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Getting Back in the Swing of It – 2017 NGS Conference: Family Lives Here

Posted on May 15, 2017January 9, 2018 By Danni

My blog has suffered a bit since I began ProGen 18 months ago but I’m happy to say that I completed ProGen last month and it was absolutely worth all the work! Just in time too because I was, once again, fortunate enough to attend the NGS conference this year. The ability to attend national conferences such…

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Productivity Progress Follow Up

Posted on March 23, 2016 By Danni

My last post, Productivity Progress and Tackling Time Management, showed how I conquered my email inbox and started using some productivity tools to help me start managing my time a little better. I’m happy to report that I’ve been able to maintain this system for just over two months now, which is HUGE for me…

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Productivity Progress and Tackling Time Management

Posted on January 6, 2016 By Danni 7 Comments on Productivity Progress and Tackling Time Management

“Are you tired, run-down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all your problems is in this little bottle.”1 Wouldn’t it be great if the solution to all your problems really was in that Vitameatavegamin bottle? Can’t find that ancestor? Take a spoonful of Vitameatavegamin! Struggling to figure out…

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Let’s Talk Goals

Posted on January 2, 2016 By Danni

The end of each year always brings with it a whirlwind of activity and with all that activity comes the realization that the list of things you meant to complete continues to grow in length. Then come the New Year’s Resolutions, those items you want to see happen or get done in the coming year….

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The Sky Is (Not) Falling

Posted on December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 By Danni

Ancestry succeeded in rocking the world of a large number of genealogists today with their surprise announcement that they would be retiring Family Tree Maker genealogy software at the end of 2015.  Cue Chicken Little and hoards of unhappy genealogists bearing pitchforks and flaming torches. But hold fair citizens of Genealogy-land!  All is not lost…

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