Lesson #6: Coordinating schedules is a beast at the beginning. Hmmmm . . . should I admit this or not? I'm gonna do it. Okay, here it goes. Structure for this first part of the school year stinks! I'm in the weeds of it as I type this and I'm wondering when I'm really going … Continue reading Lessons Learned as a Parent of a Virtually-Schooled Student – #6
First of all, I want to wish everyone a fabulous week -- a week where you can be incredibly productive while getting boatloads of rest at the same time. Wait, what!? Okay, I admit that I just laid out somewhat of an oxymoron for you to ponder over a bit. I mean, have you ever … Continue reading Temporarily Failing at Work-Life Balance in Content Creation
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
It's amazing to go back through past blog posts and see some of the earlier wisdom that I imparted here (at Degrees of Maternity). Some of that wisdom is going to surface in just a minute and will come in the form of a blog post, originally debuting on August 21, 2019. But make no … Continue reading Reblog – Top 5 Tips to Help Content Creators Manage an Overwhelming Workload
Okay, so this discussion has nothing to do with military service, but it has everything to do with providing service to those people closest to you on the daily/weekly. Today, I'll do my best to relay a message that will probably touch all of our lives at some point in our journeys: the message of … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Enlisting the Reserves
Bet you never thought we'd get here, did you? I can understand why you might have had doubts. After all, it's almost been 4 months ago since I posted step 1 of the Goal-Setting Process. And now, we're finally here at the remaining step, or what I'll refer to as "Step 4: Scheduling". Well, I … Continue reading Goal-Setting Process for Writing & More – Step 4: Scheduling
Let's get right to it, shall we? Number One: Prioritize the Priorities List out your work-related priorities (tasks) by level of importance (with the most important at the top) or by deadline due date (most recent date at the top). By sorting your priorities in this manner, you'll naturally arrive at the order in which … Continue reading Top 5 Tips to Help Content Creators Manage an Overwhelming Workload
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