Let's just be honest here. For those of us who are not used to having our elementary school-aged children at home throughout the day, trying to come up with activities to keep our children purposefully busy can be somewhat challenging. And when I say purposefully, I'm referring to keeping our children busy outside of recreational … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Time Fillers for a Long Day with Your Child
As I was thinking about better ways to be productive, I didn't envision throwing Little Man into the mix, but my son's productivity reflects highly on my productivity these days. And while he's home with me for the remainder of this school year, I'm finding that a child's schedule is in order. I guess I … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Creating Schedules for Children
With the Coronavirus outbreak, many people are being very careful and deliberate with where they go and what they do. And as more and more places are temporarily closing up shop for non-essential activities or forcing different ways to manage work-related processes, such as the professional sports venues ending their seasons, schools going to online … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: The Homebody’s Guide to Activities
One day last week, I totally blasted through lunch -- meaning . . . I missed lunch because I was so engrossed in other activities that completely took over my morning and early afternoon. This state of affairs happens sometimes, especially when I'm working on tasks around the house that need a little TLC. You … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Purposeful Snacking
I've noticed that I'm becoming more and more of a sound girl the older I get. My theory is that this tendency has become more prominent with age, because the body, obviously, slows down with age. And, some of those activities that were effortless back in my youth take a little more work to accomplish … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Adding Sound to Your Work Routine
If you've read any of my past thoughts about procrastination, then you know that I don't view this form of inactivity in a positive light. I mean . . . productivity is about GETTING THINGS DONE, not putting things off. And, I personally struggle with procrastination on a daily basis, which is why this productivity … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Mismatch Pairs that Get the Job Done
I was listening to a YouTube productivity guru talk about her shopping strategy for managing her household of 8. And when you're a sane mom of 6 with twins on the way, you can easily grab another mom's attention. Obviously, there's something she's doing right to have so many thriving individuals relying on her for … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Foods that Keep on Giving
In the prior post, I talked about the guidelines I'll follow in governing the activities I carry out in 2020. And, I feel inclined to further discuss how guidelines, or frameworks, can help direct us in making the most of each day. So, today's "Productivity Tuesday" will focus on a structure that will guide you … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Your Productivity Framework
I remember Little Man being introduced to three important terms in his first or second grade homeschooling experience that educated him about the ways in which we, human beings of all ages, can function as responsible stewards of Earth and its natural resources. And those terms are reduce, reuse, and recycle. And when I was … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Reusing as an Efficiency Method
The inspiration for today's productivity hack resulted partially from the task that I performed on Day 5 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station, a month-long challenge that was ongoing from December 2018 through the beginning of January 2019. And, I'm not referring to today's post as an official reblog since I'm only including a few … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: The Uses of Parchment Paper
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