How To Control Owner’s Manuals
Just about everything you buy comes with some sort of paperwork. Appliances, software, window accessories, even furniture comes with a stack of paperwork. While most of that information is simply the manufacturer's way of avoiding liability claims, there is occasionally times when you need to put your hands on that information. If you had to find the papers for a purchase, would you be able to do so? Today we will look at how to control owner's manuals.
How To Manage Children’s Papers
Childhood is precious, and it passes quickly. The souvenirs of childhood - the papers that mark the gain of skills - can become a jumbled mass if not handled well. Without the context of child, age and year, many of the milestones can disappear. Today we will talk about a method to manage children's papers. Children are rightfully proud of the work they create, and they want to share it with their families. The amount of paper, though, can be overwhelming, with art projects, spelling tests,worksheets and more. If you have more than one child, it can take over. With a simple system, you can manage the paper so you don't lose the context of who did what when, but also not be overwhelmed with the quantity.
Keep Your House Clean Without Marathon Sessions
My mother was a stay-at-home mom. Her cleaning system wasn't going to work for me as a working mom. But the one system that seemed to work stopped working when we moved into a bigger space. Here's how I stopped doing marathon cleaning sessions and got it under control.
Getting A Kindle Book List From Amazon
I've been buying Amazon books since 2009. That's a whole lot of books. And while writing a recent article on backlogs, I realized that I have built up a huge backlog of unread books on my Kindle.How many, exactly? Well, there's no easy way to tell.Because Amazon doesn't have a way to export your purchased book lists from their system.That annoyed me. So I wrote a tool to help.
Organize Your Workspace with 7 Strategies
If you had to show a photo of your workspace right now, would you be comfortable? You, like most people, probably need to have a session to organize your workspace before you could show it off. We recently had a "show your workspace" thread come up for my company. This was a part of an ongoing Teams campaign to keep us connected during the COVID isolation. As I looked at some of my co-workers' workspaces, I wondered how they could get anything done. Their desks are masses of equipment surrounded by piles of stuff.I challenge you to look around your workspace right now. Even if you think "it's not that bad", I would ask you if you can tell me about all the hidden spots - drawers, organizers etc. If you can't, then there is room for improvement.So today I'm going to look 7 strategies to organize…
Reclaiming Your Workspace: An Exercise in Productivity
When you sit down at your desk, are you eager to get to work, or are you put off. Maybe your desk is littered with reminders of unfinished tasks. Or perhaps there is just too much stuff there for you to think. In any case, it is easy to get rid of the distractions and reclaim a productive workspace. It had gotten to the point where I didn’t want to sit at my desk. I was actively avoiding it, preferring to work outside the house or on the kitchen table. Or even worse, avoiding the work altogether. Since it happened both at my regular desk and my writing studio, I had to figure out why I didn’t want to work in those places. The answer was that both workspaces were loaded with distracting clutter. Today I will give you a method to reclaim your workspace and get…
5 Places To Take Your Discarded Stuff
So you've decided to pare down your possessions. You pull out what you no longer want, and there is a big pile of it. What now? Throwing it out seems like a waste when most of the stuff is almost unused. Today we will look at 5 places to get rid of your unwanted stuff. And it may contain some surprises!
Use It Or Lose It
Most of us have heard the phrase "use it or lose it" when it comes to time off. But it can be applied in an effort to remove distraction from your life. Today we will explore five places to apply "use it or lose it" in the context of getting rid of stuff that is weighing you down. And some of them might surprise you!
