Productivity Alchemy

This week we both have had a normal week, although not without a few hiccups. We'll talk about that, Ursula's upcoming virtual con appearance, and Kevin's sudden anxiety about being on-call. After that, we have an amazing talk with Dana Mahina and find out how she stays productive!

• Charity Spotlight: Kiva
• Charity Spotlight: Nelm's Music Planet
• Dana Mahina
• Dana Mahina on Twitter
• Dana Mahina on LinkedIn
• Focused Writing Apps
• Joe Versus the Volcano
• Breaking Bad
• Mythic Quest
• The Office (US Version)
• Brain Writing
• Sheryl Sandburg
• A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

It is book launch week! We talk about the book launch event for "A House With Good Bones" before catching up on our productivity, lack of travel plans for the next few months, and more. We then chat with Jennie and Obby Breeden about how they stay productive!

• Charity Spotlight: ACLU
• Charity Spotlight: Planned Parenthood
• The Devil's Panties
• Jennie on Twitter
• KiwiBoxes
• CrunchLabs
• A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon)

We're both home! But since Ursula was at a book event this week, she gets a week off while I have an amazing talk with Athena Scalzi, and find out how she stays productive.

• Charity Spotlight: Carolina Tiger Rescue
• Athena Scalzi on Twitter
• Athena Scalzi on Whatever
• Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps
• Native Care Products
• Remarkable2
• Squishmallow
• Squishable
• The JoCo Cruise

Hi folks! After a weekend in Indianapolis I recorded this from a hotel in Orlando, so the productivity update is a bit sparse. But to make up for it, we have this AMAZING chat with Sara Nash, and found out how she stays productive! Enjoy!

• Charity Spotlight: Trans Lifeline
• Sara Nash on Twitter
• Dexcom G6
• The Flylady
• Mise en Place
• Fitbit
• Asana
• Lynne M. Thomas
• University of Illinois SFWA Special Collection
• Timex Sinclair 1000
• TRS-80
• Wax Cylinders at the Library of Congress
• Bullet Journals
• Yogurt in an Instant Pot
• Violet Blue
• FloMask
• Corsi-Rosenthal Box
• Bullet Train

We're back from Hawaii, but Ursula had a bit of dental work so is taking the week off. After a brief update from Kevin, we'll jump right in and talk to Rebecca Martino and fine out how she stays productive!

• Charity Spotlight: Sleep in Heavenly Peace
• Stately Pet Supply
• Stately Pet Supply in Instagram
• Stately Pet Supply on Facebook
• Apple Notes
• At-A-Glance DayMinder
• Clamp-on Cupholder
• Lightspeed Point-of-Sale
• Downton Abbey

Hi folks! This is our last episode before taking a two week vacation! It has been YEARS since we did an ACTUAL vacation, and so we'll talk about where we are on our various projects and where we hope to be before we leave. After that, we have a lovely chat with the author Tove K. Danovich!

• Charity Spotlight: The Livestock Conservancy
• T. K. Danovich
• Tove on Twitter
• Tove on Instagram
• Tove's Chickens on Instagram
• Pilot G2 Pens
• Jetpens
• Scan Marker Pro
• Libby App
• The Hookup Plan
• Rosemary & Thyme
• Midsomer Murders
• Shakespear & Hathoway
• Monty Don
• Ground Force
• Courtney Maum's The Year of the Horses

Hi folks! This week we'll talk about Kevin's new Toys - I mean Tools - that he's using to keep track of things. We'll also check in with Ursula and how her progress is going with edits and the endless pile of things to sign. After that, we read your letters!

• Charity Spotlight: World Central Kitchen
• Todoist
• Patboard
• Modubooq
• Chef Jose Andres
• Tzadikim Nistarim
• Ellane W

Images from Cori!

This week we catch up with Ursula on how her glasses and brain meds are going, as well as see where Kevin is on his work. After that we have a lovely chat with James Fair, and find out how he stays productive!

• Charity Spotlight: American Red Cross Disaster Services
• James Fair on LinkedIn
• Motivate Your Life - 11 Inspiring stories to move you into action: A Journey of Riches
• Office365
• MAGFest
• Dorsai Irregulars
• OneNote
• Tim Ferris
• Maintenance Phase
• If Books Could Kill
• SteamDeck

Apologies for the mic issues in the opening discussion, I have no idea what happened there. This week in our productivity updates we have a normal, not very exciting, and typical week. This is a good thing! We also talk about Ursula's soon-to-be-updated eyeglasses, Kevin's hurry-up-and-wait time fillers, an update on our planned trip to HI, and a chicken update. After that, we have a catch-up interview with Anne "Tyrrlin" Williams!

• Charity Spotlight: TTs Rescue Squad
• Gryphon Winds LLC Square Shop
• Gryphon Winds LLC on Facebook
• Tyrrlin on DeviantArt
• Tyrrlin on FurAffinity
• Tyrrlin on AO3
• Tyrrlin on Wattpad
• Tyrrlin on Fanfiction.net
• Episode 85 - Event Planning, Anne "Tyrrlin" Williams
• Fallout 4
• Critical Roll
• Matt Mercer
• OpenOffice
• Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy
• ML Nystrom
• Nylok Screws
• Bravestorming Movers

Now that I've recovered from MAGFest, we're back with a full discussion of our productivity for the past week, updates on how Ursula's new glasses and med changeover are going, and what Kevin is doing since his big project at work is on hold. After all that, we have an amazing talk with Juli Thompson about how she stays productive - and as a bonus, a discussion of para-social relationships.

• Charity Spotlight: Lutheran Disaster Response (ELCA)
• Charity Spotlight: Sahan Journal
• Juli Thompson on Twitter
• St. Steven's Lutheran Church
• Bullet Journals
• The Artist's Way
• Julia Cameron
• Gratitude Journaling
• David Allen's Getting Things Done
• S'moresUp
• The Flylady
• CONVergence
• Martin Niemöller
• B.F. Skinner
• THE MISBEHAVIOR OF ORGANISMS by Keller Breland and Marian Breland
• Chicken Camp
• Hmong Community in St. Paul MN
• Nadia Bolz-Weber
• An Immense World by Ed Yong