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Are You Addicted to Saying “I’m So Busy?”

“I’m so busy?” It’s an excuse, an apology and sometimes a greeting. Did you know that this “go to” saying might actually be making you less productive? We often attribute our busyness to being as sign of the times, that in this technological age we are all working longer hours and taking on more responsibilities. But wereour predecessors really any less busy? Without modern luxuries like a dishwashers and microwaves, previous generations had as many time consuming tasks as we do.

So what can y...

Cameron Diaz’s Shopping List Tips

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A friend recently informed me that in her new book, “The Body Book“, Cameron Diaz mentions how important shopping lists are to her health. She even included a few tips for when you sit down to make your own shopping list for the week:

1. How active will you be this week? Cameron believes it is important to design your nutrition around your body’s needs. For example, if you plan on hitting the gym five days that week then you need to plan meals to support that higher le...

Adopt a “Back to School” Mentality

Even if you don’t have a child in school most people will get the “back to school feeling”in September. I know I do as soon as the weather starts to cool down. Summer Friday’s are over and it’s time to buckledown for another winter. September is also a great time to do a personal and professional status check. Are you happy with your job? Your career? Your home life? If not, now is a great time to start making new goals.

Here’s a list to help get you back on track this September:

Look at your j...

Instant Gratification Apps

We live in a society where quicker is better and right now is best. With the popularity of services like Amazon, Netflix and iTunes, having things brought to us in a snap is becoming more and more common. To satisfy our need for “instant gratification” there are some apps that will bring you what you want, when you want it!Most are start ups,and designed for people who work long hours and don’t have the time or energy to check things off their to-do lists themselves.

I’m a big fan of outsourci...

Getting Rid of Writer’s Block is as Easy as Baking a Cake

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We are all writers in some form or another. Some of you will have your own blog or journal, or maybe you’re a student writing essay after essay. Even office workers write emails or send out a few tweets here and there. I’ve been fortunate enough to never really suffer with writer’s block. Not that often, at least. It can be difficult to break out of though.

Here’s a checklist of tricks to try when writer’s block pops up:

1.Bake a cake– I’m not kidding, baking a cake (or...

Can List Making Make You a Billionaire like Richard Branson?

Lots of successful people also happen to be list makers — like Sir Richard Branson! He’s a high-profile British billionaire and founder of Virgin Group, which is made up of more than 400 companies including Virgin Atlantic. What you may not know is that he’s alsodyslexic andstruggled when he was in school. In fact, his principal told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. When I saw on his blog that he was a list maker. I just had to share some of his productivity tips...

Checklist to Get Your Holiday Shopping Done Now

I know it sounds a littleextremebut I’m a big advocate of starting myChristmas shopping in August. Getting all thepresents bought by Thanksgiving allows meto relax over the holiday season and avoid the shopping amateurs waiting until the last second and clogging up the mall parking lots in December.

Follow this month-by monthguideto have a stress-free holiday season:

August– This is a great time to start planning and thinking about who you need to buy for and what you want to get. Each year I m...

List of DIY Beauty Recipes

Everyone loves to be pampered every now and then. But I get it, it’s expensive to hit the salon. So how about if you did it yourself? My friend, Erika Katz, is a beauty expert and author at BondingOverBeauty.com and she’s come up with a bunch of easy DIY beauty recipes for us to try! That’s my kind of list!

Raspberry Parfacial Mask

The raspberry parfacial mask is perfect for breakouts and redness. This is a wonderful mask for your skin if you are having a breakout or blotchy redness. The oatmea...

Win Free Stuff for Sharing Your Bucket List

This past week I went on vacation to Miami for my birthday. I had a fantastic time relaxing by the beach and eating lots of delicious food. Even though this wasn’t an especially exotic vacation, it got me thinking about my bucket list and all the amazing places I’d love to visit and things I want to do before I “kick the bucket.”
My Bucket List

Thinking about the goals you would like to achieve is a great way to get started planning your future…especially after having another birthday! If you’v...

Heidi Klum Loves Her To-Do Lists!

I really enjoy finding celebrities who are also list makers. It makes me feel like we’re a special bunch!

In fact, there are many celebrities who are known list makers likeMadonna and Sandra Bullock. On Pinterest I made board dedicated to productive celebrities:

Follow my Pinboard of Productive Celebrities Who Probably Keep Lists on Pinterest.

Whose your favorite productive celebrity?

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