Dr. Melissa’s Blog
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Since 2009, I have been writing articles about office organization, time management, work/life balance, email management, and productivity. I am passionate about helping people better manage the hours they choose to spend working and enjoy their non-work time as well.
I also believe in authenticity in my writing. One of my readers describes my blog as a place where I offer my head, my hands, and my heart to others. You will find posts about my struggles with perfectionism interspersed with humorous stories about my family and how we cope with life. This is a place where I choose to be brave and vulnerable with you.
My blog posts are broken down into three major areas:
- Productivity & Time Management
- Goals & Planning
- Life Balance & Self Care
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Variety is the Spice of…Business!
Yes, I have been radio silent (blog silent?) for the past couple of months. One reason is that I have been working on...
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Variety is the Spice of…Business!
Yes, I have been radio silent (blog silent?) for the past couple of months. One reason is that I have been working on...
Trello: A Great Way to Manage Ideas, Tasks, Projects, and More
If you have ever worked with me, you likely know that I have a love match with Outlook Tasks. I rely on it for my survival...
I am so proud of myself! I’m not sorry.
I was on a call with a client yesterday, and she was trying to tell me that she almost doubled her sales over quota last...
Productivity & Time Management
Trello: A Great Way to Manage Ideas, Tasks, Projects, and More
If you have ever worked with me, you likely know that I have a love match with Outlook Tasks. I rely on it for my survival...
The Bittersweet Reality of “Found Time”
Yesterday, my son passed his road test and got his license to drive. He is our youngest, so the days of school drop offs,...
The ULTIMATE Office Chair
A few weeks ago, I was doomscrolling Facebook and ran across this post from one of my friends, Michael Lawley: Umm....
Goals & Planning
Do you have a mountaintop in the distance toward which you direct your steps? Or, are you wandering through the valley avoiding obstacles and navigating around rivers? These posts are here to help you set goals and increase your motivation to achieve them.
Do you have a mountaintop in the distance toward which you direct your steps? Or, are you wandering through the valley avoiding obstacles and navigating around rivers? These posts are here to help you set goals and increase your motivation to achieve them.
Variety is the Spice of…Business!
Yes, I have been radio silent (blog silent?) for the past couple of months. One reason is that I have been working on...
Don’t Pee on Every Mailbox
In 2019, the National Center for Youth Issues published my children’s storybook, Seraphina Does Everything. In 2020, volume...
How to set goals when you are burned out
My friend Lou is the most positive and upbeat person that I know. We met in college, and my life is better for having her...
Life Balance & Self Care
You are a human being, not a human doing. You do not hang up your humanity when you enter your workspace. These posts will help you recognize that your work and personal life can be integrated and fulfilling.
You are a human being, not a human doing. You do not hang up your humanity when you enter your workspace. These posts will help you recognize that your work and personal life can be integrated and fulfilling.
I am so proud of myself! I’m not sorry.
I was on a call with a client yesterday, and she was trying to tell me that she almost doubled her sales over quota last...
A 3-Step Process for Setting Boundaries in Relationships
There is a lot of advice dispensed on the interwebs about the importance of setting boundaries, including from me. We are...
When did isolation become so…comfortable?
It’s time to get out. My family is fully vaccinated. Beautiful downtown Savannah beckons. Tybee Island is ready and waiting...
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