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Here is a quick jewelry pouch how to. I like the envelope flap and the easy snap closure to keep my jewelry neat, protected and organized.
Need:
- 2 scrap pieces of fabric 9″X5″ each (quilting weight woven cotton works well)
- 1 metal snap
- 1 needle and straight pins
- coordinating thread
- fabric scissors
- sewing machine
- iron and ironing board
How-To:
1. Cut (2) 9″X5″ rectangles of coordinating fabric. Fold up one short side, right-sides together, 3 1/4″. Using a 1/4″ seam allowance, machine stitch both sides of “pouch”, back stitching at the beginning and end. (I used a generous 1/4″ seam allowance to stitch the lining so it will fit smoothly into the outer-fabric pouch.)
2. Clip bottom corners of pouch, and turn lining fabric pouch right-side out. Insert lining pouch into outer-fabric pouch and smooth the layers. Clip the corners of the flap to create an angled envelope-flap shape. Pin the layers if necessary. Machine stitch the sides of the flap, and across the front of the pouch, keep the top of the flap open for turning, back stitching at the beginning and end. Clip the corners of the flap where it meets the pouch. Turn the piece, tuck in the lining and press flat.
3. Turn under the open envelope flap and press. Top stitch around the edge of the flap.
 4. Align the snaps in desired position and hand stitch in place.
5. Insert your jewelry or other items and voilá…nifty organizing.
That’s all there is to it. I just love little pouches.
I have been reading so many great articles about how to get organized for back-to-school! This year my family is preparing for our older son to enter pre-school. 3-year-olds look so cute with those big turtle-like back-packs on their little shoulders! The pre-school we chose is a cooperative school, meaning that parents assist in the classroom, serve as coordinators for different activities (we are the social-committee co-chairs) and participate a number of hours in other areas such as fundraising, cleaning and maintenance, and field-trips. I was feeling pretty overwhelmed when the e-mails starting coming fast and furious last week and all of a sudden I needed 6+ days of morning week-day child care for my daughter this fall. I guess it isn’t just kids who need a schedule adjustment, but do parents too! As a parent, how am I going to manage all of these obligations and everything else? Here is how I am planing my back-to-school schedule.
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:: Write in obligatory or mandatory events first. I have scheduled the days I am required to assist in my son’s class, holiday gatherings, birthdays, holy days of obligation, and our Cancun vacation. I like to plan at least 6 months in advance. Or, in this case, my BIL is getting married in January and is also having a separate important reception, so we need to have our January schedule plan outlined now as well. Planning ahead especially around the holiday season, helps you know what you need to do to prepare, and what you need to acquire to be prepared. This way you can catch sales along the way instead of paying full price in a panic the week before.
:: Make a list of other seasonal activities you would like to do with your family or friends. I am planning to go apple picking with my family, and then spend the rest of the weekend making apple sauce, dried apples, and can apple pie filling. I also hope to visit the fall farm festivals we have in our area so the kids can see the farm animals and I can pick up some pumpkins.
:: Schedule these seasonal activities in your calendar, with the “weather permitting” caveat of course.
:: I try to schedule a “home-project” weekend each month as well. Sometimes this varies with the weather conditions, but I feel if I don’t schedule it in with all the other things we need to do, that crown moulding that has been sitting in my basement for a year will never get hung!
Although it may seem silly, make it a point to write down the fun stuff in your calendar too and don’t forget to schedule a day to relax!
:: Don’t forget a do-nothing-weekend. I always schedule a do-nothing weekend every other month or so, when I put aside the work and we just hang-out as a family, cook together, play together, and do what ever we feel like.
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How are you coming along preparing for the new school year? A while back I designed a few planning pages, you can find the monthly planner here, and the weekly planner here. (Be sure to read the posts to learn how to utilize these planning tools.) Do you have tips you rely upon to help you schedule all of your parental obligations, both academic, athletic, and otherwise? Leave a comment here, I’d love to hear from you and I am sure readers would like to hear your tips too! Happy Organizing!
Okay, I love my freezer. If you have been reading this blog for a bit, you probably think I use my freezer like a piggy bank–which I kind of do. It is kind of like my bank for saving leftovers, saving fresh produce, and stashing dishes made-ahead of time which otherwise would be bound for the trash. Reading TipNut.com’s zucchini bread recipes in my Reader, reminded me of another freezer-saver favorite from my childhood: frozen bananas.
