2023 is here! Do you know what that means? Besides the fact that three years of the 2020s are already gone. It’s time for my annual word of the year announcement! Here is my 2022 word of the year! Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light …
Using Your Planner to Conquer Those Frog Tasks
If you came over to my house for an extended visit, at some point you might hear me or one of my family members casually talking about eating a frog. We picked that saying up years ago from a Christian time management speaker (Rick Grubbs), and it has …
Are There Any Bible Verses About Procrastination?
Have you ever looked for the word procrastinate in the Bible? Maybe you were disappointed when you didn’t find it. While it’s true that the word procrastinate is not actually found in the Bible, I believe that there are many Bible verses about procrastination and using our time wisely, and I …
10 Ways to Get Motivation and Start to Work
Do you ever think to yourself, “If I only had the motivation, I could get so much done.” Well, today we are going to talk about 10 ways to get motivation. Some of these you may have heard before, but keep reading. There may be some new angles …
2021 Word of the Year + What Did I Learn?
Well, are you ready for the big reveal? I’ve decided to make this a tradition here on A Ruby in the Rough. Each year, I want to share with you what my word and verse of the year was for the previous year. My word of the year I …
How Can I Use My Planner Consistently?
You have a beautiful planner. You also have a bag full of stickers – enough to decorate your planners for years. Maybe you even have all the fancy pens, washi tape, bookmarks, and sticky notes. Oh, and even with all of this, you still can’t resist picking up …
How to Start Habits in 6 Simple Steps
Of course, you know those things that you would like to start doing and develop as habits. We probably all have them. There are things that we know we should do regularly, but they just fall between the cracks in our busy lives. Whether it is exercising, spending …
What’s the Definition of Procrastination? Tell You Later!
Where should we look if we want the definition of procrastination? I think the dictionary would be a good place to start! I don’t have one of those here handy at the moment, so instead of procrastinating until I do, I’ll just run over to a new tab …
Praise Planners are here: Who are they for?
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all THY marvellous works. Psalm 9:1 I think I know what you’re thinking about this post. You’re probably thinking that this is a post to announce that Praise Planners are now for …
4 Benefits of Using a Weekly Planner | Praise Planners
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:14-16 Last week we talked about my 2021 weekly …
Where I got my 2021 weekly planner | Praise Planners
“Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.” Psalm 25:4 It started in 2019 I first started using a planner in 2019, although it really seems like longer ago than that. We got two adorable little leatherbound day planners for free when we ordered something. …