Shutting down
After realizing recently that bringing this blog back online is merely adding to something I really don’t get joy from, I’ve decided to put the blog on an indefinite hiatus.
I fully expect that I will shut it down entirely when my current hosting package expires in early 2010.
Thanks for the patronage, and look for more articles over at the sister blog, SimpleProductivityBlog. SPB will be restructured to take into account both life design and lifehacks, both of which encompass the type of material I have been presenting here.
From Freezer to Table: Simpler Meals
I am a great proponent of menu planning (see Simplifying Dinner: Four Steps to Simplify Planning), but I find that searching out recipes can be very time consuming. For the last few weeks, I have been doing an alternate method of food prep that is giving me a break. We have been cooking from the freezer.
How to Plan
In order to make this work, I had to find some basic recipes for basic main dishes. I tried to aim for meals that could have leftovers, or could be re-purposed into new meals. These main dishes require few ingredients, most of [...] Continue Reading…
How to Clean an LCD TV
We recently purchased a new LCD television (we won’t go into the story, but suffice it to say that I now know that when my husband says “Let’s go into Best Buy and look” it means we’re going to spend money). It’s a nice set, and I appreciated the sleekness of the design.
Until the next morning, when I realized the tv was fuzzy. And I’m not talking about the picture here — the rising sun showed it covered in dust and various animal hairs. I realized then that the new tv was going to require some extra cleaning.
General Tips [...] Continue Reading…
Balancing Life By Examining Unspoken Commitments
One of the things I struggle with is keeping a decent work-life balance. There is so much that needs to be done, and so much that I want to do! Unfortunately, these two are not always the same.
A recent blog article over at Zen Habits (Don’t Have Time for Goals? Simplify Your Commitments) talked about commitments. Leo had received an email from a working mother who was struggling to be productive. It got me thinking about the unspoken commitments in my life.
Spoken Commitments
It’s easy to be aware of spoken commitments. These are the ones that come about when I [...] Continue Reading…
Growing Sprouts: Guest Article Now At AlmostFrugal
Almost Frugal was kind enough to publish an article I wrote about growing sprouts at home. Check it out: Growing Sprouts Frugally.
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