Next time you’re packing up your suitcase for a much-needed vacation or business trip, consider using old buttons to organize your earrings… just push the wires through the holes and secure them at the back.
In fact, if you don’t own a fancy-schmancy jewelry organizer for your earrings at home, you can use this idea to keep pairs together in your jewelry box (or wherever else you store your earrings).
Well, it’s official… I am now working part-time at Lowe’s. So, if you happen to find yourself in the market for new cabinets or countertops, I’m your gal! Stop by the Georgetown store, and I’ll “hook you up.”
I tell you… It’s really strange to be sitting in the doctor’s office, waiting for the nurse to come in and give Amanda her immunizations (in preparation for Kindergarten), and thinking, “Cool… I actually know the name of that countertop edging!”
This doesn’t make me a terrible mother, does it? 😉
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Drowning in a sea of e-mail? Not to worry… I have discovered the solution! This weekend, I stumbled upon the coolest plug-in ever : Xobni. If you use Microsoft Outlook to read and send e-mail, you absolutely must download this free plug-in… your “eLife” will be forever changed! |
Xobni is the San Francisco startup that is revolutionizing the way people manage email relationships and organize your flooded inbox.
Xobni extends Outlook by offering fast search, conversation threading, a social networking platform, and many other features designed to make email better.
The name Xobni is the word “inbox” spelled backwards. Xobni was founded by Adam Smith and Matt Brezina in the spring of 2006.
Be brave. Try it out. Then, tell me what you think. I’d love to hear about your Xobni experience!
So, how did things go? Well, as always, flexibility is key…
My week didn’t exactly play out as originally planned…
Monday
@ 8:30am : BNI 1-to-1 Meeting
AM : [ real neat ] brainstorm session
PM :tidy, dust, & vacuum apartmentTuesday
@ 7:00pm : Toastmasters Speaker Seminar
AM : [ real neat ] phone calls, client follow-up
PM : play date for Amanda+ wash, fold, & put away laundryWednesday
@ 7:30am : BNI Chapter Meeting
AM : [ real neat ] blog & website updates
PM :OPEN +park play date for AmandaThursday
@ 3:30pm : BNI 1-to-1 Meeting
AM : [ real neat ] phone calls, marketing letters
PM : play date for Amanda + [ real neat ] workshopsFriday
ALL DAY : no school for Amanda = play, play, play !!
What about you? Did your week go as planned? I’d love to hear all about it!
Plan all you want… but if you don’t write it down, it likely won’t get done. Take 10 minutes today to schedule your family’s activities and to do’s for the week. For me, it looks like this:
Monday
@ 8:30am : BNI 1-to-1 Meeting
AM : [ real neat ] brainstorm session
PM : tidy, dust, & vacuum apartmentTuesday
@ 7:00pm : Toastmasters Speaker Seminar
AM : [ real neat ] phone calls, client follow-up
PM : play date for Amanda + wash, fold, & put away laundryWednesday
@ 7:30am : BNI Chapter Meeting
AM : [ real neat ] blog & website updates
PM : OPENThursday
AM : [ real neat ] phone calls, marketing letters
PM : play date for Amanda + [ real neat ] workshopsFriday
ALL DAY : no school for Amanda = play, play, play !!
Now, as you plan out your family’s week, don’t forget to include plenty of quality family time, plus a bit of pampering for yourself!
So, what does your family’s week look like? Do tell (in the comments below)!
