Practical tools like this wooden mail/key holder can easily be taken for granted. The one in this photo (which hangs in my kitchen) is now 45 years old! This practical piece of wall décor is probably the least exciting item in my kitchen — but I use it all the time. It was a gift…
“Repurposing content” is one way to describe what you’re doing when you re-use material you’ve used before … often in a completely different format. The first time I heard of “repurposing content” was in the mid-’80s. I had decided to try my hand at selling freelance articles, but knew I had a lot to learn…
Color-coding is a fun way to get creative with your calendars. My first experience with creating an EDITORIAL CALENDAR was in late 2008, shortly before publishing my first newsletter in January 2009. I named that monthly newsletter The Write Stuff … since I knew the focus of every issue would relate, in some way, to…
Finding new ways to categorize different parts of your life can be fun! I think my first experience with creating categories (or maybe I should say, WORKING with them) was in 2nd grade. Using the list of 10 new spelling words we got each week, my teacher (Mrs. Carrithers) had our class do something different…
Image designed by Freepik I think I first heard about GOOGLE KEEP in the summer of 2023. I was surprised to learn that it’s an app that’s always visible on the right side of my screen whenever I open Gmail! According to Wikipedia, “Google Keep is a note-taking service included as part of the free,…
Going overboard with organization can become meaningless – like posting blank sticky notes everywhere. The result? Less clarity, more stress. “Being organized” means different things to different people. Some think it’s unacceptable to have anything out of place in their home, and will pick up a glass that a guest has set down on a coffee…
Learning how to manage time can be challenging, but is SO rewarding. Over the years, there have been MANY books written about time management. Some, of course, are better than others. But WHY is this topic so popular? What’s the big deal about managing our time, anyway? I think the answer is obvious. Running a…