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Summer Reading List

August 22, 2013/0 Comments/in Books, Home, List Making/by Paula Rizzo

Pile of old books. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As a kid I always participated in our local library’s summer reading program. It was always a fun way to spend the summer, along with long days in the pool. I always looked forward to the stickers and prizes I got when I finished another title. I remember one year I had a theme — only mystery books! Even then I was pretty organized, I guess. Summer reading has a special place in my heart and now that summer is coming to an end — I figured I’d share a few books that I’ve yet to read, want to read and am currently reading. What’s on your list?

Here’s what I’m currently reading:

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Entwined with You by Sylvia Day: Entwined with You is the final book in the “racy” Crossfire series.

List of TV Shows Based on Books

August 15, 2013/0 Comments/in Books, Home, List Making, Movies, Technology, TV/by Paula Rizzo

If one of your favorite books has ever been made into a movie, you’ve been in that uncomfortable state of great anticipation. Part of you can’t wait for the movie to come out, and to see the book come to life. But part of you wants it never to come out, so that the story will remain untainted by Hollywood — when the movie version ruins the story is just the worst! Like with The Other Boleyn Girl: Loved the book, lukewarm on the movie.

Recently — books are being adapted into TV shows, too. In some ways, I think this works a little better, especially for book series — there’s less pressure to fit everything in a 90 minute movie. So, of course, I made a list of TV shows based on books that you might want to check out! If you don’t have any TV streaming subscriptions, you could always see if you can find any of these TV shows on a proxy site like pirateproxy, for example. These websites allow you to download the latest movies and TV shows on to your devices, so hopefully you will be able to find these shows to watch. Who knows, you might even be able to find some shows that you haven’t seen before, and you might even want to read the books afterwards if you enjoy them that much! Out of this list, which ones are your favorites?

The White Queen
Sex and the City
Game of Thrones
Friday Night Lights
Bones
Gossip Girl
True Blood
Dexter
Vampire Diaries
Sherlock
House of Cards
Pretty Little Liars

How to Know You’re an Obsessive List Maker

August 8, 2013/0 Comments/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, Books, Decision Making, Learning With a List, List Making, Movies, Saving Time, Travel, TV/by Paula Rizzo

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 a list of my own.

Reasons to Take a Staycation

August 6, 2013/2 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Books, Decision Making, Food, Health, Home, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress, Saving Money, Saving Time, Tool for Success, Travel/by Paula Rizzo

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 lost luggage.

So next time you think you need a break, consider taking a “staycation” instead. This could mean that you stay in a hotel just down the road, or it could mean that you look to buy a “holiday home” near you. This way you’ve always got a place to go on the weekends or somewhere to use if you have guests staying with you.

Use Lists to Cut Out Clutter

August 4, 2013/0 Comments/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, Books, Boost Memory, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress, Saving Time, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

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 Unstuff Your Life. Needless to say, he’s an expert at staying organized and keeping it together! So I thought he’d be the perfect “list producer” to feature:

Q: Why do you call yourself a compulsive list producer?

A: I don’t. I call myself a practical list producer.

Q: What do you make lists about?

A: Things I need to do that need to get out of my head, onto a page, then onto my calendar.

These are typically:

Errands

Home Projects

Work Projects

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