How To Stop Catalog (Paper) Clutter

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It’s that time of year where the catalogs fill up your mailbox.  How many times do you receive a catalog that you’ve never heard of?

Maybe you received a mail ordered gift from someone. Now your name is on their list.

Maybe you ordered something from one catalog. They sold their customer list to another company. Your name was on it.

Maybe you ordered online. That company may have sold their customer list.

There are multiple ways your name may have gotten on those lists but there are ways to stop the junk mail and catalogs from filling up your mailbox. …

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Ten Time Wasters – Which Ones Are You Guilty Of?

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big_plain_clock_greenWe have a tendency to waste a lot of time, especially at this time of year.  Below are ten time wasters that can make it harder to get all those things on your list done (you do have a list, don’t you?).

You don’t have to be busy all the time. Nor do you want to be.

Life is precious and so is time. It’s important to enjoy both.

If you recognize where and when you are wasting time you can learn to be more productive. In the long run that will give you more time to do the things you really enjoy. …

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Kitchen Remodel – The Lull Before The Storm

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Time flies when you’re having fun.  But I’m finding it drags on and on while waiting for the contractor to get started with the kitchen remodel!

Originally he was suppose to start around the first week of October. Because it took us longer than expected to get quotes and ordering the cabinets he went on to do another job.  The floor tiles are in and the cabinets were delivered today. His start date is currently around November 1st.

In the meantime I’m feel like I’m in limbo with packing up the kitchen.  Everyday I’m fighting my procrastination tendencies to do nothing until I know an exact date.  …

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Diary of a Kitchen Remodel – In the Beginning

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For the past six weeks or so I’ve been working on making decisions for remodeling my kitchen. And the decision making has been hard work!

I’m good with function but not good with design. I can visualize how organized and efficient the kitchen will be. I’m struggling with visualizing what style and color the floor should be, which granite I like best, and what color and style I should get for the back-splash. At least we’ve narrowed the cabinets down to a style and color (white). Now we have to figure out what kind of handles and knobs will look good.

Decisions, decisions, decisions! …

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