Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Babysitter cheat sheet
Monday, January 09, 2006
Credit-card cleanup
Monday, November 28, 2005
Dedicated credit cards
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Live Simple
A few I'll add to his suggestions:
- If you can't live without TV, get TiVo (or some other digital video recorder solution). You can watch a '1-hour' TV show in about 45 minutes, and more importantly, you watch the stuff you care about and not whatever happens to be on when you feel like watching TV.
- Organize your home so that it is easy for your children to clean up after themselves. For instance, we have a bench by our front door under which are three baskets, one for each of our children to store their shoes in. They know where they go, and do a remarkably good job of putting them there; most amazingly, they really seemed to quickly recognize the value of always knowing where their shoes are when it is time to wear them.
- Of course, I'll second all he says about decluttering. If you're not sure, you don't need it! With a few exceptions, I only own things that I use almost every day, a handful of things that I don't use every day but love anyway, and a little seasonal stuff (e.g. Christmas decorations).
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Deluxe Laundry Rooms
In related news, Cheryl Mendelson (author of our beloved Home Comforts) has a new book out called Laundry (three guesses what it's about). I haven't even finished Home Comforts yet!
Friday, November 04, 2005
Kids' admission wristbands
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
"Snooze" your kitchen timer
When a kitchen timer goes off, and the food is not quite done, never trust that you'll remember to come check it again in a minute (or two, or five, or whatever). Always reset the timer, even if only for a minute or two duration.
I've made this a personal rule: Nothing should ever be in the oven without a timer set.
Labels: cooking