Productivity Experiment: Part I

About three years ago I read David Allen’s Getting Things Done.  His productivity method is affectionately called “GTD.”

While I’m not fanatical about following GTD, here I am, three years later, writing about it.  I would actually say that about 80% of the time I’m following GTD principles.  Why not 100%?  I can’t quite keep up.  For [...]

houseplants in my window

Until summer arrives and I can let in some fresh air, I’m using houseplants to freshen up my home.  Here’s the happy little plant living in my window:

This weekend I saw Donna Erickson on Twin Cities Live showing a bunch of green projects for St. Patrick’s Day.  One of which was [...]

DIY whiteboards

While I was looking at the home offices in my last post, I found some great ideas on Lifehacker for making your own whiteboard:

Recycle an old window into a whiteboard
Paint a magnetic whiteboard onto your wall They used a coat of magnetic paint under a coat of whiteboard paint.  You could do one or the [...]