From the category archives:

Time Management

No Time to Organize…None Needed

by Michaeline on July 11, 2009

Are you waiting for enough time or the right time to organize or de-clutter? Sometimes beginning is the hardest thing to do especially when you feel you don’t have enough time or feel buried under a lot of stuff.

If you feel that you don’t have enough time to get organized you can get started by using daily practices to get your stuff under control. Creating routines as discussed in my previous post can help.

In addition, you can keep clutter from accumulating by doing a daily 15 minute circuit around the house. Carry a basket or bin to collect items that belong in other places and at the end of the circuit return them to their proper place. You can have other members of your household help you with this task as well.

But don’t wait until just before bedtime to do this routine as it can get left out… schedule a time such as right before bath time or after dinner so everyone still has the energy to do it. Get in the habit of this daily 15 minutes and you will be surprised how much better you and your home will feel.

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Identifying Your Time Habits

by Michaeline on May 23, 2009

I wanted to share another concept from the book SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: a four step guide to getting unstuck (Fireside 2008) by Julie Morgenstern.

In the book she discusses how the habits of mindless escapes, procrastination, perfectionism, chronic lateness and workaholism add to your schedule. These “habit attachments” can drain you of energy and time that could otherwise be used in pursuing your dream (or from her book theme).

She suggests that you need to understand the original value of why the habit was first acquired. Or what purpose is the habit serving in your current life. For example, are you chronically late because you are anxious when confronted with downtime and/or did you have one parent that was chronically late and does the habit provide a connection with them? [click to continue…]

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Keep Your Mind on What You Want

March 14, 2009

I am currently reading a fascinating book by John C. Maxwell entitled Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work (Center Street 2003). This book really does make you want to change the way you think. One chapter discusses using the potential of focused thinking, but in order to do [...]

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Are You Ready For Change?

March 7, 2009

Most of us who have experienced the snow and cold of this winter are definitely ready for the change to spring. But are you ready to make a long-term change in your habits? Studies have shown change happens in stages: thinking about change, planning change, making change and maintaining change. Acknowledging where you are in [...]

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De-Clutter Your Life

March 3, 2009

In your pursuit of finding more time, have you considered your mental clutter and how it may be stopping you from achieving your dreams? Mental clutter is all the stuff you have swirling around in your head including personal and professional obligations, beliefs, goals, to-do lists, should-do lists and worry. Is your mind filled with [...]

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Me Time

February 28, 2009

In my previous post I talked about eliminating wasted time. The intent of finding more time is to spend that time on yourself so that you can decompress, focus on your priorities and achieve your dreams. Here are a few more ways to gain some me time by zipping through your to do list: Streamline [...]

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Are You Wasting Time?

February 24, 2009

“Time is usually wasted in the same way every day.” ~ Paul Meyer Do you ever find yourself saying “I don’t have time” or “If I only had more time I would…”? For some reason you feel that you have no control over how your time is spent. WRONG! Look at how you spend your [...]

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A Recipe From My Home to Yours

December 16, 2008

The holidays are time of year for gathering family and friends to celebrate. But it is no celebration if you are stuck in the kitchen and everyone else is in another room socializing. I would like to share an easy and elegant recipe that can be used for holiday entertaining and that can keep you [...]

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Give Yourself the Gift of Saying “NO”

December 6, 2008

Do you feel like you are saying yes to too many holiday obligations this year just to be polite? Here are some tips to help you graciously turn down those you truly do not want to participate in. Practice saying no. We don’t like to disappoint others. If you practice in the mirror it will [...]

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Stress Less with a Holiday Budget

November 15, 2008

Even though I have posted about planning for a stress-free holiday, we haven’t yet touched on the topic of stressing less for the holidays by having a spending plan…it isn’t too late to mention it here. If you haven’t thought about your holiday budget yet here are some tips to build an easy system keep track [...]

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