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The cook of the house always appreciates tips for the kitchen. Anytime that the cook can find shortcuts or a way of making it easier and faster to get their job done it is a major plus to their lives. These little dandies will be a nice addition to your kitchen tips and hints book.Peel a banana from the bottom and you will not have to pick the little "stringy things" off it. That is how the primates do it.Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster. ...
It's one of the worst things about camping - the walls are fabric thin! As a parent, when your child wakes up in the middle of the night and starts to cry, you hope desparately that everyone else either stays asleep or is hugely generous and forgiving. Then when your little darling wakes up with the sun and starts to bounce of the walls because she's so excited about camping, you again hope that everyone either stays asleep or is hugely generous and forgiving and you start to wonder how many people you should offer pancakes and coffee to in order to mollify any grumpy neighbors. ...
It seems that no matter where I'm speaking the question most often asked of me is, "What do I do about clutter?" It is a true dilemma for so many people. There are two types of clutter that I always address: physical and mental clutter. I believe that our inner world reflects our outer world and vice versa. If one area of clutter is addressed and resolved, most likely the other area will be resolved.
Our physical stuff becomes clutter when it lacks a proper "home". We value it enough to keep it, but not enough to give it a good home. When our stuff starts to clog a small space it gets moved to a bigger space-- the garage, attic, or basement--- where it hides out for years, mostly unnoticed. Until, of course, that space...
In the past, most offices had a receptionist whose responsibilities included
scheduling appointments for clients, customers, or patients, but with the
increase in one-person businesses, as well as automated attendants in larger
offices, this is seldom the case any more. As a result, if you are working with
a client when a call comes in, you have to choose between interrupting your work
to deal with the call, or letting the caller leave a voice mail message and
hoping you'll be able to connect with them before they decide to book their
appointment with your competitor.
You can save valuable time and reduce the risk of losing business by using an
online appointment booking system such as Global
Appointment Service. Simply enter your hours of operation and available
staff, and clients or patients can visit the site to schedule or cancel their
own appointments. The service will easily pay for itself, as the time you
currently spend booking appointments and making reminder calls will be freed up
to serve additional clients. In addition to the hosted version, Global
Appointment Service offers standalone software which may be installed on
your own website. Visit their website to view the online demo or download a 30
day trial.
Clearing clutter in the Garden
It's May and time to turn our attention to our garden. During the winter months I don't get outside to do much gardening but as soon as the weather warms I love to sit on my patio and watch my perennials come out one by one.
I also get my rake and take out all the weeds that flourish with the warm weather. There are also a few leaves from the Fall that I find hiding among my Rosemary leaves.
So one day, I just rake and pull and fill a huge garbage bag with all the unwanted debris.
The next day I add some potting soil to the areas I will plant my annuals. I love Inpatients because they like my shaded garden and just a few plants will keep expanding to fill my open space.
We have a...
Have you
ever thought that what you need isn't a 40 hour work week – but you need a 40
hour day! Do you marvel at how some
people seem to get so much more done even when they have the same number of
ours as you?
One clue is
that they probably don't squander the bits and pieces of time that break up our
days. They tend to capture those moments
productively rather than wasting time and energy getting irritated waiting for
a phone call or repair person. They
always have "waiting time tools" on hand – things like a pen, a book, a pair of
scissors, whatever. ...
Money brings some happiness. But, after a certain point, it just brings more money. ~Neil Simon
Last week, we reviewed the 2008 Stimulus Package and discussed how you could spend your rebate to give you the biggest bang for your buck. In Paper Doll's esteemed opinion, the best way to spend your rebate is to INVEST it, not necessarily in the stock market (which, even with dollar cost averaging, isn't such a sure bet these days), but in yourself. ...
May is National Moving Month. 43 million Americans move each year. 50% of all moves take place between Memorial and Labor Days. And the average American moves 11 times during their lifetime.
Wow – those statistics blow me away. And yet, as I begin to count, since finishing college, I've had eight different addresses. I've been in my current home for nearly 15 years and as I look around I'm amazed at the amount of "stuff" we've accumulated.
If a move is in your near future there are some...
Any Moms of pack-rats out there? My youngest son is the exact opposite of myself and my husband. He "collects" everything from rocks to McDonald's toys to stickers. When we were going through clothes for a yard sale he even exclaimed he didn't want to part with the clothes he had outgrown because of "the memories" they contained. LOL
So what is a mom to do when a child's room looks like a bomb went off. Well, instead of taping it off with Caution- Enter at your own risk tape, there are simple strategies you can employ to help your child become more organized.
1. Work when you (and your child) are at your best. The time to tackle a huge project is not at the end of...
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