productivity

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    Power through your To-Do list with a dice!

    Some years ago, Lori (one of the regulars on a Flylady system based Facebook page) invented a collaborative game she called “Flylady Bingo” as a motivating way to get through her to-do list, completing 6 x 15 minute tasks in two hours.  The facebook group has now closed, but fortunately you can use a variation on this technique and go it alone with a dice (or dice app), a glint in your eye and a determination to get things done. This is an excellent way…

  • Keep your HomeRoutines on your iPhone or iPod Touch

    Home Routines is a happy place for all those repetitive (and often thankless) jobs that come with running a household.  Each time you complete a job or routine, you give yourself a star.  At the end of the day, you can look at the Accomplishments screen and see how much you got done – even on the days that it feels like you didn’t do anything. Home Routines is ideal to store your own personalised routines and detailed cleaning tasks,  whether they are your very…