SimpleProductivityBlog.com— December 2009 Archives

Napping to Awaken the Genius Within

Posted on December 31, 2009 by LJ Earnest

This week I’m giving myself a break from writing. Over the next two months, I will be integrating worthy posts from my other blog, LauraEarnest.com, in preparation for shutting it down. The next five days will be the first wave of posts to come over. One of my favorite books, [...]

Photo by knittinging

How To Keep From Falling Asleep While Meditating

Posted on December 30, 2009 by LJ Earnest

This week I’m giving myself a break from writing. Over the next two months, I will be integrating worthy posts from my other blog, LauraEarnest.com, in preparation for shutting it down. The next five days will be the first wave of posts to come over. One of my co-workers is [...]

Photo by chelseagirl

Practice Makes Perfect…With Stress?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by LJ Earnest

This week I’m giving myself a break from writing. Over the next two months, I will be integrating worthy posts from my other blog, LauraEarnest.com, in preparation for shutting it down. The next five days will be the first wave of posts to come over. It is said that practice [...]

Photo by Ella

Work/Life Balance: 5 Simple (And Direct) Truths

Posted on December 28, 2009 by LJ Earnest

This week I’m giving myself a break from writing. Over the next two months, I will be integrating worthy posts from my other blog, LauraEarnest.com, in preparation for shutting it down. The next five days will be the first wave of posts to come over. So many people seeking inner [...]

Photo by docbaty

Cleaning Up After the Unwrapping

Posted on December 25, 2009 by LJ Earnest

Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. We’ve all seen the aftermath of a frenzy of present unwrapping. Be it with birthdays or other special occasions, a frenzy can turn the neatest of living spaces into a hamster-cage like space, filled with shredded paper. Here is how I handle cleaning [...]

Photo by alvazer

10 Things You Should Be Able To Do In The Kitchen

Posted on December 24, 2009 by LJ Earnest

I’m starting to teach my daughter the basics of working around the house. Already an admirable bathroom cleaner and staircase vacuum-er, I’ve decided to progress on to the kitchen. Along with all the family traditional foods I will be teaching her to make, I decided to figure out what she [...]

Photo by Per Ola Wiberg (Powi)

Simplifying Travel: Critter Sitting

Posted on December 23, 2009 by LJ Earnest

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. One aspect of holiday travel that sometimes gets overlooked is what to do with the critters while you are gone. Most people either take their pets with them, put them in a kennel, ask a neighbor to look in on them, or take [...]

Open Loops 12/22/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along

Posted on December 22, 2009 by LJ Earnest

Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. I don’t have any links to share with you this week. But here is a video I recently saw and enjoyed. I share my home with three rescue pets, and they bring joy to my life. Check out the video of adoption from [...]