I spent a lot of last week doing bookkeeping. I know, I hear you groan! But it’s a necessary evil, right? I’m still relatively new to doing it in QuickBooks Online, and there were a few things I just could not seem to keep straight. Which category does this go in? Didn’t I already have…
Think about your list for a minute. Is there something on there that has been there for so long it’s become a Problem? Maybe the issue isn’t what you think it is. Maybe it isn’t really as overwhelming as it feels right now. Sometimes it helps to have someone else look at it with you….
I didn’t want to buy my Thanksgiving plates last week. It’s September for goodness sake! Thanksgiving is a lifetime away. But if I wait until November to buy Thanksgiving plates, and I want the napkins to match? Forget it. It’s too late. The stores have started stocking Valentine’s Day. So now, I’ve learned that if…
Sometimes a task keeps getting bigger, even though the work itself hasn’t changed. What started as “answer a few emails” quietly becomes “deal with all my email.” A handful of papers turns into “I’ve got to get getting organized!” How about “one quick call” and suddenly it’s an entire afternoon on the phone. Before long,…
Last week I was reminded how easy it can be to unintentionally add friction to someone else’s problem. Someone needed some information, and while I couldn’t really solve the problem for them, I did have something that I thought might help. So I made a little extra effort to get it to them. They were…
It can be surprisingly easy to mistake an assumption for a fact. We see a problem, our brains come up with a likely explanation, and we move on. Sometimes we’re right. Sometimes… it turns out the real problem is something we never considered. Before changing direction, giving up, or spending money on a solution, it…
Marie Kondo famously asks whether something sparks joy. I’m not sure if that’s quite the right question for technology. My bookkeeping software definitely does not spark joy in me. 😂 But I need it. It works. And I do think our technology needs to earn its spot in our lives. Think about the app you…
Labor Day is such a good reminder that work comes in many forms. Some people build things. Some teach. Some care for others. Some quietly keep businesses running behind the scenes. Whatever your work looks like, I hope you have a chance to pause and appreciate what you’ve accomplished – and maybe even take a…