Sunday, May 29, 2011

Reduce Clutter and Make Tidying a Snap

Here is an organizational tip that only takes a minute or two every day, and between 5 and 15 minutes once a week:

Keep a basket in a convenient location on each floor. For a mere 60 seconds each day, toss items in the basket that do not belong in the space they are in. Once a week, or whenever the basket gets full, empty the basket returning all of it's contents to it's rightful place.

Alternatively, you can have a basket for each member of the family. For a couple of minutes each day, have family members collect personal belongings that are left out and toss them into the basket. At regular intervals have family members return the items in their basket to their rightful place.

Keeps clutter to a minimum, and saves you from running around the house randomly putting items away as you find them. Instead you will be doing it all at once.

Wicker baskets with material lining are a beautiful choice for highly-visible areas, or plastic bins in primary colours can be used as well, and are available at the DollarStore.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Have Reminders Sent to Your Mobile Phone

This is such a great idea I don't know why I didn't think of it before!

I have a tickler file system to remind me of things that may be months away, and I love it, but sometimes I just wish I could have a way to send myself a text message to remind me.  I want to send myself the message now, but I don't want to recieve it for another few weeks, or even months.

Well, I finally Googled text messaging reminder services and was thrilled to find a couple of great ones. 

Textmemos is free and gets the job done.  The service was created by a guy who needed to remind himself of things via text message, but couldn't find a company that would do it for free.  So he started a service himself.  What a guy!

My Snoozester is a paid service, but the rates are reasonable and they have a few more bells and whistles.  For example, you can "snooze" your reminder for 10 minutes if you are in the middle of something, and the reminder will be sent again 10 minutes later.

Try them out!  They are great!

Friday, May 6, 2011

The Best Medicine: Your Daily Dose

Hope this helps you to get your daily dose of laughter.  Enjoy!

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Important Women's Health Issue

* Do you have feelings of inadequacy?

* Do you suffer from shyness?

* Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive?

* Do you suffer exhaustion from the day to day grind?


If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about Margaritas.

Margaritas are the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about yourself and your actions. Margaritas can help ease you out of your shyness and let you tell the world that you're ready and willing to do just about anything. You will notice the benefits of Margaritas almost immediately and with a regimen of regular doses you can overcome any obstacles that prevent you from living the life you want to live.

Shyness and awkwardness will be a thing of the past and you will discover many talents you never knew you had. Stop hiding and start living, with Margaritas.

Margaritas may not be right for everyone. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use Margaritas. However, women who wouldn't mind nursing or becoming pregnant are encouraged to try it.

Side effects may include:

- Dizziness

- Nausea

- Vomiting

- Incarceration

- Erotic lustfulness

- Loss of motor control

- Loss of clothing

- Loss of money

- Loss of virginity

- Table dancing

- Headache

- Dehydration

- Dry mouth

- A desire to sing Karaoke

WARNINGS:

* The consumption of Margaritas may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

* The consumption of Margaritas may cause you to think you can sing.

* The consumption of Margaritas may make you think you can logically converse without spitting.



Please share this with other women who may need Margaritas. :)