My mom would beat out any other sugar police out there, so we stuck to healthy everything with no refined sugar. One of my favorite snacks as a kid was a frozen bananas dipped in yogurt and coconut. In my home, we always have ripe bananas the kids aren’t going to eat, and because I don’t eat them anymore, they head for the trash. But, with this money and time-saving healthy tip, we can start saving our banana money in the freezer! Here is how I make them and some other variations:
- Select moderately ripe bananas, peel, take off those stringies, and slice in half width-wise.
- Push a clean round popsicle stick through the cut side of the banana about 1/2 way up the banana. (You can cut a 1/4″ dowel from the hardware store with a kitchen shears into 6″ lengths.)
- Coat with desired topping.
- If topping is drippy like melted chocolate: Place banana flat on baking sheet lined with waxed paper, lightly cover with plastic wrap and freeze flat for 4 hours. Then roll each individual frozen banana in waxed paper, twisting ends, and place in Ziploc freezer bag. Label the bag, and place in the freezer for a sweet and yummy frozen snack.
- If topping is dry like toasted coconut: Roll each individual frozen banana in waxed paper, twising ends, and place in Ziploc freezer bag. Label the bag, and place in the freezer for a quick, refreshing money-saving snack.
Suggested toppings:
- Plain yogurt and toasted coconut or granola
- Fruit flavored yogurt and mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts
- Peanut butter – can get messy
- Melted chocolate (white chocolate is yummy)
- Berry or fruit puree
- Caramel (melt caramels, or make your own, place bananas on baking sheet lined with waxed paper and drizzle caramel on with a fork.)
I hope these inspire a chilly snack to cool off your summer days! For more Save Your Money in Your Freezer posts visit here and here. For a printable Save Your $$ In Your Freezer download it here.
Do you have other freezer saving, money saving tips? if so, leave a comment here for other readers! Happy organizing!
When people ask me, “are you planning to have more children,” my answer is, “we aren’t planning now, but if God is planning, than yes, then we’ll be planning too.” The reason is because I don’t know if I could keep up with the medical issues of a third baby if he or she had as many as my two children have had.
I frequently wonder how I end up spending so much time coordinating doctor’s visits for my children. In three years, we have been to see the cardiologist, nephrologist, urologist, orthopedist, physical therapist, and countless radiologists in addition to their regular pediatrician and dentist. We have had only two ER visits for a clipped off finger pad and a nurse-maids’ elbow, a week’s stay in NICU, and one stay-in-the-hospital surgery to correct a Grade-5 kidney reflux condition. I count myself and my family lucky that we are in overall good health and that none of these medical issues are major. But I can’t help but wonder why I have a directory of medical specialists when most of our friends who have children simply brought their babies home from the hospital and never looked back.
You are probably asking, why am I thinking of this now? I just scheduled my daughter for an Early Intervention evaluation to find out if she qualifies for physical therapy services (provided our insurance and budget cooperate) for gross and fine motor skill development. I am just not sure if it is her little premie-baby-attitude saying, “I’ll walk when I am good and ready!”, or if there are other bad-habits she has that are preventing her from developing the balance and muscle tone she needs to walk. She isn’t alarmingly late, not even trying to walk at 18 months, but I’d like her to eventually be able to interact appropriately with other toddlers her age who are now learning to run.
So, how do I organize their complete medical histories? I carefully record and document each phone inquiry, visit, prescription, evaluation, follow-up, specialist’s contact information, and medical proceedure. A while back, I designed a health-care planner pages packet that you can download hereand print to help you organize your family’s medical information. I also send a copy of this info to my parents and to my in-laws (and keep a copy of relavent history handy for a sitter or other care-taker) in case of an emergency.
Do you feel like you are in and out of the doctor’s office constantly? Do you wonder why God is giving you these challenges? Do you have a special system you use to organize your and your family’s medical information? Leave a comment here and share your experience with others! Happy Organizing.
I love tricks that make my life easier and healthier. Here are five of my favorite kitchen tools and how I use them to make cooking healthy meals for my family easier. (I know I said easy, but I meant eas-ier.)
