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As those who follow me on Twitter and Linked In will know, I am sorting out some systems for my business so I don’t need to re-think things I do often. I think they are really going to save me a lot of time in the long run, although they are taking a bit of time to set up. But basically I try to keep them in mind when I am working and then add bits and pieces here and there as I go along.

Anyway, I’ve just thought of a great new use for stickies. Stickies come with the Mac and have done for ages, but you can get them free for PC’s as well. They work just like the little yellow sticky notes – that you will no longer have all over your desk when you have written your systems! But they appear on your desktop. I like to use mine to hold inspirational quotes and reminders, so whenever I close programs down and get back to the desktop, there they are.

However its just occurred to me that they would be a great way of holding any current task list that you are working through. I was just doing my monthly accounts and have written myself a checklist in my Systems document. Then I copied and pasted that into a sticky on my desktop. Now I can delete each item from the list as I do it, and when I’ve got an empty ‘sticky’ then I’ve done my accounts for the month! How very satisfying.

Here’s August’s action planner. Read the rest of this entry »

• Join @NancyMarmolejo for 27 minutes on the 27th (I'll be there!) http://tinyurl.com/pefreecall #
• RT @kirsty_wilson Philosophy of a Good Business Owner http://post.ly/nlyK Putting more systems in place – just what I've been looking at. #
• #Moodle – well I have a live working Moodle installation. Bit fiddly but not too bad. V. academic – lots of boxes to fill in #
• Preparing a drupal site for release today – always a bit scary #
• If you're in Uttlesford have you got your copy of The Cake Book yet? (If you're not local you won't have a clue what Uttlesford means!) #
• Uttlesford is a council area in East Anglia, UK. The Cake Book has recipes from local villages, but you don't have to be local to buy it. #
• How many times a day do I say 'oh, that's right, that's what I was doing before I was distracted by…' #
• Cake book details: http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/ #
• Cake book link – shorter url this time http://bit.ly/cLqDRv #
• Start of the summer holidays today. A whole new routine for the next few weeks. #
• Picked lavender yesterday to make lavender bags. How long do I let it dry out for? #
• Mac question: Growl wants to update – why I do need Growl? #
• Having a good sort out of my email groups as part of organising systems for my business. Can you email a specific group of clients easily? #
• Being an outdoor person I'm always interested in what the weather's doing and the drama of a summer storm: http://bit.ly/csXuZj #

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There is a lot of information out there on the web for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes something comes up that is way, waaaaay, out of your comfort zone. www.iamscrilla.com was just such a thing. Read the rest of this entry »

• Trying to type sitting some distance away from the desk so I don't disturb the cat who's decided to sleep on my lap. #
• Just out for lunchtime shopping – trouble is bought list of things for new ponies rather than what I need for dinner tonight! #
• A Moodle installation today – a 'virtual learning environment' for some medical resources. #
• On target to clear my goals for the week following a variation on Erica's GTD system http://lnkd.in/Y-eM92 #
• #Moodle Well the first thing is, its big! Having to arrange to unzip it on the server. #

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Now I like a nice glass of wine as much as anyone else. I’m for white generally but it depends on the meal, setting, etc. Read the rest of this entry »

Does your ‘to do’ list inspire you? Or is it just a series of jobs that you may have been interested in when you wrote them down but at any rate you need to get them done one way or another? Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve recently finished creating a site for the lovely Crabbs Green Boarding Kennels. Sam, the site owner, obviously loves dogs and wanted a site to reflect the care and attention any dog will receive on spending a holiday at their kennels. Read the rest of this entry »

• Planning on busting some of my bigger projects this week by spending a regular block of time on them each day. #
• Lots of SEO work coming up – everyone wants to be up in Google this week! #
• After taking ages to get started on my own new business website I now don't want to leave it alone! #
• Just love the Google Analytics plugin for WordPress so you can see all your stats on your dashboard – great fun. #
• Listening to Under Milk Wood again – such wonderful descriptions. #

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