Marie Leslie
Resources for a Productive & Creative Life
The right cleaning products are essential for a healthy home. Household cleaners are great. You can buy them at the store, you can make your own, or you can use some combination of the two. But there are some common cleaners you should never mix. Whether you are using store-bought products or whether you want …
Your home office can start to feel cluttered and confining, especially when you’ve been so busy working in it that you haven’t paid much attention to your surroundings. It doesn’t have to stay that way, though. There are many things you can do to make your office more inviting, whether it’s a home office, or …
The Rent Collector Summary Sang Ly lives with her husband and son at Stung Meachey, Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s city dump. She is grateful she can help support her family by sifting through the trash for recyclables and things which can be repaired and sold. On a good day, she can earn enough to buy food …
Have you suddenly entered the brave new world of work-from-home? Have recent news events necessitated new work arrangements? Even if you were fortunate enough to already be a remote worker, is working from home working like you thought it would? Working from home can work. It can work if you have young children. It can …
Some days all it takes is just one thought, one well-timed phrase that resonates and sticks with you to inspire you and motivate you toward your dreams. Because we’re all a little different, and we each need something just a little different to move our thoughts in the right direction, here are 15 of my favorite …
Do you dream of owning your own business? Of being your own boss? Have you come up with the next million-dollar idea? Do your friends and family rave about your photography/sewing/baking/gardening/design skills and say you should be paid for your talent? Starting a business can be an exciting and life-changing adventure. It is not, however, …
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice Summary Shortly after midnight on April 15, 1912, a distress signal from the RMS Titanic, awakens the captain of the ship Carpathia. The Titanic has struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and is in grave distress. Though information is scarce, Captain Rostron leaps into action, determined to …
Are you overwhelmed with demands on your time? Are obligations, commitments and activities that don’t fit your core purpose sucking the life out of you? There’s an answer to this overload. It’s learning to say no. Life is full of choices and demands. Every day there will be things that come up, demands for your …
Would you like to painlessly boost your productivity today? Here are two simple ways to improve your productivity, save you time and give you a little clarity. 1. Clean off the top of your desk or workstation. Really. Remove everything from the top of your desk. Leave the computer monitor and the phone. You don’t …
The Valet’s Secret Summary York, England, 1819 As a once happily married woman, Rebecca Parker had a good life, but now widowed, working for a living, and her only child grown, she feels invisible, tired, and lonely. That is until the day a valet speeding by on a horse nearly runs her off the road. …