1. The ice-cream scoop
I have to admit, I stole this one from Martha Stewart, but I have been using it tons ever since. Use an ice-cream scoop for measuring muffin batter, waffle batter, and pancake batter. Or use it to form perfectly round cookies. The little scraper thingy makes portioning runny batter a neat and even, super-simple task. I have a large one that is 2″ and a small one that is 1″ wide that is perfect for those mini-muffins.
2. Ice-cube trays
I mentioned in the popular “Save Your Money in Your Freezer” post that I like to save my extra stocks, juices, tea and coffee in the freezer. Save your little leftovers in perfect 1 tablespoon-sized portions in ice-cube trays and stash them away to make lemonade, iced-coffee, or iced-tea later. This is also the perfect way to save single portion veggie and fruit purees for your baby.
3. Pastry-piping tips
I stole this from Martha Stewart too. I love cake decorating and have tons of pastry piping tips. But, I don’t eat cherries enough to warrant buying a cherry pitter. So, I slip my finger into the pastry tip, a #7 Wilton will do, and poke the tip into the top of the cherry to extract that pesky little pit, and pop the rest into my mouth. YUM.
4. Scale
I use my kitchen scale for everything. It was the best wedding-registry gift ever. I use it for those European baking recipes where everything is in grams and when I need to weight a letter to find out how much I owe the Postal Service. I also use it to portion meats I buy in large packages. Tare the Ziploc bag, measure one pound of ground turkey, and seal up the bag, label it and stick it in the freezer and viola, you have the prefect portion.
5. Cheesecloth
This is a great kitchen tool. Cut a square to make a pouch for mulling spices, bouquet garni, or roasted barley to make tea. Or, double it back to line a strainer, to cull the seeds from a berry puree or to catch the clots that might mess up your egg custard. Or, wrap herbs like lavender or sage in a piece of cheese cloth and place it in a small place that needs a special scent.
Do you have favorite kitchen tools that make your life easier? Share your tips and tricks here to make other readers’ lives easier. Happy Organizing!
Here is a quick tip post to start your organizing week out on the right foot….
5 Ways I Use Bins to Organize at Home
Organize your plastic baggies of frozen fresh herbs and zests in a small plastic bin. This way they don’t slide around in your freezer!
Keep your over the counter meds and first aid organized in a single and keep it handy on a cabinet shelf.
Keep that drippy bleach measuring cup from messing up your fabrics by putting it and your detergent measure in a plastic bin.
Mama King from 4 Crazy Kings organizes her kid-crafting supplies in a plastic bin. Head on over to her blog for more great kid-crafts and organizing ideas.
Finally, keep your bagged snacks in order by placing them together in a bin on your pantry shelf.
Hope these quick tips are useful to you. I bought the bins with holes at Walmart for under $2 each and the clear plastic bin at The Container Store for about the same. Do you organize in plastic bins? Leave a comment here and lend your organizing expertise to other readers. Happy Organizing!
Wow, thank you to everyone who left their well-wishes regarding our beginning a journey toward being debt-free! I so appreciate it, and I am going to need the encouragement and momentum! Oh, and thanks for the money saving tips MoneyWise Moms! (For those of you who don’t yet know Gina, head on over to MoneyWise Moms to learn a plethora of valuable information about how you can save money!)
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Monday I wrote about Budgeting…It’s a Philosophy, and how I have changed my perspective about shopping, saving, and consumption. Yesterday, I wrote about starting our Journey Toward Being Debt-Free and how I figured out that in four short years we could pay down more than $177,000 of debt (and interest) to totally wipe out our second mortgage. Today, I wanted to share with you a few of the resources and money-saving methods I have picked up along the way that will help our family achieve our goal of getting to a debt-free life.
Using the Envelope System to Manage Spending
I have gotten used to handing over the plastic when I make a purchase. It kind of makes the price tag vanish into thin air…or makes it just plain irrelevant because you never saw it in the first place. I believe physically separating my spending money from my savings, physically handing cash to the cashier, and seeing the amount of money in my envelopes diminish through the month will most literally demonstrate my spending habits. The envelope system is transparent and there is no ignoring the amount of cash I give away (well, in return for something else.)
