Tag Archives: home office

16 Jul

How to Keep Things You Need Within Reach but Still Keep the Workspace Clear

Organisation isn’t just about keeping everything tucked away: it’s also about keeping the things that you need accessible.

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by Kylie Browne 1 Comment

Productivity Tips For Home-Based Businesses

01 May

Productivity, Time Management

4 Tips to Improve Productivity For Home-Based Business Owners

As a home-based businessperson, you may feel overwhelmed when contemplating the tasks ahead of you every day. Here are four tricks to help you work more productively from home.

Posted on May 1, 2019April 26, 2019 by Kylie Browne 1 Comment

Make Small Home Office Space Feel Bigger

17 Apr

Home Organization

5 Ways to Make Your Small Home Office Feel So Much Bigger

If you have a small office, less is more and having fewer things in your home office can make it feel bigger. Here are our tips to make your small office more spacious.

Posted on April 17, 2019May 21, 2019 by Kylie Browne 1 Comment

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Got a hankering to re-organize or de-clutter your home? Before you get started, think about your values for the home you want to create… For instance, which of the following values do you want your home to evoke:
Home values

Comfort?

Beauty?

Warmth?

Order?

Family?

Minimalism?

Retreat or sanctuary?

Harmony?

Simplicity?

Visual clarity?

Aesthetic appeal?

Love?

By clarifying the tone you want for your home, you’ll have a guidin…

Home Organizing: Start with your Home Values

I’m sure the last thing you want is a lecture on the importance of backing up or a tragic tale of lost files to hammer home the point.

Rather, if/when you’re ready to take steps to organize your computer backups, here are 4 levels to consider…

Organizing 4 degrees of computer preservation

1. Save often

Use the autosave function.
Also get into the habit of saving manually on a regular basis, especially if it’s a large or important file.
Every so often do a Save as…, using a new file name.…

Computer backups: Organizing your 4 degrees of preservation

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How can I minimize my travel time?
How can I make better use of unavoidable travel or commuting time?

Spend less time commuting

If you can, negotiate to work from home one or two days a week. Voila – instant time saved!
Reduce travel time by avoiding peak hours, especially if you drive. Although trains and buses may be more frequent during peak times, the ride will likely be less comfortable, with your options for time use limited to sniffing someone’s underar…

Time Management: Organize More Efficient Travel Time

No matter how fabulous your outfit, a haphazard handbag will undermine your personal presentation.

Not only is an overfilled, misshapen bag a fashion faux pas, it also a time-waster when you scuba dive in search of lipgloss, an embarrassment when you can’t find a tissue, and an opportunity-killer when you ferret fruitlessly for a business card.

So how do you achieve handbag nirvana?

First, the bag itself should be practical, with enough size and compartments to suit your lifestyle. I personal…

An Organized Handbag: The Ultimate Symbol of a Smart Woman

Waiting rooms at the surgeries of doctors and dentists are not places you want to spend time.

There’s the array of 2-year-old magazines bearing disturbing stains, the dude scratching himself beside you, from whom you’re convinced you’ve just contracted Ebola, and the rush to be on time only to still be sitting there, 45 minutes later.

But you can organize yourself to minimize the time you waste in waiting rooms. Here’s how…

Be Organized to Waste Less Waiting Time

1. Take the first appointment …

Time Management: Be Organized to Waste Less Waiting Time

Expanding your comfort zone is one of those things you can’t help doing once you make the decision. The trick is to think ahead about the areas where you want to grow. Choose a growth area and you’ll start to notice opportunities – then you just need to give yourself a little encouragement to take one small step at a time.
Ideas for expanding your comfort zone

Speaking up in meetings

Wearing more interesting clothes

Going somewhere new

Starting a conversation with someone

Seei…

Personal Development: Getting Organized to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

It’s one thing to splurge on fabulous shoes, a new iPhone or a scrummy bottle of wine.

But it’s just plain dumb to waste your money on penalty charges or excess interest because you were late paying a bill. All it takes is a little organization and a shred of planning, and you can save your dollars to squander in ways that really matter to you. That’s what I do!

Here are 6 simple steps to get it done.

Get Organized to Pay Your Bills on Time

List all your regular bills. These might include mo…

Organizing Your Finances: Get Organized to Pay Bills on Time

Do you ruminate about your child’s school challenges?

Get that worry out of your head – where it hurts you and helps no-one – and do something useful with it. By thinking constructively about things you can do and making a plan for actions you can take, you save yourself stress and improve your ability to help your child.

A big worry can be eased with a little organization.

Get Organized to Help Your Child at School

How can you help your child with school progress?

You might consider these id…

Your Child's School Progress: How to Stop Worrying and Start Organizing

Okay, so the title’s a smidge disingenuous. What I’m suggesting is that you abandon the tactic of email ‘checking’ – scanning subject lines and sender names, reading what catches your eye, sending the odd reply, all in a haphazard fashion.
Why you should avoid ‘checking’ email

1. You double up effort and waste time
Checking involves scanning, selectively opening and half-reading emails. But it leaves most message-related tasks incomplete. You quickly forward a hilarious YouTube link but d…

Organizing Technology: How to never, ever check your email again