This 3rd installment of Principles to Live By and Enjoy Life More Fully hits us where we live and work. Our challenge is problem identification, and sometimes that takes an extra set of eyes. I have found that when my clients move into a new office, they immediately start work and don’t give themselves adequate time to set up their …
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Do the worst first
In this 2nd installment of Principles to Live By and Enjoy Life More Fully, I offer a simple concept that will serve you well and make your work and home life easier. Yes, you should eat the frog. Maybe you’ve heard the quote widely attributed to Mark Twain, “Eat a live frog the first thing in …
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Timely Tips for the Office
The office is one place that is always in need of great organizational tips. Try some of these on for size! Why not create a place in your office for your daily schedule and for organizational binders holding specific categories. The chalkboard makes a great daily schedule tool. The binders are from Staples and …
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Declutter your email
Don’t Freak Out, Declutter! Part 2 Do horrible feelings of dread muddle your mind as you log into your email? You have 1732 emails stacked up in your in-box, 1200 of them unread! But, you don’t feel too badly about it, your office mate has 3100 emails in his in-box with 2600 unread! One recent …
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Timely Tips XIV
This week’s Timely Tips are fantastic! Enjoy! Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when hard-boiling eggs to make the shells incredibly easy to peel off. Credit to Delighted Momma Use a fork to press garlic when there isn’t a garlic crusher available. Via Real Simple Re-purpose an old …
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Timely Tips XIII
I love searching the internet for great tips to make your life easier and more affordable! Enjoy this week’s offerings. Hang onions in cut-up tights or old stockings to make them last for months! Thanks to BuzzFeed for this tip! Store cupcake and muffin cases in a mason jar Via Table for Two …
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Timely Tips XII
Here are more great timely tips for you! I love it that we can save time and money by using these fantastic tips! Musty old towels can be refreshed by washing them in 1 cup of white vinegar on a hot cycle; then repeat with 1/2 cup of bicarbonate of soda Via Pinterest Upload …
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Timely Tips XI
Here are this week’s fantastic Timely Tips guaranteed to save you time and money! Use a toothpick to prevent tape ends from sticking back to the roll Thanks, Real Simple, for this tip! To sharpen scissors, simply cut through sandpaper. Via U-Create Crafts This has to be the simplest way to open …
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Timely Tips X
Another fantastic assortment of Timely Tips found on the internet are presented here for your enjoyment! Use a magnetic strip to store bobby pins on inside of a cupboard. Thanks, Superwoman, for this timely tip! …Or store them in an empty Tic-Tac dispenser! Credit ~ One Frugal Chick Organize jewelry on a …
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Timely Tips IX
Here are your Timely Tips for this week! What great ideas! I wish I had known some of these tips a long time ago! Put a dry towel in with a wet load to reduce the drying time! Thanks to eHow for this Timely Tip! Use hairspray on the end of your sewing …
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