thoughts on prioritizing

by andrea, on July 28th, 2010

Out of curiosity, what are the first things to fall by the wayside when you have unexpected things come up? Do you put off the same kinds of things at work as at home? (Is there overlap if you work at home?)

One week ago we found out we got the house! Yay! We made the offer [...]

July 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Life Balance, Mindfulness, Organization, Productivity | Leave a comment

productivity experiment: my dailies

by andrea, on June 8th, 2010

In an overdue follow-up to my rant about dailies (part of my Productivity Experiment) about how all the little tasks can interfere with being productive, I’m posting a collection *my* dailies.

First Caveat: Admittedly, this is mildly cathartic and totally self-indulgent.  For those of you who are thinking “sheesh, like what I really wanted to do today [...]

June 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Life Balance, Productivity | Leave a comment

purge day

by andrea, on May 10th, 2010

All of my “summer” vacations and visitors this year are falling between the end of April and June. I just spent my only weekend in town and without visitors over a 6 week stretch, so I’m feeling the need to get my life back in order!

As part of my Productivity Experiment, I’m spending this Monday [...]

May 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Organization, Productivity | Leave a comment