Instead of the Dishes » Entries tagged with "efficiency"
Keep Tabs on Yourself with Google Alerts
Wouldn’t you love to know who is talking about you? Online, it’s easy to keep track of references to not only yourself, but any other person, place, or thing that can be labeled with a proper noun. Google’s alert system allows you to set up alert notifications so that anytime any of your chosen alert words appear on the web, you receive an email with a link to said appearance. So if someone mentions you on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mommyhood, Write & Blog
I Have Commitment Issues
Right at this moment, I should be writing about three different articles that I have floating in my head. Really, there’s nothing to stop me. It’s 9:10pm and the rest of my family is in bed… asleep…probably. And therein lies the problem. Before kids I loved commitment. If anything, I was over committed. At work, I took on duties that were not part of my job description. If I thought of something that would help my coworkers or the organization I worked for, I took it on and made sure it got done. In my free time, I was committed to training for sprint distance triathalons. And of course, I was committed completely and without competition in my love for my husband. Now, “after” kids, I have a hard time with commitment. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mommyhood, Write & Blog
Rockin' the Net with RSS
As a former website coordinator, I am ashamed to say that I am just now learning about RSS. But then, in asking around, I didn’t find too many other people who know about it either. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication (in case you’re one of those people). In essence, it allows you to “subscribe” to all your favorite websites through a RSS reader, which “feeds” you any new updates made to those websites. So, instead of refreshing that really great blog site twenty times a day to make sure nothing new has been posted, you can just check your RSS reader. I have been trying out Google’s RSS reader, called Google Reader, for about two weeks now. I cannot believe I have waited this long to take advantage of this … Read entire article »
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Grab My Button!
