Archive for the Techniques Category

Applying One Box filing to Warranties

Posted on September 2, 2010 by LJ

  My Filing Heresy of putting things in one box rather than in nice neat folders has expanded.   I was in my office closet, looking at a pile of warranties to be filed, and looking at the mess that they had become. My eyes fell on my filing box, [...]

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Self Storage Rocket Science

Posted on August 19, 2010 by GuestPost

This is a guest post by Art Decker, a division manager with Self Storage Company. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. So you’ve rented a self storage unit. You can easily figure out the basics of self storage — how to pack [...]

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Easy Side Dishes: Potato Packages

Posted on August 12, 2010 by LJ

  It is summer, the season of the grill. And grilling is great for preparing main dishes. But what about side dishes? Before you reach for the standard coleslaw or potato salad, try these packets from my great-aunt Gladys that cook right on the grill:   Potato Packages Ingredients: 4 [...]

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Why (And How) You Should Garden

Posted on August 6, 2010 by LJ

Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. Very few of us these days are dependent on a home garden for our food stock. But with food prices rising and so many people out of work, it is moving from the realm of hobby into the sphere of necessity. Why You [...]

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Prevent Backsliding By Finding Your Killer Instinct

Posted on July 29, 2010 by GuestPost

This is a guest post by Sam Spurlin, of The Simpler Life. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. A lot of personal development advice seems to revolve around the concept of improving areas of your life that are completely messed up. If [...]

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Simplifying Vacation Preparation Using Remember The Milk

Posted on July 28, 2010 by LJ

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. I recently went on vacation. Vacation for an extended period, for me, means that I have to do prep work to ready the house and animals for the absence. I know I’ve written before how I cannot rely on my memory for any [...]

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