Entries by Paula Rizzo

How to Know You’re an Obsessive List Maker

A friend of mine shared a Buzzfeed list with me a while back: 27 Signs You Know You’re an Obsessive List Maker. As I read through the list, I realized that, as so many Buzzfeed lists uncannily do, nearly every item applied to me!   So, in true List Producer fashion, I decided to make […]

Reasons to Take a Staycation

For the whole summer, everyone is daydreaming about jetting off for a beach getaway. I bet very few of you dream of staying near home for your vacation, but don’t sell it short! In hindsight, it’s easy to overlook all the bad parts of a taking a trip – the delayed flights, missed connections and […]

Use Lists to Cut Out Clutter

I love meeting people who are just as organized as I am and getting the chance to learn something new from them. I went to the BlogHer conference in Chicago last weekend (more about the productivity tips and tricks on outsourcing that I learned there to come soon!) and met Andrew Mellen, bestselling author of […]

Make the Most of Your Weekend

Remember that song “Working for the Weekend” by Loverboy from the 80s? It always puts a smile on my face! Weekends are the best — I think you’d be hard pressed to find someone who disagrees. You have time to sleep in and indulge in all the things you’re too busy for during the work […]

Orchestra To-Do App is Discontinued

Another to-do app is shutting down! Orchestra is joining Astrid and closing up shop. Here’s the story   Despite Orchestra’s great success (ranking as the App Store’s Productivity App of the year in 2011,) the Orchestra team is changing their focus. Part of what made Orchestra a great app was its compatiblity with email — you […]