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October 10, 2024

Stop Lying To Yourself

Procrastination can be a powerful tool. Sometimes I’m so busy procrastinating something I don’t want to be doing that I get a ton of other tasks done in the meantime. Procrastinating, ironically, can provide some of my most productive days. But in the end, I’m still left with the mental weight of whatever I’m avoiding […]

Filed Under: Anti-Perfectionism, Declutter Mary 15 Comments

February 1, 2023

Working the challenge into your life. {Time Management Tips}

This advice does not apply to you if you feel footloose and fancy free with a bunch of extra time on your hands. This advice is for you if your plate is full and you’re not sure how to find the time to do just one more thing, even if that one thing is important […]

Filed Under: Declutter, Planners Mary

May 8, 2021

Fight Back Against Schedule Stress (May is hard and that’s okay.)

If you’re not feeling Schedule Stress right now, I bet you know someone who is feeling it hard. Schedule stress is exactly what it sounds like – there is so much on your schedule that it causes extra stress. We’re not talking about just having a lot to do, I mean specifically that your schedule […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Planners Mary

February 9, 2021

The Drama of Procrastination

More than 10 years ago I watched a movie He’s Just Not That Into You. The thing that has continued to stick with me from the movie all these years later has nothing to do with the dysfunctional romances depicted. There was this scene where two characters, Alex and Gigi, were discussing how women* like […]

Filed Under: Declutter, Organize, Planners Mary

January 1, 2020

Just start.

I can think of a million times I was nervous to start something, but once I got myself to do it, it was no where near as bad as I had made it up to be in my mind. The examples range from simple things like doing the dishes after a big feast or big […]

Filed Under: Declutter Mary

December 30, 2019

Be Unavailable

I discovered using “airplane mode” for personal/work reasons by accident. I was trying to film the planner tour from my phone, but texts and notifications kept interrupting me. It occurred to me to put my phone on airplane mode to stop notifications, but then I forgot to put it back on for a few hours […]

Filed Under: Declutter Mary

November 16, 2019

FREE 2020 Calendar (*Editable PDF*)

It’s that wonderful time of year … when I release my FREE 2020 Calendar. 😉Yay!!! There is an editable version for newsletter subscribers only, but anyone can have the regular, non-editable printable version without subscribing. And anyone can have the editable one if they subscribe. Here’s a sample of what the pages look like … […]

Filed Under: Free Printables Mary

November 5, 2019

Inside the Planner – Daily Planning (Section 3 of 6)

This is the 3rd video of this series. I not only show you the daily planning pages, but give you a real life example of using it. This daily planning page can help so much with the crazy days! If you don’t have your planner yet, get your pages ASAP! Shop HM Planners And please, […]

Filed Under: Planners Mary

October 29, 2019

Inside the Planner – Weekly Planning (Section 2 of 6)

This is the 2nd video in my series going inside my planner. I want you to hear from me how to make the most of your planner. The section in this video is about the Weekly Planning Section. This is definitely THE most used section of the planner. You’ll need to at least glance here […]

Filed Under: Planners Support

October 22, 2019

Inside the Planner – HM Section Tips (Section 1 of 6)

I’m beginning a new video series – yay! For the next 6 weeks, I’ll be sharing tips for each section of the planner! The first video covers the first section – the Home Management Section, which includes the Monthly Planning pages. Video making is an obvious talent of mine (said sarcastically), so I hope you […]

Filed Under: Planners Mary

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