I haven't written in a while. Between raising a 1 year old, taking care of the house, and managing my own free time and sanity, I somehow found a mental space to ask myself: "If I were, in this one year away from work, to do something else, something that truly defines me, what would it be?" After ...
Planning for flexibility
One thing I don't like about myself is the fact that I overplan- a lot. I mostly live in the future - 80% of my brain activity's about "what should I do next", "how to squeeze this appointment next to the other one", "oh god, I'm late with that, when should I do it" and so ...
Minimalist packing
I try to never check my bag, unless it's a long vacation (2 weeks or similar) and/or I plan to carry back 3 bottles of local alcohol produce, which is the case for most of my travels in foreign locations. Anyways. I may not be the minimalist traveler as Leo of ZenHabits, but I gathered a ...
Erin Condren Life Planner – Review after 3 months!
I recently bought an Erin Condren Life Planner, after - of course! - a lot of thinking and analyzing options (find the process and the other options here). After I've been asked to write a review, here's how the colourful little planner helped me so far: 1. It's pricey, but it stands out. Not your average business planner, ...
Procrastination – why it’s hopeless and what you can still do about it
Note: Procrastination is the nasty habit of postponing things that need to get done. All the time. On the other hand, if you're not so familiar with Procrastination, you might not be needing this article, because you're a very happy and efficient person. So much has been written in the Productivity Bloging realm about Procrastination - two of ...
How to plan a great road trip
So summer's already here, degrees in the air are buzzing and rising every day, we find ourselves more drawn to the terraces and late night beers or cocktails. And we plan vacations. Did you already set yours? I'm a fan of road trips, since I discovered that it's the perfect way to combine spontaneity with seeing the ...
How to create a weekly meal plan
I've been cooking (ha!) this idea for more than a few weeks, since I've started looking in the fridge and realizing (a) there is no cookable food in there and (b) I don't have the energy to think up or look up what could be possibly assembled from the bits and pieces there. I am lucky to say ...
How to be an awsome Project Manager
"Not everyone can be a Project Manager" it is said. Or at least, that's what I heard in a conversation yesterday. "You should be able to see what's coming, control the steps, and take over when things are not working properly. Yes, you can learn the technicalities, but to be a really good Project Manager, ...
The increasing value of time
I was passing by Jerry's Pizza a few days ago and spotted their slogan "We sell free time". They do. You don't have to cook. You make a phonecall. And, ta-da! in 30 minutes, food is on the table. After mopping the floors of my new home for about two hours (yes, 3 rooms is a ...
How to choose your 2011 Planner
In about 15 years of using organizers (yes, I started early), I experimented quite a few solutions. And now, the market is more diversified than ever, offering various types of organizers, agendas, planners, notebooks, all colours, shapes, types, sizes, filled with all possible templates for organizing mostly any life. So, out of a large array of choices, ...
The one simple thing that will help you get organized
People tell me I'm structured, analytical and organized. (of course, more often than not, they also tell me I'm strange, moody, and inconsistent). (I think the two sides make quite an interesting combination, and I don't intend to change either of them). Anyways, along time I've experimented (as you can tell by the posts on this blog) with ...
Building traditions, for mental health
You know that feeling you get when you start noticing the same thing everywhere around you, and it keeps popping up? That's what I get this year about building own holiday traditions. I found it first on The Nest website, and as much as it gets into the typical one-two-three-tips type of articles, it got me thinking. Then ...
Easier Holidays
It's the first of December and I can't stop thinking that for many people out there, the most stressful time of the year has begun. Why are we creating such a mess on what's supposed to be the happiest time of the year? Sure, some of it is not our own doing - snow blizzards, frozen ...
1 year of Life Toolkit! Best posts & Coaching challenge
So one year of blogging passed away, quite fast. What happened during this time? Looking back... - I started blogging like crazy, read all I could on SEO and social network promoting, then decided I should just let my readers unfold as they come. And that's how I got to this steady, smallish base of you ...
The Ireland Road Trip or how to really enjoy your vacation
"Time doesn't stand still here - it just lingers." This was an inscription on "Joyce's craft shop", above, in Connemara; and it stands true for all Irish countryside. Time is, ultimately, how we perceive it, and that's one thing I experimented through my 12 days - 2000 km - country-tour-coastal route of Ireland. We started off ...
