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How To Remember To Prep Food

Posted on January 27, 2012 by LJ Earnest

Eating at home is one of the healthiest and inexpensive ways to eat. The problem with eating at home, though, is that there is usually some prep work to be done. If the prep work isn’t done, it can mean the difference between eating at home, or getting pizza delivered.

Here are some strategies on how I get around these things.

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Increase Motivation and Enhance Moods By Interior Design

Posted on December 1, 2011 by GuestPost

This post was written by a guest author. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guest post guidelines. The desire to achieve adequate security and practicality within one’s living quarters while maximizing comfort is nothing new. Mankind’s age-old attempts to convert homes into castles extends [...]

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How To Survive The Time Change

Posted on November 4, 2011 by LJ Earnest

It’s almost that time of year again, when those of us in the US roll our clocks back an hour. The main reason I don’t care for the roll back/roll forward on the clocks is that I am miserable for a couple weeks while my body adjusts to the new schedule. So I thought I would share with you the tricks I have learned to make it less miserable.

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Never Forget A Birthday Again

Posted on November 2, 2011 by LJ Earnest

Have you ever forgotten a birthday? With these easy tips, you will never forget a birthday again.

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How To Switch Out Seasonal Clothes

Posted on October 7, 2011 by LJ Earnest

So now it is time to do the task: switching out clothes for the season. It doesn’t have to be a big deal, really. Just a little bit of preparation now and you will make it a snap the next time this happens.

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Outsourcing Household Work On The Cheap

Posted on September 16, 2011 by LJ Earnest

Outsourcing. It’s been a big buzzword in many productivity books in the past few years. The concept makes a whole lot of sense: put the low-return work out to someone else and concentrate on the work that returns the highest payout. It makes perfect sense if you have a lot of research or clerical work to accomplish; but what if the stuff is more mundane? Here are ways to outsource the little stuff.

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How To Deal with Clueless People

Posted on September 9, 2011 by LJ Earnest

We all have experienced them: the people whose boorish behavior shows a callous disregard for everyone around them. They surround us everywhere. Here are five different types of clueless people and how I deal with them.

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Reclaim Reading Time By Giving Up

Posted on July 29, 2011 by LJ Earnest

For a long time, I felt that if a book had been published, it had merit. And if I wasn’t “getting it”, the fault was mine. Not so anymore. One of the benefits of dumping books mid-stream is that you are not wasting your time. You can move on to something that you can connect with, and will benefit from because of your enthusiasm. Or at least be entertained.