I have been writing a lot lately about morning pages, and how they are a sounding board for me and really let me know what I’m thinking about and focusing on. When I start talking about the same thing over and over, I know that’s something that needs attention. Right now that thing is the […]
What I Learned from (Almost) a Year Doing Morning Pages (Almost) Every Day
On January first, I decided to pull out a notebook and start writing. I’ve done morning pages on and off for years, and I had been doing them a little bit in 2013, but I don’t think I consciously set out to do them daily when I started. Now that the year is almost over, […]
How to Limit Your Expectations When Things are Super Busy
I know I’m not the only one with a to do list longer than the time allowed to do it right now. Lots of people in my world have been talking about being busy, needing to stop and take time to schedule things and feeling like things are falling through the cracks. I definitely know […]
Taking the “Shoulds” Out of Social {Craft Your Blog}
On the calendar for today I have a post called “The Least I Should Do,” which was supposed to be about making a plan for social media that becomes a kind of checklist of all the things you have to do when you finish a post (pinning to Pinterest, promoting on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.). […]
Keep Your Big Goals in Mind for More Productivity
I consider myself a pretty productive person, and I know when I share on Facebook the results of particularly productive days people tend to be impressed and/or jealous, or at least curious about how I get so much done. I don’t always know what makes one day more productive than another, but I’m developing a […]
Peek Over My Highly Efficient Shoulder {Craft Your Blog}
I’ve had more than one person on Facebook (come join us, will ya?) comment about the large amount of stuff I am occasionally able to do in a day and that they’d like to watch me work or see what I do to be able to do that much. I will start this by saying […]
How to Be a More Efficient Blogger: Write Faster {Craft Your Blog}
It’s ironic, but I’m trying to write this post fast. After a discussion with a friend and looking at what I got done (and didn’t) last year, and what I’d like to this year, I realized I’ve been letting myself remain unfocused and called it creative thinking when really I was reading blogs and trolling […]