Work at Home Productivity Tips

Work at home support from the Queen of KAOS, in the WAHM trenches. We talk about productivity, using systems, organization, time management and work/family balance. Practical how-to tips that you can put into ACTion today.

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Entries from January 2007

Alive and Well in KAOS Land!

January 29th, 2007 · No Comments

I have been happy to be progressing with my outlines and work schedule for a few products that I have been working on.
Last night I finalized my work circuit - the plan that I will follow every day to be sure that I follow the basic rules of order and productivity. (a few are planning, […]

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Tags: Action Tips · Time Management Tips · Home Biz Tips · 30 Day Challenge

How is Your Foundation Doing? Check it before you do anything…

January 28th, 2007 · No Comments

As I have mentioned earlier, we are undergoing some big changes around here concerning my husbands job. He is going to be home more, after 3 years working away, the last 6 months having him home hardly at all.
I have already seen a huge difference this past week that he’s been home. I had realized […]

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Tags: Action Tips · Time Management Tips · Home Biz Tips · 30 Day Challenge

Slowing Down to Speed Up - One of The Ironies of Life

January 26th, 2007 · No Comments

 

This morning while doing my BOOST cleaning circuit, I was once again struck at how taking time… slowing down… actually allows me to accomplish more.
 
Kind of like the saying "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get".
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Out with the old can be just too hard sometimes…

January 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’ve been cleaning up my computer to get it running faster and easier to find things this month.
While deleting programs and software that is no longer used from my C drive, I have wavered over the delete key more than once to delete a few of my daughter’s games that she played when she was […]

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Tags: Kids · Home Biz Tips

The Continuing Saga

January 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Yet another trip to the dentist yesterday (have been having some work done to repair damage from an injury when I was a kid that needed to be updated)
As you know, my new plan is to give myself plenty of time to leave so I don’t have to rush or worry about being late.
Well…
Here I […]

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Tags: Time Management Tips

It’s Amazing What Having a Little Help Can Accomplish

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

My husband has been working away for almost 3 years - back every 2, most of the time 3 weeks for the weekend and gone again.
Needless to say, this put a huge load on me to take care of things around here myself.
He was home this weekend and is probably switching to a job at […]

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Tags: Time Management Tips · Home Management Tips · Home Biz Tips

What’s So Hot About the “Next Action Approach”?

January 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Yesterday I mentioned David Allen - author of “Getting Things Done”, and his method of planning - breaking your “to do” list into next action rather than a task list.
It may seem like a subtle difference, but the difference is actually huge.
The easier we can make it for ourself, the most likely we are to […]

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Tags: Time Management Tips · Home Biz Tips

What’s Your Secret Weapon?

January 20th, 2007 · No Comments

If you are going to be successful working at home, you need to have a few tricks up your sleeve.
One of the most basic and best is to set a routine of a few minutes a day keeping things in order. It is quite easy once you get used to it and the results […]

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Tags: Action Tips

I’m On a Roll

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Have you ever noticed that KAOS seems to come fast and furious, in a bunch?
I’ve been dedicating quite a bit of time to getting my computer in shape, my C drive is quite full as was my email, so I’ve been deleting a lot of stuff.
So wouldn’t you know it, it was going too well. […]

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Tags: Time Management Tips · Home Management Tips

Everyday KAOS

January 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Well, today I finally got this travelling thing together.
Another trip to the dentist. Best laid plans. I sat down and thought of everything I had to do before hand, gave myself an extra 5 minutes for each one, giving me lots of time to arrive.
Then about an hour later my daughter came into the room […]

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Tags: Organization · Time Management Tips · Home Management Tips