In a nut shell, I am going to withdraw the cash amounts I plan to spend on essentials, such as groceries and donations, each month. The grocery money goes in one envelope and the donation money in another, and I plan to spend from each “stash” separately. If we run out of cash before the end of the month, that’s it. No more. If we have cash left over, we can save it for the next month, or use it to eliminate even more debt.
To learn more about the Envelope System visit Mandi at Organizing Your Way and read her article Organizing Your Budget With the Envelope System, or visit Tsh at Simple Mom and read her article, Keep Your Spending Tidy With an Envelope System. Or, if you need a visual tutorial, visit this YouTube video entitled, Envelope System Tutorial!
Make Mini-Goals and Set Mini-Rewards
Four years isn’t a long time, but I am sure it is going to seem long. We are working into our budget and calendars mini-goals and mini-rewards to celebrate those milestone achievements. I feel a little pat-on-the back to pick up moral during our journey will be necessary from time to time. Some of our mini-goals include, paying off our auto loan and paying off our HVAC system. (We had to install a new $7,800 HVAC system not even 30 days after we bought our home. Yup, no contingent seller guarantees, and the home inspector…well, let’s just say he didn’t do his job. Lessons learned.) After we reach a debt-reduction milestone we plan to celebrate, either by indulging in a little frugal fun or by indulging a bit more by going out to a sit-down Korean kalbi dinner. But I am guessing that the best reward will be knowing that we have that extra cash to pay down other debt more quickly.
Plan Ahead and Work Ahead
Eating out is always our biggest budget busters. We see it as a form of social entertainment, or a celebration for a job well-done, or just plain relief from having to cook dinner at the end of the day when we are tired. But at $35 for a sit down meal this entertainment is sure adds up fast. So, my solution is to plan ahead and work ahead to make economical meals at home before the kids get crazy and before I get tired at the end of the day.
The other day I took a full inventory of my freezers (I have two), my pantries (I have two), and my fridge. I realized that we have enough food stuffs for shelter-in-place for three months. No joke. So, I went through my ingredients, and jotted down menus that directly correspond to what I have on hand and what needs to be consumed first. AllRecipes.com is a wonderful website that allows you to type in the ingredients you have on hand and searches for recipes that utilize those items. This process probably seems so “duh” to most of you, but it is a task I simply haven’t put on my To-Do list as a priority. Planning menus, and a list of quick-fix meals for those especially tough days, will keep me sane and keep us from spending the extra cash to eat out.
I am also starting to coupon again. (I haven’t in a few months because I had a complete stockpile and wasn’t cooking.) The general idea is to buy items when they are on sale AND you have a coupon for the item so when you NEED the item you don’t purchase it at full retail price. CouponMom.com is a great informational resource that explains how you can buy literally $100 of groceries for $35. I know, I’ve done it. You can download her free e-book “Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half.” Also, Money Saving Mom has a great wealth of information about couponing. (One of the things Money Saving Mom noted in her podcast interview was that couponing isn’t an overnight, save 75% off your grocery bill miracle, but rather a journey toward developing frugal grocery habits.) By planning menus ahead and working ahead to buy items at rock-bottom prices I know our family can become debt-free.
Be Flexible and Reevaluate Often
I know that there will be unexpected events and unexpected expenses along the way and this may delay our debt reduction journey. But we are planning to save cash for these rainy days and we are planing to be flexible. One of the most difficult things for me is to accept is that I don’t have total control all the time. Stuff can happen and it will. And I just need to have the wherewithal to be flexible and roll with it.
We also plan to reevaluate often. We have never tried to adhere to a budget or change our needs vs. wants spending philosophy, so we don’t know how it is going to turn out. If this budget works, great. If at some point it doesn’t continue to work for our family, we’ll change it. Again, for me, it’s all about accepting what is and not getting frustrated trying to make it what I would like it to be.
Keep Your Eye on the Prize
I don’t remember where I first learned this saying, but I feel it is very applicable now. Four years isn’t all that long, but I know it will seem long at times. I need to keep reminding myself that being debt-free is possible, is best for our family, and particularly for our children. Maybe I’ll make a sign to hang in a prominent place…like my wallet.
Are you starting, or walking along a journey toward a debt-free future? Why do you think debt-free living is so seemingly counter to popular culture here in America? Leave a comment here for other readers inspired to live debt-free. Happy Organizing!
