Archive for July 2008
Declutter Your Cooking with Simple Food
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 31, 2008
Isn’t simple food delicious? Things like pasta with butter and cheese, baked potatoes, roast chicken. . .not “gourmet” or fancy, just good to eat. A few years ago, a well-known local chef put a wedge of iceberg lettuce, served with homemade bleu cheese dressing on his menu – no fancy greens! – and mmmm, so [...]
Wordless Wednesday: The Landscape of my Life
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 29, 2008
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Does Being Productive Mean “doing more work”?
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 28, 2008
Today Dustin Wax at Lifehack.com posted about Productivity Myths that can hold you back.
For example, Myth #4: Productivity Means More Work
I’m with Dustin on this one: to me, the beauty of being truly productive is that you get more time for fun and relaxation, not that you try to cram more work into less time.
While [...]
The Dilemma of the Left-Handed Gloves
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 27, 2008
I always wear dish gloves when I wash the dishes. Invariably, the right one – and it’s always the right – gets a hole or a tear and fills with water while I’m working.
Kind of defeats the purpose of the gloves.
So here’s what happens once I’ve tossed the torn glove: I can’t bring myself to [...]
A Tangle of Tasks & To Do’s
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 26, 2008
I was having a tough afternoon, just one of those days where my anxiety was getting the better of me. I’m noticing that this happens more often on the weekends, and I think it’s because we don’t have a routine. I’m a planner and it’s hard for me to relax, so weekends can be challenging.
Anway [...]
What Are You Reading Right Now? Here’s My List.
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 23, 2008
I always have a few books going at the same time. I love to read good fiction, but it seems that I’m reading more and more self-improvement and self help books the last few years – and I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
In any case, here’s what’s on my bedside shelf at the moment:
Delivered [...]
Thwarted. . .
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 22, 2008
I was working merrily along today, feeling great that I would easily complete the three remaining tasks on my Most Important Things list. In fact, I planned to get ahead of the game, and not just package up my brother’s gift, but actually mail it – in time for his birthday!
But no, it was not [...]
How Long is Your To Do List?
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 21, 2008
Mine is ridiculously long! Impossible-to-do-it-all long! And I was tired of that.
So I thought I’d start the week by imposing some discipline on my out-of-control list. Leo at Zen Habits recommends that you focus on three “Most Important Things” each day, which makes sense to me, but I struggled with narrowing it down to three, [...]
Not a Good Day
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 19, 2008
It’s late on Saturday evening. My daughter is asleep, my husband is upstairs reading and I finally have a quiet moment to sit and write a post.
It’s been a long week. Between my new job and my daughter’s summer camp schedule, I’ve felt like everything is falling apart around here. It all came to a [...]
Check it Out – I’m Swimming with the Sharks!
Posted by: onebagnation on: July 16, 2008
Today Dustin Wax at Lifehack included One Bag Nation in a list of 50 unknown productivity blogs worth exploring. WOW. I’m incredibly flattered, and a bit intimidated . . . I didn’t think I’d see my little blog in a list that also includes the legendary Zen Habits, 43 Folders, and Lifehacker! WOW again [...]
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