Winding down after a hectic day at work, or dealing with kids and home, or both, can be a real challenge. I’m sure I don’t have to remind you that good sleep is crucial to focus, productivity and general well-being (have you been paying attention to every single wellness magazine article, blog and post written
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Recently Peacock TV began streaming a show called “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning”, based on the book of the same title by Margareta Magnusson, published in 2018. Since I had read the book several years ago and loved it, I couldn’t resist checking out the new show. I found the advice in the
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Looking to get and stay organized in your office? Whether you work from home, from a business office, or a little bit of both, incorporating just a few habits into your routine will help you keep your work space organized and your day productive! DON’T depend on the visual cue of paperwork to remind you
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A huge part of getting and staying organized is figuring out what stuff needs to leave your space and your life. Letting things go can be incredibly freeing, but incredibly challenging (we’re not all Elsas!) Making decisions about what to keep and what to let go is tough, but crucial to getting and keeping your
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It’s easy for homes to become disorganized and full of clutter. Whether you have numerous belongings or always seem to accumulate more, it’s easy for it to become unmanageable. If so, consider incorporating structure into your cleaning routine. Creating simple habits will help you avoid the clutter and mess that always seems to accumulate at
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How are those new years’ resolutions going? Still holding strong? Or are you too sore, too hungry, or too frustrated to continue? Or did you just not bother to begin with? The change in the calendar year brings a spirit of renewal to many, but it can be short-lived. If you need some inspiration to
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Looking for a good planner to start the new year with? Maybe you’ve already got your task and time management system in place and it’s serving you well. If not, here are a few things to consider and some suggestions. A key component of managing your time well is having the right tools to work
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Do you find that this time of year sparks not joy, but stress and a sense of overwhelming doom? I find that around the beginning of November every year, I get a mild case of panic at the thought of accomplishing everything on my holiday to-do list. Adding all of the extra tasks of shopping,
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This is the time of year when spooky everything is everywhere, and brings to mind one of the most virulent productivity killers around. The “time vampire.” The Urban Dictionary defines a time vampire as, “something or someone who literally sucks your time like a vampire sucks blood.” Time vampires can be human or inanimate. The
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One of the biggest impediments to improved productivity is dealing with distractions. Distractions come in many shapes and sizes, but are most commonly digital these days, as in the chime of an incoming text, the chirp of an arriving email, the shrill ringtone of a phone call. In our pre-pandemic business world, many people needed
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