Planning without wasting time
I have spent hundreds of dollars on planners. Large boxes, full of every conceivable office supply product, sat in my closet. I have spent hours – perhaps hours totaling days – setting up apps to…
A weekly planning dashboard that works – hot tips from real moms
Why we need weekly dashboards Do you ever feel like you aren’t gaining the traction you’d like to with your planning efforts? I totally relate. I think we’ve all experienced the confusion and frustration of…
Start the New Year Well
A new year is like a promise of a fresh start, a new beginning, a turning of the page that might mean the turning of a new leaf. What can we do to start the…
Time Management for Moms
There really is no such thing as time management. There’s only self-management. You don’t use your time better and end up with more. Usually it seems less time because of how we spent it, though…
Stay organized with a weekly review.
The weekly review is a time set aside to remind yourself to what you have on your plate and choose your commitments so you can stay organized. You take some time and look at your…
The most effective to do list template
A short, prioritized daily card is the most effective to do list template you can use to make a planner that works for you. Do you have a planner that helps guide your moment by…
How to keep your to-do list short
Keeping your to do list short beats decision fatigue and jumpstarts motivation. We all know the feeling: There’s just too much to do. When you feel that way, make your to do list shorter, not…
How to manage a to-do list
It’s easy to make a to-do list, but not so easy to follow through with it. Is the problem with our list or with us or with both? We all need to know how to…
Simple Daily Index Card To-Do List
Have you ever been frustrated trying to use a planner? Have you ever worried that you spend more time making a plan than doing it? I have a quick planner hack that streamlines the process…
What’s Working Now: Post-It Planner
Ah, the constant struggle to find or create the perfect planning system. How many of us spend more time tweaking and changing our planner than actually using it? A post-it planner has been my personal…