Category Archives: Time Management

Filling Your Days

Yesterday, I asked you to reflect on your days… how are you truly spending your time?  There are days where we are working to a MAXIMUM.  And, there are also days that we seem to be working a full day, but have not done so.  Why do we sit at our desks “working” when we...

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Tracking Your Time

Over the last few days, Kelly and I have had the chance to meet with DC and Baltimore wedding pros.  We had the pleasure of speaking on mission statements at the Baltimore NACE meeting and I also had a casual breakfast with some of The Simple Plan DC graduates.  One thing is clear: it is...

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5 Ways to Cope with Busy Season

June 15th!  That’s today!  This could only mean one thing: SUMMER is almost here!  And, in the wedding industry that means it’s busy season.  Busy season means we are all running around maxed out.  Our weekends are full of weddings, and our weeks are full of preparing and processing those weddings.  With all the “busy-ness”,...

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The Perils of Multitasking

I love multitasking!  I love the feeling that I’m juggling a lot of balls at the same time.  A gazillion years ago in college, when I was a barista at Starbucks, I loved having twenty drinks in my queue.  I love simultaneously heating milk in one jug, foaming milk in another, while grinding beans into...

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30 things you can do in 30 minutes

I talk a lot about working on HUGE projects in chunks of 30 minutes per day.  My rationale is that you can do ANYTHING if you piece it into small bites.  I like to set a timer so that a 30 minute project doesn’t swallow my entire day by becoming a 5 hour project.  Lately...

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