on behalf of emira, she wanted to thank everyone for jumping in and she’ll be posting some terrific advice on her blog: http://bosslady.ca

cheers, f.

Another thought. A lot of women I interviewed for my book said that when their kids were old enough to walk and talk, they used this trick: Mom would keep the extra-special-fun toys in her office, or maybe even a mini worktable for the kids, so that the kids would be occupied by something that was exciting, new, and an activity they didn’t normally get to do. These moms also said they’d spend a few minutes reading to or coloring with their kids before sitting down to work. That way the kids were less likely to interrupt quite so quickly. I know this is a couple years away for you, but i thought i’d mention it.

I’ve heard tons about GTD, but didn’t know specifically what it entails. I’m pretty sure the blog Lifehacker.com talks about it a lot. Thanks for the awesome summary, Lorissa.

Thanks for chatting, everyone. You can always visit me and my book (and blog!) at the below URL…

THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE by Michelle Goodman
Seal Press | Now in bookstores | www.anti9to5guide.com

1. Write down everything that is on your mind that you want to do - business, personal, things you want to learn, goals you have in 10 years etc.
2. Once you have these all down on paper (the idea here is to get everything out of your head) you need to decide if there is a next action for the item, whether you can just delete it/throw it away/forget it, or whether you can delegate it to someone else. A next action, is the next physical thing you can do to move that item forward. For example, if on my list I had “Clear out garage” my next action may be “Buy boxes” (for allt he junk to be organised in).
3. If there is a next action, and it can be done in 5 minutes, do it now. If not, schedule a time to do it.
4. You should also have a project list or any and all projects going on. A project, by David Allen,is described as any item that requires more than 1 action. Once a week you should review this project list to make sure you are on track. It’s the Weekly Review.

That’s the basic gist of it. It’s all about getting things out of your head and organising them into manageable parts.

I hope that makes sense. I’m not 100% clued up on GTD. Some sites that may be of interest though are: 43folders.com , zenhabits.com