Yesterday I wrote about Budgets…It’s a Philosophy. I realized over the weekend that I had always filled my “deserve-to-have” needs. I thought these were needs too, and if I had the wherewithal, I could satisfy them. So far, I have always had debt, but was luck enough to have a way to continually pay for it.
Today, I have a different priority and that is to become DEBT-FREE. I actually calculated it last night and found that over the next four years (if we can actually employ this change in our spending) we can pay down more than $170,000 in debt. IN JUST 4 YEARS WE CAN GET RID OF MORE THAN $177,000 IN DEBT!! This is how I figured this number out.
I tallied our monthly deposits and from this subtracted: monthly utilities and insurance bills, debt payments, and living essentials. I figured out the left over cash we have each month and decided to put a portion of this toward our “rainy-day” fund and a larger portion of this toward our debt. Here is what my mega arithmetic equation:
Becoming Debt-Free
Monthly Income
-Cell Phone Service
-Auto/Home Insurance
-Electric
-Cable/Internet/Phone
-HOA
-Water
-Church Tithe
-Preschool Tuition
-Student Loans
-Credit Card
-1st Mortgage
-2nd Mortgage
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Subtotal: Before Living Essentials
-Groceries*
-Household Items*
-Toiletries*
-Diapers/Wipes*
-Clothing/Shoes*
-Gas*
-Medical Fees*
-Entertainment*
-Extras* (Haircuts/Memberships)
-Weekly Donations*
-Lunches*
-Home Decor*
-Home Improvement*
-Auto Maintenance
-Life Insurance
-Rainy Day Fund
-Holidays
-Blog
-Birthdays/Fathers Day/Mothers Day
-Anniversary
-Vacation
-New Years
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Total Cash Left Over
The items that are (*)’ed I am planning to pay for in cash to keep better track of what we are spending. Physically handing over your money makes an impression on you and says, “wow, that cash is gone!” The other living essentials we are putting in a savings account for the special occasion.
We decided to tackle a balance of higher-interest debt and lower balance debt to save money and to keep our momentum going. (If you pay off a debt balance that commands a higher interest rate faster, you end up paying less in interest, and thus save money.) We plan to pay down the credit card debt first and after this balance is eliminated we are going to apply these payments to our next debt balance. We figured out in 48 months we would be able to eliminate our: auto loan, all credit card debt, one student loan, and entire second mortgage, all the while paying down our other debt balances. We were pretty amazed that a debt-free life can really be a reality in such a short time.
I need to keep reminding myself: to reevaluate often, be resourceful, and be humble. We need to constantly be reevaluating our situation to see if this new budget will work for us, and if it isn’t working, we need to be flexible and devise a new plan of action. We can certainly get more for less here in the US. (That rhymes…) Isn’t that what America is all about? By looking for sales, swaps, coupons, and using my own creativity, I am positive we can live very comfortably spending less cash. And finally, my reminder to be humble is actually to a reminder to think of those on our earth who don’t live comfortably, don’t have any cash to afford even food for their children, and simply have to make do on very little. Since I already own so much, I need to ask myself constantly do I “need this to live” or is this something I can do without to reach my goal of being debt-free?
I don’t think this change is going to be easy. I am already imagining those evenings when I am tired and just want to order expensive take-out. But I know my husband and my family is supporting me 100%, and that if my children will benefit from our financial security it will be more than worth it. Wish us luck! Happy Organizing.
I have been thinking about money this weekend. (Celebrating Independence Day was also on my mind, and I hope you all had a great 4th of July celebration.) But after reading about the “Envelope System” at Organizing Your Way and Small Notebooks’ articles about her “No-Spending-Month” I got to thinking about my spending habits and my family’s financial security.
I have never needed to adhere to a strict budget. I have always had a bit of debt, a bit of savings, and made my 401K contributions first. I had always been able to find employment that paid the bills and have an excellent credit score to prove it. But I have never saved toward a goal. And, I have never been debt free. This weekend I realized that I had been living one financial philosophy and that I could choose to live an alternative financial philosophy and work toward a future of debt-free financial security.
