>From: Simple Times <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:11:12 -0800 >Subject: Simple Times -- Vol. 4, No. 12 -- January 26th, 2002 >To: "Simple Times" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows sub 104 >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Owner: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-URL: <http://members.aol.com/dsimple/times.html> >Reply-To: Debi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-RCPT-TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >The Simple Times >________________________________ > >Vol. 4, No. 12 -- January 26th, 2002 >Circulation: 21,000+ >http://hometown.aol.com/DSimple/ >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Copyright 2002 Deborah Taylor-Hough >ISSN: 1527-1269 All Rights Reserved >________________________________ > >To subscribe, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >________________________________ > >IN THIS ISSUE: >-- "Dear Readers" >-- Simple Living Quote >-- Quick Clutter Control: Ten Tips to a Tidier House >-- The Importance of the Family Dinner Table >-- Letters to the Editor / Reader Tips >-- Assorted Information (archives, retrieving back issues, etc.) >________________________________ > > << O U R S P O N S O R >> > >Free 10 cup coffee maker from Gevalia! >http://by.advertising.com/1/c/33942/42372/139435/139435 > ><A HREF="http://by.advertising.com/1/c/33942/42372/139435/139435";> AOL users >click here </A> >________________________________ > >Dear Readers, > >If you happen to see a February 2002 issue of Woman's Day >magazine, be sure to check out page twenty ... there's an >article about simple ways to save money, and they quote me! >I've actually heard from several long lost friends who contacted >me after seeing the Woman's Day article. How fun! > >Simply Yours, > >Debi >(Deborah Taylor-Hough) >Editor, Simple Times Email Newsletter >Author, "Frozen Assets: How to Cook for a Day and Eat for a >Month," and "A Simple Choice: A Practical Guide for Saving >Your Time, Money and Sanity" (Champion Press) > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1891400495/simplepleasuresp/ ><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1891400495/simplepleasuresp/";> >AOL users click here</A> >________________________________ > >SIMPLE LIVING QUOTE > >"If overload is sabotaging our equilibrium, simplicity can help. >If we find ourselves being detailed to death, simplicity can >restore life. If we find ourselves overextended in our emotional, >financial, and time commitments, simplicity is one of the best >ways to reestablish margin." > >--Richard A. Swenson, M.D., "Margin: Restoring Emotional, >Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives" > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0891098887/simplepleasuresp/ ><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0891098887/simplepleasuresp/";> >AOL users click here</A> >________________________________ > >QUICK CLUTTER CONTROL: Ten Tips for a Tidier Home >Copyright 1999/2002 Colleen Moulding >Used with permission. All rights reserved. >http://www.allthatwomenwant.com > > >1) Whenever you have a few minutes to spare, put away five or >ten items that are not in their correct place. These could be toys >that the kids have left somewhere, letters that need filing away or >odd socks that need putting in a drawer. > >2) Dump junk mail the moment you receive it. Deal with other >mail at least once a week filing away what you need to keep in >an indexed concertina file, card or plastic file wallets or even >large brown envelopes. > >3) The five boxes method. This will clear clutter from any room >or area of the house, but can look awful while in progress. Set >aside a time when you won't be disturbed, put on a tape of upbeat >music and have a treat in the fridge for lunch. First job is to label >the boxes -- Rubbish, Give Away/Sell, Keep, Sentimental and Not >Sure. You then go through everything in the area consigning each >item to one of the boxes. Theoretically, by the time you have got >rid of the Rubbish and Give Away/Sell boxes, you should have >enough space to store the Sentimental and put the Keep items >back in an orderly way. The Not Sure box should be sealed up, >stored in basement or attic and if not needed after six months >or one year, given away unopened, so that you're not tempted >to keep the contents all over again. > >4) Be ruthless. If you haven't used an item in the last two years, >you are not likely to need it again. Do you really want a clutter >free, streamlined home or not? > >5) If you can't face an entire room, break the job down into >manageable tasks -- the kitchen junk drawer, the letter pile, >the hats, coats and shoes area. That way you won't be put >off decluttering as just too big a task. > >6) Treat yourself to items that make staying tidy easier. Card- >board storage boxes are great for sewing and craft items, >Christmas decorations, treasures that your children have made. >Plastic or fabric hanging shoe bags are perfect for storing small >toys and dolls or for hair brushes, clips, cosmetics and toiletries. >Invest in some of those drawer dividers that separate drawers into >a dozen little compartments -- but don't fill them with junk! > >7) Clean and put away fifty per cent of your ornaments. Not only >will this give your home a more modern minimalist look, you will >get your dusting done in half the time. > >8) Consider enlisting the help of a family member or friend to be >your organizing buddy. She helps you with your house -- you >help with her clutter disposal. Hearing yourself try to explain >why you need a whole kitchen cupboard full of plastic containers >can help you get them into that Rubbish box. > >9) Don't keep buying things. Stop and think, do I really need this >and have I got somewhere to keep this? Some people work on >a "one in, one out" system, i.e. if you buy a new sweater, toy for >the children etc. then one goes to the charity shop or is given to >a friend. > >10) Don't give up. It will take time. All the clutter didn't come >into your home in one day and you won't get rid of it all in one >day. Keep on sorting, dumping, tidying and labelling, cut back >on bringing new clutter home and it is a battle that can be won. >You will have more time, a neat home and less stress as a >reward for your efforts. > > >SUBMITTED