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Time Management Strategies

Do you ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day? What if I told you that taking some time to plan your time out will result in a better outcome? Seems obvious, but so many people are still struggling. As I was researching this, I zeroed in on a quote that said, “If you fail to take time for planning, you…

What to Buy Each Month This Fall

You’d think by now we would all have the retail discount cycles memorized, but even I have to check my notes on this. There is this unspoken agreement among retailers to have the same sort of things on sale or clearance at the same time. It’s up to us to keep track so our money goes farther and to know what to skip buying each…

Hello Labor Day (or is it Goodbye Summer?)

This weekend is the unofficial end of summer in the form of Labor Day and hopefully a day off for many of us. I’m still laughing at myself for saying, “What happened to school starting after Labor Day? Back in my day…” Times have changed, and so have many traditions. Labor Day itself has changed a lot since it was first conceived. A Little…

10 Simple Exercises for Home or Office

10 Simple Exercises for Home or Office Last week I mentioned that making time for exercise needs to be a priority. One of the biggest excuses I hear for not exercising is it takes too much time to get to the gym before or after work. What If I took that excuse away by telling you there are lots of easy ways to exercise while you…

8 Things You Wish You Had More Time For

I rarely have time anymore, but when I can carve out an hour or so for myself, I love to read. I come from a family of readers and have read many books that my mother read. One of the first “grown-up” authors I remember reading was Erma Bombeck; she was so funny. One of her last columns was a poem about living your life…

13 Awesome Uses for Baking Soda

I have at least three boxes of baking soda here because it is so useful. Like every home, one of them is in my fridge, so that tip doesn’t count for this list. In fact, using it to deodorize small areas is probably the biggest use (after cooking), so none of those will appear here. I figured I could take the time to find some…

Back to School Already?

Back to School Already? Is it just me or did summer just start? Here we are, already thinking about sending the kids back to school. What happened to school starting the day after Labor Day? I can’t change it, so let’s start talking about how to get ready for it. Be a Smart Shopper There is probably a list of supplies you have to…

7 Natural Ways to Reduce Stress

Stress is something we all deal with in our lives. Dealing with stress can create even more, so it’s important to reduce it whenever possible. Rather than automatically going to a doctor or reaching for food, here are seven simple and natural ways to reduce your stress level. Step Away from Technology Remember when you could go hours without being in touch with your…

Use a Travel Checklist to Save Time & Money

I have been thinking a lot about traveling lately, possibly because I haven’t done much of it this year. One of my favorite lifestyle bloggers recently had her luggage lost halfway through a trip and she had to buy a few emergency replacement items in a tourist destination. It had to be expensive to do and she admitted she’d broken her cardinal rule of having…

Celebrating the 4th of July

Did you know that we actually celebrate the wrong date for our independence? The Continental Congress voted to separate from the British Empire on July 2nd, but the Declaration of Independence itself was signed two days later. I think that means we should celebrate both dates, don’t you agree? Be Traditional From the very beginning, Americans have celebrated with picnics, fireworks, carnivals, and political…