A Change of Perspective and Changing Priorities
I am making a decision to change my perspective about spending money. Until now, I spent money in purchases I needed, or thought I deserved (or thought I “needed”). I wanted that expensive artisan cheese, and if I had the cash, I’d buy it. I’d enjoy it, but I wasn’t looking toward a long-term horizon. I realized that I can make a debt-free future a reality if I make it a priority. That means not purchasing the cheese I want even if I do have the cash, because I could use that money to secure a better future for my family. I have never considered a debt-free future when purchasing cheese. Such a large goal seemed so abstract and unattainable. But after some quick calculations this weekend, I realized we could pay down all our credit card debt, and our entire 2nd mortgage in 4 years.
I spoke with my husband this weekend about choosing to make a debt-free financial goal a priority for our family. We agreed we want the financial freedom to send our children to college and study abroad. We want to retire owning our home. And we agree that we are spiritually whole and that we don’t have to be “materially whole.” Now, with a defined goal in mind we are choosing to be aware of our needs versus our wants, or what we think we deserve, to have to be able to attain that debt-free future.
Changing Fiscial Philosophies
I have been living for external approval instead of internal approval of my financial success. Having the latest TV technology, the most expensive car, or living in the fanciest home garners external approval of your financial success. Being debt-free isn’t something others can see. And pulling back on the number of flashy possessions you own can seem to some that you are financially unsuccessful. I have decided to “not care about what others think” of my possessions. My husband and I decided to work toward a debt-free future even if others disapprove and we are sticking to it to give our children a financially secure future.
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Okay, you out there who have been walking your path to a secure financial future are probably like, “yeah, she gets it!” And, those who always thought like I did, are probably like, “wow, interesting.” I am glad that I made the switch, and that am now making a debt-free future a priority for my family. It still seems like an insurmountable goal with grad-school loans and a mortgage, but it will only happen if WE MAKE IT HAPPEN. Wish us luck. Happy Organizing.
What is productivity? To be productive is to accomplish the most important tasks in a timely manner, adequately and beautifully. In my life I see four major productivity busters: my learning disabilities, perfectionism; multi-tasking; and trying to keep up with the Joneses. Maybe you see some of these inhibitors in your life too.
Learning Disabilities
When I was in high school I was diagnosed with learning disabilities related to prioritization and short term memory. In my world, everything seems to be at the same level of importance. Additionally, I can’t remember lists of items like phone numbers, assignments, and grocery lists. So I constantly feel anxious that I need to start everything now or else I will forget. This mind clutter distracts me from focusing on the most important task first.
Perfectionism
Perfectionism is the propensity to reject all that falls short of perfect. As a perfectionist, I find I spend time and energy trying to perfect things that do not need to be perfect. Some tasks certainly require near perfection. I took the extra time to make sure the stone pavers I was setting into our front walk were exactly square so I wasn’t “annoyed” each time I walked up the path to our home. I don’t need to spend the extra time making sure each cookie was a perfect circle because they were for eating not a photo shoot. Trying to perfect everything can certainly inhibit efficiency.
Multi-tasking
Hopping from one task to the next makes me forget where I left off and I waste time “finding my place.” In the end I finish the day with five incomplete projects. Multi-tasking is a must for my mom job description, but it sometimes detracts from my ability to be efficient.
Keeping up with the Joneses
Constantly comparing myself with others takes time and energy away from my personal mission. And, at times the comparison can be an emotional downer. I have found comparing myself with others inhibits me from seeing my beauty as an individual.
So how to I cope with these productivity busters?
:: I focus on prioritizing. I know this is one of my weaknesses so I sit down each morning with my planner and coffee and write down 3-5 top-priority tasks for the day. If I have time after finishing these I look to my weekly-wish-list for other projects.
:: I try to focus on one task at a time. I always have a note pad by my side so when another “To-Do” floats into my head while I am cooking dinner, I jot it down quickly and continue chopping onions.
:: I also congratulate myself. Well, this is a new one I am not yet good at doing. Instead of comparing myself to others, I ask, “did you do what you wanted to do how you needed to do it?” Most of the time the answer is, “yes, I was productive.”
Do you live with any of these productivity busters? Do you have thoughts or tricks you employ to help you be more efficient, more effective, and feel less stressed? Leave a comment here for other readers! Happy Organizing.
P.S. Thank you to all who commented on my blog over the break…I so appreciate your support and encouragement!
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