by Sara Skillen | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog, Overwhelm, Tasks, Time
I went to my first professional soccer game this past weekend. I don’t think I had seriously watched an entire soccer match since our youngest played what we lovingly referred to as “Amoeba Ball”: a tightly-knit wad of 5 year-olds shuffling up and...
by Sara Skillen | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog, Overwhelm, productivity, Tasks, Time
Portions of this post originally appeared in March of 2020, when so many things were unknown and scary. Just as I mused back then, I’ve struggled a little with what to write this week. But looking back over some old notes and connecting them to where I am now – I was...
by Sara Skillen | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog, Clutter, Order, Organizing, Tasks, Time
You all know about my method to get the ball rolling on an organizing project – L.E.S.S.?? If not, you can check out Chapter 9 of my book or download a fun little graphic about it here. It’s called LESS because “Less is more,” right? The basics...
by Sara Skillen | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog, Clutter, Finishing, Overwhelm, Procrastination, Tasks, Time
Blogger’s note: today’s tale is inspired by several fairy stories of the “amoral” genre – not amoral in the sense that the hero has no conscience, but amoral in the sense that they do not have to possess any particular talent, unique...
by Sara Skillen | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Order, Tasks, Time
From The Stuff Behind The Stuff™ Vintage Archives, here’s an updated post from back in 2018 that got some nice attention and interaction. So grab your favorite cup or glass, and join us in a fresh discussion! __________________ I don’t know why it still...
by Sara Skillen | Sep 6, 2021 | Blog, Order, Organizing, Overwhelm, Self Talk, Time
When our kids were little, they were obsessed with the movie Finding Nemo – my daughter in particular. I’ve seen it probably, oh, at least 30 times start to finish – more than that if you add up all of the snippets I’ve caught as I walked...
