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How I used Evernote this week to give a quick referral
A past client of mine recently asked me for some bookkeeper referrals. This is common, and I’m happy to do it. It’s also common for me to share referrals for graphic designers, virtual assistants, and freelance resources. I finally learned that if I have them all in one note, I can simply copy and paste the sources into an email within seconds, instead of reinventing the wheel each time I’m asked.
How to avoid bringing clutter home from vacation
It’s all too easy to get caught up in buying a little something here and there while on vacation. Vacations have us feeling freer to buy that t-shirt we’ll unlikely ever wear at home, that scarf (because it fits in our bag, not because our wardrobe needs it), or that tiny sculpture that seems irresistible at the time.
How to catalog your books (and maybe let go of a few in the process)
In the age of simple, graphically manicured websites, librarything.com stands out as a relic from decade’s past. I don’t discriminate though; as long as a product or site works, it’s pretty enough for me. I suggested this book cataloging site to a client who was resistant to let go of books for many reasons, but the main one being that she didn’t want to lose track of the books she had, and interests thereof.
Q&A: Am I using Evernote tags right, and how do I optimize the use of notebooks?
Folks who are new to Evernote always want to know the difference between notebooks and tags. Next aways comes questions of how to optimize notebooks:
How many notebooks do I need?
How do I know which notebook to assign if I can see more than one option?
hen do I use notebooks vs. tags?
How I used Evernote this week to capture inspiration from a client’s old memory box
Oftentimes my clients and I find wonderful scraps of inspiration in the dusty old boxes. Last week we found many of these in one particular box. Two of which my client invited me to photograph since we spent some time chatting about them.
The VHS collection smack-down
Do you really still have VHS tapes? If so, I’m going to read your mind in an effort to help you let go of them. You still have a VHS collection because:
- They may have sentimental footage. This is the only good reason for keeping any - and still, rarely good enough considering you can’t even remember what that footage could be!)...