Archive for December, 2009

Simplifying Travel: Critter Sitting

Posted on December 23, 2009 by LJ

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 [...]

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

Posted on December 22, 2009 by LJ

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 [...]

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Light Returns, What Will You Leave In the Darkness?

Posted on December 21, 2009 by LJ

Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Today is the day of the solstice, the longest night of the year. Tomorrow will mark the turn of the earth toward the sun, and the return of the light. At this time of the year, I like to think about what darkness [...]

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Sunday Rant: Does The Character of Authors Matter?

Posted on December 20, 2009 by LJ

I’ve gotten involved in a discussion over at a group about productivity in response to a question about an author’s ethics. The person asking the question was planning on getting the book, but found a review that made him raise questions. I answered with a specific example of what I [...]

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Simplify The Holidays by Using Fabric Gift Bags

Posted on December 18, 2009 by LJ

Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. With our major gift-giving day approaching rapidly, I realized that I haven’t wrapped anything yet. And then I remembered that I don’t wrap presents anymore. Santa’s Gift Bags A few years ago, Santa, knowing that I try to be green, presented us with [...]

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Getting back to exercise: the obvious

Posted on December 17, 2009 by LJ

I’ve slacked off on exercising. The sad part is that I have a whole list of excuses why I can’t exercise. During the summer it was because it was too hot, or I didn’t have time before work. Since school started, I’ve been walking after I get my daughter on [...]

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