Black Lives Matter
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReading time: < 1 minute We’ve been prompted to examine our place in the systemic racism that exists, and to seek out actions we can take to make meaningful change.
Monthly favourites — November 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReading time: < 1 minute How is it almost Christmas? Did November even happen? Just a tidy two tidbits for you today…
Project management approaches – waterfall and agile
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes A quick overview on Waterfall and Agile project management approaches. What makes them different and what will work best for you.
Monthly favourites — October 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes We’re midway through Spring. It finally feels like winter is almost a distant memory and summer is right around the corner. Here are some things that we’ve been enjoying during this seasonal transition.
Setting boundaries in a digital workplace
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes Taking inspiration from the “right to disconnect” law passed in France, I’ve reset my own boundaries for a healthy work-life balance in a digital workplace. Here’s some steps you can follow to do the same.
Email management principles
Reading Time: 6 minutesReading time: 6 minutes I’ve found an approach to email management that works for me, which might help you too.
Monthly favourites — September 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes September swept by, spring sprung in and here are a few things that caught our attention.
Producing our branding
Reading Time: 6 minutesReading time: 6 minutes The process we followed to develop our branding, and how it played out.
Understanding child themes in WordPress
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes The 101 on WordPress child themes and why they’re important. A WordPress child theme saves you time, provides greater flexibility and added security.
What we’ve learned about taking lunch breaks
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes If you have the luxury of choosing when to take your lunch break each day, you might sometimes find it appealing to cut it short to “get more done”, or worse… just work through. We set out to take our full lunch break every day to see what would happen. So what did happen? Read on…
Monthly(ish) favourites — July & August 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes Life happened in July, as it does. We took the pressure off by combining our favourites for the last two months (and we’re giving Lil a break for a while, as life continues to happen!).
Monthly favourites — June 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes The end of the financial year, the start of winter, and a quiet time around these parts.
Monthly favourites — May 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes Game of Thrones ended, the weather got cold, Lil had a birthday, and Aimee went on holidays! Here’s what else stole our attention in May.
How we use: WordPress for this blog
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes Why did we choose WordPress.org for this blog and why is it different to WordPress.com? Here’s our take, along with the steps we took to set up this blog.
Monthly favourites — April 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes April was filled with Easter Eggs and Anzac Cookies, among some of these other things!
What happened when I had an untouchable day
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes In this era of uber-connection, it’s not often that you’re completely unreachable by anyone. So I gave it a go.
Minimum Viable Product
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes How we developed a ‘minimum viable product’ for this website, and the questions we asked ourselves along the way.
Reflections on starting a side project
Reading Time: 8 minutesReading time: 8 minutes Let’s just call them projects, because “side” or otherwise, we’ve learned that to do well takes a lot of work!
How I use: Dropbox for iPhone photo storage and backup
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes Or in other words: how to stop clogging up your phone storage with photos, by taking them off your phone and putting them in Dropbox (cloud file hosting).
Monthly favourites — March 2019
Reading Time: 6 minutesReading time: 6 minutes Here’s what we got stuck into in March: what we listened to, watched, read and learned. Our monthly favourites, if you will!
Welcome to Jess Co
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes Imagine if you were a company: what are your brand pillars? What’s on your personal charter? What are the non-negotiable rules your “employees” must follow? Here Jess ponders how thinking of herself as a company might make some decisions much easier.
Monthly favourites — February 2019
Reading Time: 6 minutesReading time: 6 minutes February went by fast, but we managed to stop and smell the roses / watch TV / use apps / read. Here are a few of our favourite things!
What we’ve learned about turning off notifications on our phone
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes We changed the notification settings on our iPhones to see what would happen and —spoiler alert— it can only do good! (Needless to say, we’re keeping them off.)
How to choose a website platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes There are a zillion platform options, but they’re not one size fits all. Here’s how we chose the platform for our website, and the questions we asked ourselves.
Forwarding to multiple addresses in Gmail
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes Gmail offers forwarding to one email at a time by default. Here’s how we got around it using forwarding addresses and filters.
Kind regards: why authenticity is queen
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes You are a special snowflake. Don’t let that disappear when it comes to writing emails!
What they don’t teach you in school
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes The art of negotiating (from a woman’s perspective)
Monthly favourites — January 2019
Reading Time: 6 minutesReading time: 6 minutes Our monthly favourites for January 2019. Things we’ve liked that you might too. (Also how is it 2019 already?!)
Hey, I’m walking here!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReading time: < 1 minute The benefits of walking meetings, and why you should consider taking some meetings outside. At least promise you’ll try it once.
Crumbs (and other reasons not to eat at your desk)
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes Crumbs are a very good reason not to eat at your desk. Here we give you a few more! Have a little read and see if you agree.
Monthly favourites — December 2018
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes Our monthly favourites for December 2018. Things we’ve been doing, reading, listening to, and learning lately.
How we use: Trello for to do lists
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes If you’re asking yourself ‘what on earth is a Trello?’ then this is the post for you.
Scheduling for life
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Agile project management: what’s in a name?
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes Tips on how to make agile project management work for you.
Just write it!
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes A statement of intention to become a better writer.
Working a four day week
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes What changed when I made the leap to an eight day fortnight.
Clear communication in a digital world
Reading Time: 4 minutesReading time: 4 minutes Approaches to ensure you’re communicating clearly and efficiently in a digital workplace setting.
Inbox zero
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading time: 3 minutes I’m feeling pretty smug right now — I’ve achieved 21st century zen: the elusive Inbox Zero. I did it and you can too, let me explain…
Stop, drop, do
Reading Time: 2 minutesReading time: 2 minutes My five non-negotiables at the end of the working day.