I think parents are often overwhelmed because we truly want to give our best to both our families and to our careers or other endeavors.  We are all trying to cram more and more activity into each day, whether that is our own work or carting our children off to their many school events and activities.  We have difficulty setting limits on our commitments, and as a result may spread ourselves too thin.  I speak from experience!

I write on personal productivity because it motivates me to try to be more effective in my own use of time, not because I’m by any means an expert on the topic.  I believe in working harder, not longer!  I find that writing for Productivity @ Home keeps me abreast of the latest trends, gadgets and techniques and puts me in contact with people in the field who are doing great things to make our world a better place.  I look at productivity from a multi-faceted approach, including everything from work and time management to life-long learning and health and fitness.  If I let one aspect of my personal productivity efforts go, the rest of the areas suffer with it.  Blogging on these topics every week challenges me to try a little harder every day!