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Office or Home Decluttering Projects: Where to Donate or Sell Your Items

You might have some extra time on your hands this holiday season since there won’t be holiday parties and large family gatherings thanks to COVID-19. With all of that extra time, you might relax a little more or go all out on baking…something fun. Or, you might decide to finally plow through and get rid…

How To Look Better on Zoom for Important Meetings

Like most people around the world, you’ve probably spent more time than you ever thought you would in virtual meetings and virtual calls via video conferencing platforms like Zoom, Google Meets, WebEx and so on. Because we were initially all in the same boat with suddenly being required to work from home while the entire…

How to Prevent Holiday Stress in 2020

This annual post about avoiding holiday stress has been a tradition of mine since 2012. This year it seems more fitting than ever to share this. As I write this introduction, the governor of California has just announced rules for Thanksgiving gatherings: no more than three households, must be outside, can’t serve food family style,…

Daylight Saving Time: A Gift of Time for You

The clients I work with always say with exasperation when I first speak with them, “I wish I had more time!” Or, “I have too much to do and not enough time!” Or, “There aren’t enough hours in the day!” You get the picture. There’s great news if you feel the same way! Once a…

How to Ask Your Boss to Continue Working Remotely

Recently, a journalist from Celebrity Parents Magazine asked, “What should employees do if they are afraid to return to work because of COVID-19? How can you talk to your boss about not coming back in if you’re nervous? Can an employer fire you or let you go for not wanting to be back in the…

How to Choose the Best Health Insurance Plan

It’s that time of year – open enrollment – the time to choose the best health insurance plan that’s right for you. I’ve learned a lot this year through my family’s experience as well as my clients’ experiences. Here’s a summary of criteria to consider when you need to select the best health insurance plan…

Tips for Flying Safely During COVID

The holiday season is just around the corner. People have been cooped up. Folks are looking for ways to venture out safely. Perhaps you’re looking ahead to the holidays and safe gatherings with family or friends in distant places. If your plans involve flying, you’ll want to protect yourself and the loved ones you’re visiting.…

Will a 6-Hour Work Day Make You More Productive?

A Businesswire journalist asked, “Will working a 6-hour work day make you more productive?” Here is my response: Working less has the potential to make you more productive. When I’ve asked my time management clients to track their time for one week, they’re able to calculate their time losses. We lose time each day to…

Holiday Planning 2020

You might think September is a tad early to address holiday planning 2020, but this year has been like no other, wouldn’t you agree? If you haven’t made an intentional effort to put your positive hat on, you might have succumbed more often than not to the negative view that 2020 has been the year…

Document Management System – What are your digital options?

If your document management system has been used for your papers, what are your options if you’d like to be a little more digital? A few weeks back, I posted a blog about paper retention and how long to keep tax records and documents. Many people were relieved about how much they could finally let…