I remember one Christmas Eve as a kid. As usual, I couldn’t sleep and woke early only to discover that it was barely 4:00 in the morning. Far too early to slip upstairs and peek. So I tried to sing myself back to sleep by chanting Four O’ Three, Four O’ Three, Four O’ Three…. …
How To Break Mental And Emotional Attachments To Your Clutter
November 30, 2012By Carmen Coker A wise Zen master once said: “Be like the wind. Blow over everything without becoming attached to any of it.” Have you become attached to your clutter? When you are tied to your clutter – whether it’s emotionally, spiritually, mentally, or otherwise – decluttering becomes all the more difficult to accomplish. Here are …
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Simplifying December
November 28, 2012December is a month to spend with family. Sometimes though, it’s a month spent as your family’s air traffic controller, keeping track of holiday parties, school concerts, classroom treat days, and family traditions. Here are five tips to help you simplify your December and reclaim some quality time with your family. 1. Organize Your Holiday …
Simplifying December
November 28, 2012December is a month to spend with family. Sometimes though, it’s a month spent as your family’s air traffic controller, keeping track of holiday parties, school concerts, classroom treat days, and family traditions. Here are five tips to help you simplify your December and reclaim some quality time with your family. 1. Organize Your Holiday …
GO Quote: November 26
November 26, 2012“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Shop Online – Save Time
November 26, 2012Last year, a record 226 million people shopped on Black Friday, crowding even the stores that opened Thanksgiving night. The smart shoppers found their deals online, saving gas, time, and their sanity. Take advantage of our Cyber Week Sale – we’re extending Black Friday discounts throughout the week. See Cyber Week Deals Here >
10 Tips to Keep You Organized Through the Holidays
November 22, 2012By Monica Friel Do you feel overwhelmed by clutter? Even paralyzed by it? So many of us do — especially at this time of the year. So, in this season of making lists and checking them twice, here is a list that will help you prepare for the Holidays and make them a bit more enjoyable. …
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Holiday Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts
November 20, 2012When you plan a holiday party, you come face to face with one of the greatest stress-inducing situations of the holidays. You’re not just responsible for your own enjoyment, but also the experience of all your guests. Consider these ideas for being an effective and gracious host or hostess: Remain Calm – planning a party …
Holiday Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts
November 20, 2012When you plan a holiday party, you come face to face with one of the greatest stress-inducing situations of the holidays. You’re not just responsible for your own enjoyment, but also the experience of all your guests. Consider these ideas for being an effective and gracious host or hostess: Remain Calm – planning a party …
GO Quote: November 19
November 19, 2012“A team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role that is understood by other members.” – R. Meredith Belbin
Make Time For Family Traditions
November 19, 2012In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it’s all too easy to crowd your schedule with school events and holiday party preparations. As you make your plans, make sure to include some unstructured time for your family to have fun and create new traditions. Your spontaneous gingerbread house might end up looking like …
What’s Cooking, Good Looking?!
November 16, 2012By Naomi Cook Ok, here’s a little quiz for you all! Don’t worry, there are no essay questions – just a simple yes or no will suffice! Do you like to cook and/or bake? Do you have some recipes bursting out of a folder in the kitchen, some on documents on the computer and still yet, …
Preparing for the Biggest Shopping Days of the Year
November 13, 2012Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s a great opportunity to consider your blessings and be grateful for the things that matter most. A nice meal and a good rest will also give you the energy you need to make it through the next 24 harried hours known to all of us as Black Friday. …
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GO Quote: November 12
November 12, 2012“Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.” – Samuel Johnson
Preparing for the Biggest Shopping Days of the Year
November 12, 2012Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s a great opportunity to consider your blessings and be grateful for the things that matter most. A nice meal and a good rest will also give you the energy you need to make it through the next 24 harried hours known to all of us as Black Friday. …
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Create A Holiday Organization List
November 12, 2012The secret to success is learning from your past experiences. With that in mind, it’s helpful to create a master list for organizing your holiday season. As you go through the holidays, keep track of tasks and schedules and note what went well. If cramming all the holiday decorating into the day after Thanksgiving left …
Family Traditions – Anticipating the Holidays
November 9, 2012In the culinary world, it’s well known that presentation is just as important as taste. The best meal in the world just doesn’t taste the same if it’s all jumbled up in a Tupperware container. Holidays are the same way – how you present them in the weeks leading up to them plays a large …
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Digitized Files: How Much Hard Drive Do They Take?
November 9, 2012PDFs, Docs, and image files all take space, but how much? By Joshua Zerkel So you’ve gone paperless and are now storing all your documents on your hard drive. Great! By doing so, you’ve likely freed up tons of space in your office by eliminating the need for paper storage. Just because the papers don’t take …
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Family Traditions – Anticipating the Holidays
November 9, 2012In the culinary world, it’s well known that presentation is just as important as taste. The best meal in the world just doesn’t taste the same if it’s all jumbled up in a Tupperware container. Holidays are the same way – how you present them in the weeks leading up to them plays a large …
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GO Quote: November 5
November 5, 2012“All the world is searching for joy and happiness, but these cannot by purchased for any price in any market place, because they are virtues that come from within.” -Lucille R. Taylor
