by Sara Cummings | Mar 4, 2022 | Productivity
You got off to a good start this year, with your resolutions, new habits, projects. . . and now it’s March. Say you started going through the 28 bins of junk that have been sitting in your attic for the past 10 years. How can you maintain the momentum? Here are... 
by Sara Cummings | Feb 3, 2022 | Productivity
There’s only so much time in our days. This really became clear to me when I read Julie Morgenstern’s classic, Time Management from the Inside Out. In it she compares time to space, like a room or closet; it’s limited and you can only cram so much in there. Another... 
by Sara Cummings | Jan 13, 2022 | Productivity
I stumbled upon two points today that might resonate with you, especially if you’ve been interested in – or struggling with – creating new routines. The first came to me in an email from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. I wish I could say I knew him personally,... 
by Sara Cummings | Sep 4, 2021 | Kids, Productivity
Children don’t always have the same sense of urgency their parents do. This can create problems when parents feel they need to yell or threaten their children in order to motivate them to get things done. But just as bad, the children don’t actually learn how to... 
by Sara Cummings | Apr 16, 2021 | Mindfulness, Productivity
What is a mindfulness practice and why is it important? The VIA Institute on Character* says, “Mindfulness is about seeing things as they actually are—with openness rather than bias, acceptance rather than judgment and curiosity rather than disinterest. It’s a... 
by Sara Cummings | Feb 10, 2021 | Productivity
We all waste time now and again. Sometimes it’s because we make random, silly mistakes. For example, I just watched my daughter put dirty dishes into a dishwasher full of clean dishes. Undo! But, when they are behaviors we engage in regularly, it’s worth...
