With people, dehydration can be life-threatening. But with food, it gives you tons of healthy options. The potential is limitless: dehydrating food can help your family eat more produce, decrease waste, save time and money, and avoid preservatives. What more could you ask for? Have you always wanted to try dehydrating but didn’t know where to start? Or- let’s be honest- did you get a dehydrator with good intentions, then get distracted and banish it to the corner of your garage? Yes, the whole process takes some planning, so here are a …
No More Nagging!
Nag: Pester. Harass. Irritate. Vex. Also, an old horse. Whether you’re the perpetrator or the victim, nagging is a brutal cycle of frustration, guilt, and hurt feelings. It might all be worthwhile if the end result were productive, but that’s rarely the case. So how do we solve the problem? To the nagger: Just STOP it! To the naggee: Just DO it! While this may be excellent advice, following it isn’t so simple. Let’s start by coming up with a better word than nagging. How about reminding? …
Shop Like a Ninja
Call me a freak if you must, but shopping has never been fun for me. Clothes never fit quite right, and I can never find exactly what I want. Plus, fighting crowds and waiting in line are not my cup of tea. So when I really need something, I turn it into a game of sorts. A puzzle. A contest. And in a little while the desired item magically arrives on my doorstep. Now, I normally subscribe to the motto Use …
Get the Sleep You’ve Always Dreamed Of
Ahh, sweet, lovely, elusive sleep. It’s what we all would dream of, if only we could actually fall asleep in the first place. If you’re someone who can sleep on command anytime, anywhere, and wake fully rested after 10 minutes, then move along. All I have to offer you is my envy. If, however, you’re like me and have to scratch and claw for every minute of this sweet nectar, read on to learn how to get the best sleep of …
Little Secrets of Big Magic
Big Magic, you say? Yes, please! Is it the circus or a Vegas act? Not quite. It’s your life. Really. If you know of Elizabeth Gilbert, it’s probably because she wrote Eat, Pray, Love, the 2006 book that became a New York Times best seller. Eventually, everyone seemed to have heard of this book and most people either loved it or hated it… even the ones who never actually read it. I was one of the few in-between ‘meh’-sayers. Now there’s a movie …
Say Yes to Your Priorities
“Sorry, I can’t. I’m too busy.” How many times a day do you say this? It’s so frustrating to say “No” to things that really matter and “Yes” to things that are either unimportant or make you cringe! Say Yes to You Life is short. Make it count. Choose your priorities and focus on them first. Here’s how: Learn to love your calendar This can be a Google calendar where you link the accounts of all your household members, or it can …