Categorize your tax information when you receive it. Compiling all the data required for your tax submission will be a lot easier.
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Children’s feet grow very quickly. Next time you walk past a shoe store with your child, pop in and have his/her foot measured. When your mom calls to say she found some great children’s shoes on sale she would love to buy for your children, you’ll know exactly what size to tell her to buy.
Don’t over commit yourself. It’s better to do fewer things calmly and accurately. Tomorrow is another day.
Line up to check out? Subway slow? Buses busy? Keep a notebook with you so you can jot notes for other projects, thoughts, lists or activities while waiting. Ideas often come to us while our brains are supposed to be concentrating on other things.
When planning your schedule for the day, allow time to get from one place to the next: anticipate traffic delays.
Headed for a workout in the morning? Whether you go to the gym or hit the pavement/park for a run or bike, lay out your gear the night before – all of it including clothes, socks, shoes, gloves, keys, phone, shower gear, work clothes and anything else you need to take. You’ll be primed when you wake up and can go on autopilot until the endorphins kick in.
Take advantage of the time delay features on dishwashers and washing machines to get chores done when hydro rates are low, but you’re busy with more pressing matters — like homework, bedtime, or reading a good book.
Struggling to find time to weed the garden? Try using 15 minutes a day to tackle whatever weeds you can pull in a quarter hour. By the end of the week you will have invested over an hour of weed pulling!
If you have to drop something off somewhere, leave it in your car. It’s so much easier to drop something off when you’re in the neighbourhood, instead of making a special trip.
At the end of the day, spend 15 minutes writing down the top 3 things you want to accomplish tomorrow. You’ll wake up with purpose and focus.
