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8 Last-Minute Packing Reminders

September 8, 2013/0 Comments/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, Boost Memory, List Making, Reduce Stress, Saving Time, Travel/by Paula Rizzo

English: Photo of luggage (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I don’t really need any excuses to make a list. But whether it is getting ready for a vacation or planning a major move, there is nothing like travel to send me into super list-making mode. I’ve made lists of:

things to do before I leave
things I need to buy before I go
things I need to remember to pack

But no matter how organized I am or how early I start packing, there are always a few things I can’t pack ahead of time because I use them so frequently. I created a list of “Last Minute Packing Reminders” – may you never stress that you left the stove on or visit an airport convenience store again!

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.

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.

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

Find the Best Way to Keep Your Lists

July 11, 2013/1 Comment/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, List Making, Oprah, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Sometimes the hardest part about list making is deciding where to keep your lists. It can be handy to use an app on your phone, or a program like Evernote, where you can access your lists anywhere, anytime online. Using paper has its benefits, too — every finished task comes with the
satisfaction of crossing the item off your list. Read more

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