Word count: 162 Read time: 1 min “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Henry David Thoreau was an American author in the 1800’s. He had a deeper understanding than most people about the importance of goals. He saw behind the results of …
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Do Americans have a happy shoe addiction?
Word Count: 110 college essay help Read Time: 1 min According to ClosetMaid, in the U.S. 25% of women have more than 50 pairs of shoes in their closets. And according to the Census Bureau, there are 157M women in the U.S., 84M of which are mothers. Some 30M are 25 years or older and graduated with bachelor’s …
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“Put things away, not down.”
Word Count: 296 cuban cigars for sale Read Time: 2 min My mom used to say that when I came home from school, she could track me all the way through our country store, into the house, and clear into my room by following my “droppings.” First went the satchel, then my coat, then the …
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Don’t go through work to get to your work
Word Count: 265 Read Time: 2 min It’s something I say to my clients whenever they find themselves digging through stacks or piles of paper to find something they need. And it’s a great principle to live by. It’s not just at the office. Maybe you’re at home, lifting three pans to get to the …
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“Assign a place for everything.”
Word Count: 200 words popular cigars Read Time: 1.5 min My Mom loved to pound wisdom into my head. And this nugget is one of the wisest things she ever taught me. Assigning a place for everything is the epitome of what it means to be organized.
Kitchen Corner Cabinet
This mom in Colorado was struggling to get to the food she needed to use for cooking. Corner cabinets in kitchens can be a nightmare to organize and this corner cabinet does not have a turntable, making it all the less useful. In my 30 years of working in this industry, I have discovered that …
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Pantry
make quick cash online Kitchens were not made with women in mind! Neither was this pantry. Some kitchens are designed without considering women and their modern-day needs. Pantries in kitchens often suffer from this same malady. But women are resourceful and live with what life deals them. This mother discovered that a little ingenuity can …
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Toys are the tip of the hoarding iceberg
Word Count: 680 acid cigars cheap Read Time: 7 min The UCLA Center on the Everyday Lives of Families offers a telling insight on American families: “The United States has 3.1 percent of the world’s children, yet U.S. families annually purchase more than 40 percent of the total toys consumed globally.” You’re probably thinking, “Sue, …
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Who Me? Start a business?
An excerpted from Taken by Surprise by Sue McMillin and Sarah Hemingway Word count: 500 words Read time: 4-5 min. It was good to be back in the United States again, and I thoroughly enjoyed having a respite after my adventures in Sweden. The year was 1974, and soon enough it was time to regroup. I found …
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Taken by Suprise
An excerpt from Taken by Surprise by Sue McMillin and Sarah Hemingway Word count: 500 words Read time: 4-5 min. Roars of laughter resound from the room as I pass by in the hall. The atmosphere is electric, charged with the enthusiasm of everyday folks asking and learning. From the podium area, a bright flash of …
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