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Weekly planning for fun, health and relationships

Every Sunday evening I hop on my computer with music going and a drink of water to do my weekly planning. For me, weekly planning isn’t about planning to get all your to do’s done. Instead weekly...

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Back to School Checklist

It’s that time of year for some of you. Here is my back to school checklist. Also, a mentor of mine, Jan Lundy, has a timely book out: Mindful Mommy’s Back-to-School Survival Guide...

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Simpler Holiday Plan

Simple Holiday Plan PLUS Simple Annual Plan Bundle Do you want a holiday plan that doesn’t have you do a million things you just don’t have time for? I’ve tried the holiday plans that are online. But,...

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Two Question Annual Planning

Really there are only two questions you need. 1. What do I want less of this year? Let’s see. For me, I want less TV. Less weekend working. Less Email checking. Less junk food. 2. What do I want more...

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Less Planning, More Present

I used to be a huge planner. I would have big annual goals, then quarterly, then monthly, then weekly. The main problem with that is 1) Things always change. Life happens. 2) I would get bored at...

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Valentine’s Day Countdown

A reminder of my Valentine’s Day Planning post that starts Feb 1. Share and Enjoy:

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Connecting to What You Really Want

First Published at Meditate Like a Girl. Is your resolution list the same as last year? The same as five years ago? Perhaps your goals aren’t what you really want. Instead of looking towards what we...

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Preparing for Retirement

I had a lovely reader ask how to prepare for retiring as far as the house and time goes. I have not retired and most likely will be working a long while yet. So I needed to do some research for this...

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Project Procrastination

During my academic years, I spent many long nights finishing up an English paper or getting a speech together or studying for an exam. My Mom cringed at Science project time because it would always be...

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Calm before work

Many people rush into work, whether it’s a out of the house or working at home. Whatever is yelling loudest gets done. Nerves are jangled before you even begin. Since you are already behind you have no...

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Prep Your Week

Mondays can be hard because it’s often started with no thought or planning. I feel more in control if I do some prepping for the week on Sunday. Prep starts after church when I go through the fridge to...

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I Have Done Enough

Many productivity writers share about a M.I.T. list. This Most Important Things list is usually a list of 3 things to do first in your day. I like to think of it as everything you absolutely must do...

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Annual Planning

New Year’s Resolutions are like fun wishes. I prefer Annual Planning so there are plans for the things I want to do. I found most of the goal setting workbooks I tried only stuffed my life with more to...

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Back to School Checklist

For those with kids going back to school, it’s time for the Back to School Checklist.   Pix by jdog90    Share and Enjoy: Related Posts:Back to School ChecklistKid’s RoutinesUncovering the Creative...

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Simple Holiday Plan

Simple Holiday Plan PLUS Simple Annual Plan Bundle Do you want a holiday plan that doesn’t have you do a million things you just don’t have time for? I’ve tried the holiday plans that are online. But,...

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Laziness isn’t the problem…

This is the time of year many are planning, decluttering, deciding to lose weight and really be productive. We want schedules to keep us in line. Maybe a new app (I am enjoying Google Keep). We want to...

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Using a Calendar

I find things fall through the cracks when I don’t use my calendar well. I use an electronic calendar because there are more events for me that I can copy and paste from email and online. Plus, I am...

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Goals vs. Projects

Often people get excited by certain goals. Especially at the beginning of the year or the month. But, by the end of the year or the end of the month, nothing happened. Or it did briefly but you quit in...

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Fix the Problem, Don’t Just Put Up With It

How many times during a day do you say, “Not again, this always happens.”? You can’t find your keys, you are late for work, the water overflowed, or you are out of toothpaste. If a problem continuously...

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Life Evaluation

This month is my birthday, so every October I get the urge to evaluate my life. See what is working. Decide if I am living how I want to live. Here are some questions to help you with your own...

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