Loading ...We all have problems managing our time; if you don’t, then post in the comments and let us know how you do it. Seriously, we can use all the help we can get.I’ve picked up some tricks and techniques recently that have really helped to open up my days, make me feel less stressed, and […]
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Meals You Can Enjoy Again, and Again… and Again
January 4, 2009 - 11:30 am
I am all about laziness—I mean, industriousness—and because of that, I love making dinners that I can use as leftovers later. Some things (salads) don’t keep quite as well as others (fruitcake), but it’s usually possible to find recipes that occupy a happy medium and can bail you out in a time crunch.
If you find […]
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Comments (1) How You Do: Celebrating an Alcohol-Free New Year’s Eve
December 29, 2008 - 1:00 pm
Q: What is New Year’s without getting hammered and downing a glass of champagne at midnight?
A: Awesome.
Yes, yes, I realize alcohol will be involved at most of your New Year’s Eve celebrations, and that’s cool with me, but it’s just not my scene. That doesn’t mean I don’t like to party, though! How do I […]
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Comments (5) How You Do: Outsmarting an Automated Phone System
December 22, 2008 - 1:00 pm
Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line, and the next available representative will be with you shortly.
Have you ever heard THAT one before? How long is “shortly,” exactly? I don’t think “shortly” should be allowed to mean any longer than 10 minutes, but I have waited upwards of 45 minutes to […]
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Comments (5) The Gifts That Keep on Giving (Literally)
December 20, 2008 - 11:30 am
It’s my belief that dads are the most impossible group of people for whom to buy holiday gifts. What do they want, anyway? Year after year, I dread the rolling around of his birthday and Christmas because I have absolutely no idea what to get for my dad.
Not this year!
Inevitably, there will always be people […]
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Comments (2) How You Do: Holiday Shopping on the Cheap
December 15, 2008 - 1:00 pm
The economic crisis has not stretched my wallet to the breaking point just yet, but our intelligent President-elect does say that it’s going to get worse before it gets better, so I’m not about to dole out any more than I have to on holiday gifts this year.We all know the traditional ways of saving […]
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Comments (1) How You Do: Staying Warm in the Winter
December 8, 2008 - 1:00 pm
[I used to think I knew everything…until I found myself stranded in the middle of adulthood with no map and no one to guide me when I got lost. I have learned a lot since then - from how to balance a checkbook to how to sew on a button - and will share my […]
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Comments (4) How You Do: Making Homemade Soup
December 1, 2008 - 1:00 pm
[I used to think I knew everything…until I found myself stranded in the middle of adulthood with no map and no one to guide me when I got lost. I have learned a lot since then - from how to balance a checkbook to how to sew on a button - and will share my […]
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