Comments on: Start Your Day By Eating a Frog

By: Things to write home about 1/18/09 | Feels Like Home

Things to write home about 1/18/09 | Feels Like Home — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:52:23 +0000

[...] at Simple Mom says you should start your day by eating a frog (It’s not specifically about doing housework, but I think it applies [...]

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:55:53 +0000

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This post was mentioned on Twitter by frelle: RT @tasradawson: Here’s why I’m eating a frog first: http://bit.ly/eatfrog (That’s for you @ltakeoka)…

By: BuenoBaby

BuenoBaby — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:05 +0000

[...] this morning, Ben and I cruised out to our good friend’s farm. We had a crappity-crap-crappy-craptastic frog to eat, and he helped us wash it down with a little understanding and kindness. Oh, I’ll get into the [...]

By: momAgenda_blog

momAgenda_blog — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:49:58 +0000

Do You Eat Your Frog in the Morning?…

I just read a blog post that presented a fantastic concept cloaked in rather unorthodox language. We all have certain things we dread doing, whether we are moms or not. It may be emptying the dishwasher, folding laundry, taking the……

By: A Few Simple Productivity Tools & Tips | Make and Takes

A Few Simple Productivity Tools & Tips | Make and Takes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:23:44 +0000

[...] Simple Mom: Start Your Day by Eating a Frog [...]

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:01:36 +0000

This is a great article and love that quote from Mark Twain. I think I had been doing as you suggested for a while and didn’t know that it was called “eating a frog first thing in the morning”. Now it makes sense. My least favorite thing is ironing. I had started ironing 3 shirts at 7:00 am–before I am even dressed and ready for the day. I just do it. It gets done and because I am rested from a good nights sleep, and because I am not even in my work clothes it doesn’t seem like something on my chore list that needs doing. But to do ironing later in the day is nearly a psychological impossibility. I have given up trying to get over that hurdle and am just doing the ironing in my pj’s in the morning. Thanks so much for this wonderful article. It has encouraged me.

By: 8 Ways to Find Motivation at Home

8 Ways to Find Motivation at Home — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:56:55 +0000

[...] your morning routine, attack that one thing you dread the most. Is it laundry? Start a load of wash right away, and make it your goal to get clean clothes in [...]

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie» I’m An Organizing Junkie

I’m an Organizing Junkie» I’m An Organizing Junkie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:59:38 +0000

[...] This expression refers to biting the bullet and doing the least desirable chore first to get it out of the way. It’s amazing how getting that one thing done lifts a huge weight off your shoulders and makes everything else to follow that much easier. This one step alone literally has changed my life. If you’d like more information about it, this post over at Simple Mom is terrific, Start Your Day By Eating a Frog. [...]

By: Organizing Your Way | 10 Ways to Get Motivated

Organizing Your Way | 10 Ways to Get Motivated — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:45:36 +0000

[...] Choose the thing on your list you’re most dreading and “eat the frog“. [...]

By: Organizing Your Way | So Much to Do, So Little Time: Part 4, Getting the Little Things Done

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:38:58 +0000

[...] at Simple Mom shared a great time management tip a couple of weeks ago: Start Your Day by Eating a Frog. While the title may be silly, the premise is simple and valuable – if you start your day by [...]