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time management

Simplify your to-do list

July 13, 2009
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Over the last 6 months my to-do list has been slowly, stealthily growing out of control.  I had been adding project upon project without consideration of my time constraints.  You might remember reading about my search for what it is I want to do with my life.  Each time I found something I [...]

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How do I find time to do what I want

August 4, 2008

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I’m in for a very busy few weeks this month. I’ve just started the 30 Day Challenge with Team Lightening to learn how to develop an online business. Although my committee duties are slowing down, I still have a little to get through. My husband’s brother and his family are [...]

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A lazy Sunday

June 15, 2008

Today I am in the unusual position of being at home with just Little Mermaid. The Thinker has taken The Engineer and Cinderella off to the football for the afternoon. What to do? A lazy Sunday? Hmm, sounds inviting.
However, as I folded washing yesterday I began to wonder how it came [...]

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Punctuality – where do you fit in?

June 12, 2008

Punctuality is important to me. I am an eternally early person. I am early for everything. I get stressed and cranky and yell at the kids if I’m running late. I like to have everything organised and ready to go so we can leave in plenty of time for where we [...]

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Everyone can learn to be organised

June 10, 2008

Do you think people are born organised or that everyone can learn to be organised? Last week in GTD Times there was a post discussing research showing that intelligence is not a fixed attribute (Expandable Intelligence: the Effort Effect and Learning How to be Organized | GTD Times). Rather it is something that [...]

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My day of getting things done

May 24, 2008

Today I spent some time going through my in tray and taking some next actions. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I achieved. Some of the things I completed were:

Wiping down the kickboards in the kitchen
ALL the ironing
Mopped the floors
Some research and back end work for Journeyer’s Chronicles
Reconciled our bank accounts
Bought The Thinker [...]

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