Creative people aren’t often the most organized. Here’s why we should be. My office is a mess. There are papers strewn all over my desk (which keep getting shoved further and further back the more my son grows and is able to reach for them). My computer has files way back from 2004 that were […]
Productivity and Mindset
Moving, When Your Office Is Also Your Home
Advice gleaned from 10+ international moves. You might find this incredible to believe, but in my career as a work-from-home freelancer, I’ve moved homes 14 times. I’ve moved countries, I’ve moved cities, and sometimes I’ve just moved over the road to a nicer apartment. Some of these moves occurred when I was single, but three […]
Do You Have An Unreasonable To-Do List? Here’s How To Fix It
Take the following steps if you are suffering from a to-do list that refuses to cooperate and threatens to strip away your sanity. I have 103 items on my to-do list this week. 32 of them are new. 71, I carried over from last week. I’ve been in this cycle for a while now, carrying […]
The Productivity Tip That Will Defeat Your To-Do List
If you’re looking to defeat your to-do list once and for all, here’s an approach that actually works. I’m a neurotic overachiever. If you’ve been reading this website for any length of time, this will not come as news to you. I read all the advice about self-care and setting boundaries and having a routine, […]
Find Work-Life Balance as a Writing Parent
I started thinking about work-life balance during my pregnancy. Here’s what I’ve learned in the years since then. In the years that I’ve been working with and talking to writing parents, I’ve never known a topic more fraught with emotion than work-life balance. And the guilt—the endless amount of guilt—that seems to hang over young […]