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Why You Should Be Filtering Your Email

 

If you’re like most people, you get tons of email. Some you want, some you don’t. Some goes right into the spam filter. Others end up there after a trip to your inbox.
Once the spam is sorted out, you’re left with a glob of messages to wade through. Some of those messages are about your […]

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Monday Motivation :: Focused Like a Laserbeam

 

Well, I’m back home from BlogHer and am fairly recovered (I swear I hardly moved a foot from my couch yesterday). I spent a good amount of time enjoying the company of Plain Jane Mom - who I have totally hoodwinked into thinking that I am “focused like a laserbeam”.
This allows me to laugh hysterically […]

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6 Ways To Catch Up On Your Work Now

 

Do you ever have those days when there’s so much work to do that it seems you get nothing done?
You might stress about it, which only gets in the way of getting anything done. You might work nights and evenings to catch up, which only leads to working more nights and evenings when you fall […]

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25 Parent Productivity Tools for Busy Moms, Dads and Kids

 

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/offbeat_news/25_Parent_Productivity_Tools_for_Busy_Moms_Dads_and_Kids’;Whether you love or hate technology, we can’t deny the fact that it can certainly make life easier. And for us busy parents (and our busy kids), there are some amazing tools and services (both free and paid) that can really help us run the house more efficiently.
Without further ado, here are 25 […]

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Monday Motivation :: A Serious Kick in the Pants

 

*Sigh* I have just spent three of the most unproductive days of my life as I blew off everything (including bathing) to wait in line, buy and read the last Harry Potter book. Don’t worry, I won’t spoil anything for you. But I’m having a bit of a hard time coming back out of the […]

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What Are Your Favorite Organizational Tools and Email Programs?

 

On Monday, I had a couple of conference calls scheduled - I knew that I had put them into my Outlook Calendar, but for some strange reason, they weren’t there when I turned on my computer that morning. No worries, I thought, I remembered them anyway - maybe I never really put them there in […]

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Monday Motivation :: Get Things Done Today!

 

Ugh. Back from a wonderful three day weekend and I REALLY need some motivation to get my day in gear!
As I put out fires, dig out of emails and try to stay on top of everything, I’m here to help us all be a little more productive today with Monday Motivation.
So what the heck is […]

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