to give yourself some down time now than any other time of the year. …
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I just finished watching Caroline Myss’ DVD The Three Levels of Power and one thing that she said really caught my attention: you can have all the ideas in the world, but if you don’t have the power or energy to implement them, they are worthless. This sentiment also reminds me of the concept behind …
