Listen on Apple or Spotify Sometimes, we realize we’re the ones giving ourselves too-tight deadlines – either out of a desire to show how eager we are or because the sense of urgency makes us react too frantically. Instead of beating ourselves up for that tendency, let’s talk about why this can actually be a great thing to realize […]
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While the thoughts are fresh, here are my Disney thoughts. Three quick points before we dig in: Okay, here’s what I got – take it or leave it. Some basic facts about what we did Okay, the tips… Character Meals were a Great Way to Knock Out Characters College Friend shared that they did a few […]
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Listen on Apple or Spotify We’ve talked about how to handle sick kids at home (resources on that below), but what about all of the scheduled days off of school. Someone asked me to discuss those days, so let’s do it! Sick kid resources: Other kid-related resources mentioned: A full transcript will appear here within two weeks of […]
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We all type certain phrases on repeat in our work and personal lives – from short things like our addresses to long things like common email inquiries and responses we send to others. Tech like email templates and text-expander software allows us to quickly get that typed-out text without having to type it out fully each […]
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Listen on Apple or Spotify Often, women I work with or talk to online share that, while they want to use the Bright Method, they resist implementation because of, what I can see, two buckets of very understandable reasons: Both make total sense. So, let’s talk about them more. Resources mentioned: A full transcript will appear here within […]
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Listen on Apple or Spotify So often, we calendar a deadline or an event and think either there’s not much that goes into it or we’ll just remember what do to for it. But when you actually write down everything that goes into it, it’s a surprising lot of stuff, takes up more time than we realize, and […]
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Listen on Apple or Spotify This is definitely not my most articulate, succinct podcast, but I think there’s something here that’s worth sharing – and it’ll continue to evolve. The older I get, the more I see the value of shirking American culture’s “quick results now”/focus on short-term time horizons and focusing on the long game. Let’s talk […]
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Listen on Apple or Spotify So often when we get free 15-minute windows we didn’t anticipate during work hours, we spend too much time deciding what to do and/or fritter them away on stuff that doesn’t matter (cough*social media*cough). But these small windows of time add up, and using them effectively can help you leave work earlier and […]
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Listen on Apple or Spotify Decluttering and home organization projects can be a major time management painpoint for people on the home front. To help with that, I’m thrilled to have Laura Kinsella on the podcast to help us hear about how to manage our time around it, how to do it, how to get support doing it, […]
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Listen on Apple or Spotify Email and/or Slack/Teams can often interrupt the time we’ve set aside and protected for focused, heads-down work. Let’s dig into some strategies to help us get the focused time during work hours that we crave. A full transcript will appear here within two weeks of the episode being published. —To take my free […]
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