30 Ways to Make Your Life More Simple

Resign from a commitment you’re not passionate about
Stop trying to be perfect
Implement a basic cleaning schedule
Sign up for automatic bill pay
Automate a portion of your investing
Clean out your media collection and keep only the items you love – donate the rest
Plant perennials that will automatically bloom next spring
Clean [...]

While we are on the subject of cleaning up our offices, I came across this article in the January/February 2008 issue of Home Business magazine. So my next trip will now be to the garden center!
Houseplants add more than beauty to a home office. They can also improve your health! NASA [...]

The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2008 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
Beginning January 1, 2008, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups, or panel trucks) will be:

50.5 cents per mile [...]

Recipe from Marybeth Gregg – Cook With Confidence

Makes 6 – 8 servings.
2 cans (14 ounces) sweetened cream of coconut
2 cup water, very cold
1 box thin chocolate or chocolate mint wafers
Sprigs of fresh mint
Combine cream of coconut (if you shake the can, and it does not sound liquid, be sure to dip can in hot [...]

Well it’s another new year and time to start the year off fresh. Here are some quick organizing tips to help you meet your “I’m going to get organized goal” for 2006.

Make sure that your most frequently used items are the most easily accessible.
Prioritize tasks for each day and make sure [...]