Practical tips and ideas that empower Wixii women to “manage it all” just a bit better.
To know me is to know I am a bit obsessed with healthy eating. I continuously educate myself on nutrition and health, and I subscribe whole heartedly to the garbage in/garbage out mentality. As the mother of three growing boys, there is no doubt that I am in the food business. I am on a […]
Wixii™ Jessica always strives to maximize use of her time by completing errands based on her route and geographical location. For example, after dropping her daughter off at school, she will swing by the post office and grocery store as they are on the way back to her home office. As for meetings, Jessica shares […]
As if organizing work and family for a pending summer trip or ski weekend isn’t stressful enough, I must also find the right person to watch the dogs and care for the house. Like many of you, our dogs are members of our family and we care greatly how they fare in our absence. My […]
One of my top priorities before taking on my new job was to get a handle on our family’s food consumption—from the store to the table for at least 80% of meals in a week. This meant looking into several different food planning resources: from recipes, to the people in my life who have managed […]
Tis the season…overnight summer camp is upon us. If you hope your child changes his/her clothes at sleep-away camp, make the system easy, quick and brainless. This summer, all my sons are doing several overnight camps where there is no real unpacking. My most successful key to packing and actual clothes changing, is to pack […]
I ascribe to the “touch it once” rule for paperwork, which means I don’t open an envelope until I’m prepared to deal with it. Then I file it or throw it away. I throw away almost every single catalog. – Katherine L.
There is endless “good” advice out there, but sorting through and knowing which to apply to our individual lives is an extra challenge. Several years ago, I read The Happiness Project and walked away with one of the best everyday skills. Each night, no matter how tired I am, I take 10 minutes to quickly tidy […]
For dinner, we cook it fresh one night and serve it leftover the next. – Wixii™ Joy Castillo
No time to read but many miles to drive or commute? Featured Wixii, Amanda Kessler, recommends a subscription to Audible.com. Whether you select books for personal or business development or just for entertainment, you can say goodbye to those lost hours driving.
If you are at all like me and consider yourself technology dependent (i.e., your smartphone is like another appendage) but not necessarily tech wise/savvy, may I suggest prioritizing regular back-ups of your data, and in at least two different ways. Recently, I learned, the hard way, that regular backing up to multiple sources can save each […]
