It's Back To School time and despite Hurricane Irene that knocked Northeast PA out of power for 6 days, the kids still returned to school (albeit a couple days delayed!) With summer almost over, now is a great time to review your Sanity Dimensions: your SPACES, your SYSTEMS, your SELF, and your SUPPORT to create more sanity this year! Today's post will help you clear your SPACE to create … [Read more...]
The IlTwitterate’s Tweet Cheat Sheet
OR... Twitter Symbols... Explained! Why am I posting this... well, frankly - I was Twitter-confused, and now, I'm Twitter-enlightened, so I thought I'd share my insights with you! First - a definition: il·Twit·ter·ate/iˈltwitərit/ Adjective: Unable to use Twitter effectively. Noun: A person who is unable to Tweet using symbols. (source: Cena Block) If you’re trying to do Twitter on your own … [Read more...]
Top 12 Healthy Ways To Cope with Unemployment
Handling unemployment can be tough! I worked with eight different individuals over the past few months who are recently unemployed or seeking some type of job transition due to a layoff, job loss, or personal life-change. The job market is really tough right now - and even if you are gainfully employed, it's never too early to take a cold, hard look at your resume! Here are my Top 12 helpful hints … [Read more...]
Does Multi-Tasking Decrease Productivity?
I recently taught my course Managing Time To Get Things Done to a group of Professionals at a world-wide online information services provider. Within the course, there is a segment on "Multi-tasking" and its effectiveness. Many of us have been so pushed to get more done in less time that we've come to believe that doing multiple things at one time is the way we HAVE to do things. But recent … [Read more...]
Really COOL Organizing Sites
As a past professional organizer, I'm privy to a load of inside organizing information. Recently a few organizers were sharing some of their FAVORITE organizing products and sites and it reminded me about my master ongoing list... now where was that? The following are some really great sites to help you get more organized, find the right organizing product, or services to help you manage your … [Read more...]