BY: Colleen Moulding >--Colleen is a freelance writer based in the South of England. >She is also owner/editor of All That Women Want.com >http://www.allthatwomenwant.com A magazine, web-guide >and resource for women everywhere. Channels for home, >parenting, computing, travel, food, fashion, entertainment, >seasonal sites, what kids want, shopping, books and writing, >working from home, women's business, antiques, something >different, and lots more. Subscribe to her free monthly e-zine >Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >________________________________ > > << O U R S P O N S O R >> > >Get your FREE diet profile from eDiets & lose 10 lbs. in 5 weeks! >http://by.advertising.com/1/c/33942/42061/139435/139435 > ><A HREF="http://by.advertising.com/1/c/33942/42061/139435/139435";> AOL users >click here </A> >________________________________ > >THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY DINNER TABLE >Copyright 2002 Leanne Ely >Used with permission. All rights reserved. >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >"Dinner! Come to the table!" > >Do you remember your mom hollering that very statement >when you were a kid? Do you remember running down the >stairs to familiar smells and rushing to take your place at >the table? > >The family dinner table is a place of communion, fellowship >and a means of reconnecting with those we care about the >most. Over a simple dinner of scrambled eggs or more >elaborate family fare of meatloaf and mashed potatoes, >important stuff happens. Relationships are realigned, the >news of the day is exchanged and coming events are >discussed. More importantly, memories are made for both >adults and children. One day, your child will look back on >all those dinners around the family table with fondness. >One day, you will look back wistfully, actually missing the >chaos of trying to get everyone to the table while the meal >was still hot! > >Unfortunately, today's family dinner table is all but missing >from the home. We have sacrificed our family table for all >manner of activities and way too often, our meals are >situated around the blue glow of the family television. >Conversation is limited to pass the salt and stony silence >while the blare of TV fills the room. > >But actually making the meals is a big issue, too. Women >are busy, tired, exhausted and overwhelmed with responsibility. >Mom works hard at the job or at home all day. Making >menus to post on the refrigerator doesn't happen anymore >because there is "no time". Going to the grocery store >usually means going without a list and throwing a bunch of >prepackaged stuff into the cart because dinner needs to be >easy and fast. > >The simple practice of making a menu each week will not >only help you provide some structure to the family dinner >hour, but also will save you a lot of money on your food >budget. A simple thing like keeping a running grocery list >on the fridge will help you avoid last minute trips to the >grocery store. Your family will be eating healthier and you >won't be as stressed out because you know what's for >dinner Tuesday night. And while you might not be able >to pull off a Norman Rockwell picture perfect family dinner >every night, I bet you could do it at least one night a week. > >Menus aren't just for restaurants. They deserved a special >place of honor on every family's fridge. > > >SUBMITTED BY: Leanne Ely >--Leanne is the author of the popular book, "Healthy Foods," >and editor of a new, weekly paid subscription newsletter >called Menu-Mailer. Menu-Mailer will give you the menu, >healthy, family recipes and a grocery list every week >delivered right to your email address. For further Menu-Mailer >information, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe >to Healthy-Foods -- a free weekly email newsletter -- >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >________________________________ > >LETTERS TO THE EDITOR / READER TIPS >Submit you favorite tips for simplifying your life, >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Re: Newsletter and Frozen Assets >Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy receiving your >newsletter. It really helps keep me on track and remember >what is important in my life: my family. I bought your Frozen >Assets cookbook in August, and really like it! I've never done >an entire month at a time, but I do cook bunches at a time. >Yesterday, for example, I made five batches of Ham and >Scalloped Potatoes, two batches of Broccoli Ham Bake, >two Lasagnas, and browned five pounds of ground beef (which >I separated into sets for tacos, sloppy joes, spaghetti and >beef stroganoff). I want more recipes like these -- easy, tasty, >inexpensive and freezable! Thanks! >--Laurie D. > >Re: Cooking for the freezer website >I just visited http://hometown.aol.com/oamcloop/ and what a >wonderful site! I have been doing a modified version of this >off and on for years only not as consistently as what you >recommend. After reading your information, I do believe >that it is time for a switch! Thanks so much for the great >information! >--Laurie > >Re: Commitment to simplify >Once again, thanks for all the good reading! I have made >a commitment to the Lord to slow down this year. Really >simplify my life. Keep up the good work! >--Lj > >Re: Book >I bought your Frozen Assets book about four or five months >ago. It works great and I am so glad to see I can read more >money and time saving tips. Keep up the great work. You >are an inspiration to me. I get all hyped up when I read things >like this -- it makes me want to continue with the work that is >needed to stay ahead. >--Jo > >Re: Thanks! >Thank you for the good advice! I love your newsletter. It >has such good, down-home advice in it! Keep up the good >work, and thank you so much for sharing! God Bless! >--Lizzy > >Re: Getting control of life >Have you come accross the FlyLady at http://www.flylady.net? >She's helped me to get on top of my life and take control. >--Bronte >________________________________ > > << O U R S P O N S O R >> > >Should You Check Your Credit Report? >Of course! We all check our credit card statements for >inaccuracies and we should do the same for our credit >history. Click here now to check yours FOR FREE >at ConsumerInfo. 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