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3 Time Saving Tips

Last week I was paging through a woman’s magazine. Included in one of the sections were these tips for adding over an hour to your day. We could all use some extra time, right?

  1. “Dozing Off: Most people hit the snooze button three times. Plug in your alarm clock across the room. Time saved: 21 minutes”

    Snooze button? The toddler screaming “Mommy!” at 5:00 am doesn’t have a snooze button.

    Alternative: Get up at 4:39 am for those extra 21 minutes. (like I would really do that…NOT)

  2. “Rooting Through Cosmetics: Group morning and evening makeup in separate clear bags. Time saved: 10 minutes”

    Evening makeup? You mean I’m supposed to wear a different shade of lipstick when I fall into bed exhausted at 9:00 pm?

    Alternative: Don’t wear makeup. The deli lady will still give your kids a free piece of cheese. Plus, you won’t have to wash your face before you fall exhausted into bed.

  3. “Getting Caught in the Web: Minutes can turn into hours when you’re Googling. Set a timer, and when it goes off, that’s it. Time saved: 40 minutes”

    My timer is automatically set to 25 minutes: Sid the Science Kid. As soon as it’s over, Mommy is demanded. Please, PBS, couldn’t you add an extra 30 minutes to Sid? I’ve got blogging work to get done!

    Alternative: Let your kids get hooked on Sesame Street. It’s a whole hour long!

Visit Anna over at abdpbt for more Monday lists!

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Thank You, Peggy!

When I started this blog last May, I had NO IDEA what I was doing. I didn’t know how to get readers that weren’t family members, I wasn’t sure if this was a mommy blog or a breast cancer blog, and I couldn’t find other bloggers that were like me. Clicking on the “next blog” at the top of Blogger didn’t help me; most of the blogs I found were in Portuguese or German. I read the well-known bloggers, like Dooce and Suburban Bliss, but they were no help. I don’t remember exactly how it all panned out, but I think I found abdpbt advertised Dooce and then…I discovered something big!
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Anna hosts “fighting listlessness Monday” where she will link up bloggers who write a list. I started clicking, started reading, started commenting, and starting writing…and somewhere along the way, people started reading my blog! I felt like I had broken the code.

And now, Peggy from over at Stir Crazy in the Suburbs passed this award on to me, and I’m thrilled! Thank you, Peggy!

*Here are the award rules:
List 7 things that you love and then pass the award on to 7 bloggers you love!
Be sure to tag them and let them know they have won!
You can copy the picture of the award and put it on your sideboard
letting the whole world know…..
you are KREATIV!


Seven things I love:

  1. Snuggling on the couch with both my girls, reading books together;
  2. Sitting on the patio with my hubby at our favorite bar, drinking Bass and shooting the breeze;
  3. Scrapbooking, although I haven’t done any new pages in ages;
  4. Hiking; Ed and I have done some great hiking in Yellowstone and the Smoky Mountains, among other places;
  5. Swimming in Lake Michigan (on the Michigan side!) on a hot summer day;
  6. Grilling…no pans to wash!
  7. My life with my family and friends by my side…I have so much to look forward to!

I had a hard time picking seven blogs…. I love reading so many of them! Here are seven bloggers I am passing this award on to; I have been readings some of these blogs for a while, and some are new to me.

  1. Stacey over at ArtSnark’s Artifacts
  2. Wendy’s Among Mad People
  3. Jenny at Babyfingers
  4. Ginger at When Ginger snaps….
  5. Fon at Kids and Daiquiris
  6. Michele at It’s a dog’s life
  7. Julie at The Cool Mom Guide

Part of the fun of award posts is reading new blogs! If any of those names are new to you, start clicking and reading!