| Handle small emergencies fast: When a
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| | schedules have become so full and hectic
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| small emergency does pop up being
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| | we often forget what we are working for
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| prepared with a home medicine kit will
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| | or running towards. You can remedy this
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| come in handy. Make sure to have one in
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| | by being more present. Think of the
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| your car and one in the home and look
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| | simple things that you enjoy and STOP and
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| through them twice a year to make sure
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| | enjoy them and then go back to what you
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| they are up to date and have been
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| | were doing. If you are driving along and
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| restocked. Use this same twice-yearly
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| | you see a beautiful vista, pull off the
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| update to change the batteries in your
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| | road and enjoy the view for a few
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| smoke detectors and to put fresh
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| | minutes. Do you love walking in your yard
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| batteries in all of your flash lights.
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| | and looking at the flowers and listening
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| Have a special box where you store a few
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| | to the birds, then start 10 minutes
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| extra batteries, a new flashlight, some
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| | earlier so you can wonder around the yard
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| storm candles and some lamp oil for an
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| | before you start your busy schedule. Make
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| oil lamp in case of a severe storm or
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| | a list of 5 simple things you enjoy and
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| power outage. Just putting these
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| | STOP to enjoy at least one a day.Be
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| emergency kits together will give you
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| | efficient at the grocery store: Plan
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| peace of mind and when you need them you
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| | ahead, think of 5 or 6 meals that you
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| won't have to rush around hunting for
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| | would like to make and make sure to get
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| supplies you will know right where to
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| | the ingredients for each to have in the
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| find everything you need.Ways to cut down
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| | freezer or pantry. Then you can still
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| on interruptions from little ones when
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| | leave room for impromptu meals like that
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| working at home: Just when you are in the
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| | craving for take out or your neighbor
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| middle of writing an article or have your
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| | bringing you some fresh fish but you will
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| thoughts flowing for the piece your
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| | have everything you need for several
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| designing, your little friend comes up
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| | meals without having to keep going to the
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| and tugs on your sleeve telling you they
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| | grocery store.Don't rush through dinner:
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| are thirsty. When working at home with
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| | Have everyone pitch in when it comes to
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| small children around you can cut down on
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| | making dinner and sitting down to enjoy
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| these interruptions and still take care
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| | it. The meals don't have to be fancy,
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| of their needs. Tell your children that
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| | just a time to be with your family and
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| you will be working on a project for the
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| | get a bite to eat. Take turns with the
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| next two hours and set up drinks and
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| | cooking, setting the table, and washing
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| snacks that they can get for them selves.
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| | the dishes. Especially in the summer when
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| Put a few different drinks in small
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| | schedules seem to be tight with all the
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| single serving bottles in the door of the
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| | activity around the house, keep meals
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| fridge and have them help you make a
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| | light and focus on catching up with what
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| snack ahead of time that can be stored in
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| | everyone is doing.Have a cleaning team:
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| a baggie or Tupperware. Asking your
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| | Figure out a list for the top 10 cleaning
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| children to respect your two hour work
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| | chores that need to be done each week.
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| break will help them learn to be self
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| | Give everyone a few chores to do and
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| sufficient and they will find creative
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| | write them down on the calendar or post
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| ways to entertain themselves. Then you
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| | it on the refrigerator. When you each
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| can spend some time together and have
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| | pull together and focus on the few tasks
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| another work break later in the day.Start
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| | you need to do the house will get cleaned
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| with low maintenance in mind when you
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| | and everyone can feel like they have
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| design: A great way to reduce home
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| | contributed without one person having to
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| maintenance chores is to plan ahead with
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| | manage everything.Ban those useful
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| low maintenance fixtures, flooring, paint
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| | looking gadgets from the house: The
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| colors, and windows when you are building
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| | marketing of the next cleaning monster,
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| or remodeling. If you already own a home,
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| | or tool whiz is terrific, you see the ad
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| when things wear out replace them with
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| | think how great it would be to have that
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| low maintenance replacements and cut your
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| | latest gizmo and before you know it your
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| work time in half. Make sure to use a
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| | are stumbling over all sorts of gizmos
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| light color for exterior paint trim. This
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| | that were supposed to simplify your life
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| will reduce peeling and cracking from the
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| | and they have just given you more stuff
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| sun and will wear longer. Shades and
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| | to clean around. Ask yourself the hard
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| shutters just need to be vacuumed once in
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| | question before you get that next gizmo;
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| a while instead of taken down and
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| | is there a tool I already own that could
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| laundered. Rugs with darker colors and
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| | do the same thing? You can use this same
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| small patterns will distract the eye from
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| | question for small handy dandy kitchen
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| small stains. Using combination storm and
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| | appliances. Your closets, workroom, and
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| screen windows will save you from
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| | pantry will be cleared of clutter in no
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| changing the storm panels twice a year
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| | time. Take the money you would have paid
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| and using cedar trim will make the boards
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| | for the item, make sure to include the
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| last longer and you won't have to paint
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| | price for shipping and handling and put
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| them.Keep your expectations in balance:
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| | it in a large savings jar at the end of
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| Our lives become overwhelmed and
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| | the year you can use the money you saved
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| cluttered from expecting too much from
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| | for a fun family outing.Make sure
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| the outcome of something others or we are
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| | important notes and schedules don't get
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| doing. Focus on the process of what you
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| | lost in the clutter of the coffee table:
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| are doing. It is not what you do but how
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| | Designate a special area in your house
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| well you do it. Make the process
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| | where important messages and schedules
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| enjoyable and an important part of what
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| | can be posted. Keep this area clear
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| you are doing this will make you much
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| | except for these items and you will
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| more accepting of the outcome.Take a
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| | always know where to look.
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| moment to recognize the simple joys: Our
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