Archives for the 'Organizing' Category
Digital Photography Tips [Productivity @ Home]
One of my favorite online resources Surfing the Net with Kids offers some great tips this week for making the most with your family’s digital photography. We’ll all be taking lots of photos this summer, so visit Barbara Feldman’s suggested websites to learn more about using your digital camera and photography in general.
I’m always [...]
Greening Your Family Computer [Productivity @ Home]
I found this article by Carolyn Jabs at Growing Up Online to be a very helpful digest of information on making our family computers more “green”. In age of rising fuel costs, every little bit helps.
Greening the Family Computer
Original post here: Lisa M. Hendey
Drive More Productively with DriverSide.com [Productivity @ Home]
Thanks to Allison Blass for bringing to my attention a cool new web 2.0 site for drivers called DriverSide.com. Through the site’s very interesting “What’s it Worth” feature I was able to learn, somewhat depressingly that my 2005 Tahoe is now worth just under $16,000 and that my 1974 VW Bus is worth $7,000! [...]
Halfway to 2009? [Productivity @ Home]
An email today from my friends at BusyBodyBook.com stopped me in my tracks! Is it possible that 2009 calendars are already available? Well, I guess it’s true. I still have a lot of work to do on my 2008 resolutions!
The 2009 wall calendar includes the following features:
Fab features include:
7 very spacious and [...]
Something Nice for Teacher! [Productivity @ Home]
Thanks to my Twitter.com friend BarbinNebraska for the heads up on an article highlighting end of the year gifts for teachers. Personally, most of the teachers I know would take a pass on number 5. Barb’s reminder is very timely. Even if your kids have already finished school for the year, it’s [...]
Find a Playgroup in Your Area [Productivity @ Home]
One of the most frequent requests I receive is from moms looking for playgroups in their areas. Thanks to Moms Group Manual, I can now point them to iPlaygroups.com with confidence. If you belong to a church or community playgroup, it would be great if you could list your group online so that [...]
Safe Use of Plastics in Our Kitchens [Productivity @ Home]
Kelly the Kitchen Kop at CatholicMom.com
CatholicMom.com columnist Kelly “The Kitchen Kop” takes an indepth look at the safe use of plastics in our kitchens in this week’s column.
I
have to admit to being very lazy when it comes to this type of issue,
so I truly appreciated Kelly’s in depth look at the topic and her
suggestions. There [...]
Home Organization Resources and Books [Productivity @ Home]
simply stated: home & organizing | Blogs | By RealSimple.com
One day last summer, I caught myself in Barnes and Noble with a book in my hand about de-cluttering. I was making my way to the checkout line to purchase it when the irony of the situation struck me. In my case, much of [...]
Sad but True Quote pertains to Productivity @ Home Sometimes [Productivity @ Home]
I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of
spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I
spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on.
Beryl Pfizer
Original post here: Lisa M. Hendey
InDepth Look at Working @ Home [Productivity @ Home]
In doing some reviewing today, I ran across this CNN resource again today - the resources include everything from articles to resume tips to office decorating ideas. It’s a great place to start if you’re looking at jumping into the world of working @ home, or even if you just need some ideas to freshen [...]