Managing Mealtime Madness

Most moms agree that the craziest time of day is from 4- 6pm. Kids need help with homework, everyone is hungry, the phone is ringing and in the middle of it all they are trying to throw a meal together! Managing Mealtime Madness is the story of two families and the way they handle their lives during this part of the day. Additionally, it is full of ideas and tips for managing a busy household during dinnertime.

Family Management Tip #3: Getting Ready for the New School Year

As you're getting ready for the new school year, here's a question to ask yourself: are you really planning to achieve the most important goals of your life? Are you scheduling in goal-related activities? Does that plan you just put together really reflect your priorities?

Taking Care of You: De-Clutter

Follow these tips for de-cluttering your environment for more energy and less stress.

5 Reasons to Organize Your Home Today

Home organization isn't just for neat-nicks or those drawn toward organized living. Even if you don't fall into those two stereotypes, you should consider learning and implementing some home organizing techniques. Why bother? Here are five good reasons to organize your home.

Getting Things Done: A Guide To Next-Action Lists

Next-Action lists are a powerful (yet very simple) concept from David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) sytem, that can increase your productivity dramatically...

35 Santity Savers - Get More Productive

Use these 35 sanity savers this year to help you become more productive and get more done in less time, so you can get on with life!

New Business? Changing Careers? You've Got a Whole New Ball Game

When you embark on a life transition, the skills that brought you success in a former life will no longer work. It's like trying to play football on a basketball team...

Be More Productive at Work: Avoid These Eight Traps

What is productivity, really? It's not just clearing off your desk or ploughing through your email inbox. Stop, take a breath and make sure you're getting the important stuff done...

Be More Productive - Books to Help You Be More and Do More!

How many of us have enough time to do everything that needs to be done? Answer: NOBODY! The key is doing that which needs to be done RIGHT NOW and setting the right priorities. Life has changed, and we have more flexibility to do what we want, when we want, provided we set the RIGHT PRIORITIES. These books will help you increase your productivity by at least a factor of 10... maybe more!

Feng Shui Guidlines for Storage Spaces

Professional organizers and helpful-hint sources often recommend storage solutions such as shelves above doors and in corners, hooks on the backs of doors, and peg-board or tools and small appliances...

Can Someone Step Into Your Job Or Role And Function Effectively?

Did you know that you can create your own ebook by documenting what you do on a daily basis? Over the yeras I've documented all that I do in my role as a customer support rep, I now have enough information to create a manual that I could sell to other CS reps if I wanted to.

10 Minute Tricks to Help You Get Organized

Whoever thought you'd be able to get organized in just 10 minutes?! Here are a few simple ideas. 1. 10 MINUTE CHORE BOX: Rather than spending hours organizing, and doing it all yourself, create a 1...

8 Signs Your Home is Out of Control -- and What to Do About It

Today?s homes are not only messy, they are simply out of control. Dirty, smelly, covered in toys and pet hair, many people have lost the battle against the tide of daily living. This article shows you how to recognize the signs of an out of control home -- and what to do about it.