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How to make progress with your to do list

How to make progress with your to do list

My to do list, even printed in 8 point font with double columns, could be an inch thick stack of paper.  And it seems that no matter how much progress I make with my list, the tasks keep on comin’.  Such is life, which is why it’s important for me to test different strategies for tackling my list and making …

Free day of the week clothing tags

Free day of the week clothing tags

Functional, practical and cute beyond belief.
Living Locurto is featuring printable days of the week clothing tags to use in your closet.  While the post discusses them as a system for kids, it’s not a bad idea for adults either!  The colorful tags are placed over the hanger in your closet so you can plan out your outfits for the week …

Top 8 printable productivity forms

Top 8 printable productivity forms

Organizing and planning can be fun, especially with the perfect tools to fit our needs and our lifestyle.  There are hundreds of companies and creative minds developing forms and guides to keep you on top of your life.  Printable planning solutions are one of these tools.
Printable forms are a great alternative to purchasing a hardcover planner and tend to be …

Use the blitz approach for your to-do list

Use the blitz approach for your to-do list

What is the blitz approach you ask?!  The blitz approach involves rapidly moving through your to-do list by completing the small, less time intensive tasks in one batch.  If things are being added to your agenda faster than you can complete tasks already on the list, this approach is a huge confidence booster.
Think about the times when you complete a …

Completing essential tasks on your to do list first

Completing essential tasks on your to do list first

Most of us have a never-ending to-do list.  In our careers, especially those in the non-profit world, there is no shortage of good work to be done and identifying an “end” to our work is often impossible.  When one task is completed, five others take its place on the list.  The same is true for our personal life.  If we …

How to address the cloud hanging over your head

How to address the cloud hanging over your head

Addressing the cloud hanging over your head can be a daunting task.  And no, I’m not talking about weather systems.
I’m talking about the task you’ve been procrastinating on for days, weeks, maybe months.  In some cases, the deadline may have passed and now the task is hopelessly overdue, and your gut reaction is to keep pushing it to the backburner …

Create a necessities box for moving

Create a necessities box for moving

I’ve been through some hellish moves in my day, and one in particular that involved 15 hours of lugging boxes, returning a moving truck, hauling heavy furniture, rearranging everything so it would just fit in the apartment, and finding myself at 11:00pm at night with no food, no bed set up to relax in, clothing “who knows where,” and a …

The art of the perfect thank you note

The art of the perfect thank you note

It was always Mom Rule #1 after Christmas, a birthday or other fit receiving occasions: always write your thank you notes.
Imagine the time and thought process that YOU go through when you purchase a gift for someone: you remember the occasion (and maybe you write it into your planner), you pore over the options and rack your brain thinking of …

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