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Getting things done at home – Collection

May 22, 2008

Today I’m starting my renewed focus on David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) system. In my review of the book Getting Things Done, I mentioned that I am using the system in a fashion, but I’ve wandered off the path a bit and I’m not getting as much done as I’d like. The procrastination monster […]

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Budget Review for April/May

May 21, 2008

The Engineer was paid on the 15th, so on the weekend we sat down and reviewed our budget to see how we had fared. Overall, we did well. We made it through the month without a credit card. Woo Hoo! This is the first time in years that we have not relied on our cards […]

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Giving love to your family

May 20, 2008

Image via Wikipedia I recently read an article in a tattered copy of O magazine from the library that got me thinking. In the article, the author reminisced about her mother, a woman “unpretentious, without frills or tricks”. In particular the author wrote about her mother’s love of cooking and her expertise in the kitchen. […]

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Productivity for Mums – Part 5, Menu Planning

May 19, 2008

Image by 1773★ via Flickr So far in the Productivity for Mums series we have looked at the using a calendar and diary, the importance of a routine, overcoming procrastination and creating a routine. This week it’s time for menu planning. There are a whole bunch of reasons to menu plan. Top of my list […]

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My CML Journey – Diagnosis Day

May 18, 2008

I had planned to do a single post about CML and my experiences with the disease. However, I think writing about it has been somewhat cathartic for me and I have ended up with much more than I’d anticipated. So today is the first part of my story – diagnosis day. The next part will […]

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MS Readathon Time

May 17, 2008

The Engineer brought home the forms for his first MS Readathon yesterday. It brought back so many memories for me. I used to love the MS Readathon. Spending ages in the school and local libraries scouring the shelves for books, filling in the list after each book one was read. The best bit though, was […]

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