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Routines that Work

Make Today Matter reboot – Day 3

May 2, 2010

Welcome back to Mom’s No Chaos Zone!Step three is all about the “three step action plan”.  I actually posted the details of this POWERFUL tool here on MNCZ last year.  You can read the full article, “Powers of Three” here and start putting it into practice today!

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Sometimes you just have to start fresh

April 30, 2010

Rebooting….. Have you ever felt like you’ve been sideswiped by life? That’s where I am right now and it’s totally knocked me out of whack. Part of it is there have been major changes in our family that have made our old way of doing things not work anymore so it’s back to the old [...]

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Laundry

April 28, 2010

And you thought you had laundry issues! Laundry for a family can seem like a never ending chore.  There’s always something in the hamper. But y’know, it could be worse!  You could have to wash over 100 horse soldiers’ grubby clothes with one of these like the laundresses of Fort Scott.  This picture was taken [...]

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7 Ways to Get it All Done

March 9, 2010

Have you ever asked someone, “How in the world do you get it all done?” I get asked this question all the time. I just finished a new resource that answers the “how do you get it all done” question after thinking over the past 19 years of being a busy mom. (is there any [...]

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The Cure for Hamster Brain

February 26, 2010

Do you have so many things going on, so many things to do, so many things that are going to be happening, that your brain is just spinning?  I humorously call this condition “hamster brain,” but it isn’t very funny when that’s where you are!  I call it hamster brain after watching a hamster in [...]

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Time Management

February 8, 2010

Time management is the stewardship of our time, how we each decide to spend the 24 hours we’re given each day. Time management analyzes where we spend our time, how much time are we spending on activities, WHY we’re taking the time, and deciding if we need to make any changes. Time management is a [...]

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Making Your Quiet Times Happen

February 2, 2010

Reading the Bible and praying more is right at the top of Christian women’s goals and resolutions lists, up there with getting organized and losing weight. Unfortunately, just like organizing and weight loss  aspirations, our best plans and intentions to have daily devotions or quiet times tend to fizzle a few weeks into the year. [...]

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Morning Routine

January 26, 2010

Studies have shown that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It affects our energy level, metabolism, focus ability, and health. Undoubtedly the first fuel of the day for the body is very important. Equally important is the first emotional fuel for the mind. Imagine this scene with me: The alarm goes off, [...]

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Balance – What’s your biggest struggle?

January 18, 2010

We’re going to be focusing on balance for a few weeks.  Balance is one of the biggest issues we face as women of many roles.  I need your input!!!  Please tell me what your biggest balance struggles are so we can talk about them here!  Just put them in a comment on this post. If [...]

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Great Time to Sign Up!

January 10, 2010

Some of y’all were waiting for the next group to start up for Make Today Matter.  Tomorrow is the day – Group 17 will be starting up!  This is a great time to sign up! Let 2010 be the year you make each day matter with best-selling author Brook Noel’s proven program… Group 17 Begins [...]

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Brook Noel’s Goals Workshop

January 3, 2010

Do you want to turn your resolutions into reality in 2010??? Tomorrow January 4th, Brook Noel, founder of Make Today Matter is starting her “Transforming Resolutions into Reality” workshop.  This is the *queen* of all goals classes!  What I’ve been sharing in my mini course is just a taste of what I learned from taking [...]

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The Catch-all Notebook – part 3, Sweet Calendar Tip!

November 9, 2009

One little Catch-all Notebook add-on I came up with all by myself (I’m so proud of myself!lol)… Get a notebook with one of those little elastic bands attached.  The band is supposed to be to keep the notebook closed but it has another, even more useful function in my Catch-all Notebooks.  I purchase one of [...]

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The Catch-all Notebook – part 2, Getting Started

November 6, 2009

The beauty of the Catch-All notebook is its simplicity and economy.  You don’t have to go buy a big leather monstrosity with a dozen tabs and various calendars and forms.  All you need is a little spiral bound notebook.  5 X 7″ish works best for me – it fits in my purse nicely and still [...]

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The Catch All Notebook – part 1, my spare brain

November 4, 2009

In the “bad old days” I was always forgetting things… things I needed to do, things I needed to get at the store, places either me or the kids had to be, people I needed to call, appointments, birthdays (oops!)…. you name it I could forget it! One of the problems is I was trying [...]

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Everyday Paper Piles

October 23, 2009

Drowning in paper? Learn how to stay on top of paper instead of beneath it Beginning Monday, October 26 Last call for Brook Noel’s Everyday Paper Piles class! During this five-week course you will learn a new way to conquer paper piles once and for all. You will learn to: assess your paper personality and [...]

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