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Be Prepared!

We don’t know how long we might be wearing masks and social distancing. Who knows if masks will be the new normal for another 6 months or a year, or more. The news seems to predict a bad fall with both the flu and Covid variants. Will that extend into the winter and spring too? So what can you do? I was a girl Scout Leader. And the Girl Scout motto is simple: Be prepared! It’s nothing different than I have practiced all the time. So how do you prepare? It means having the supplies you need, whether it’s for…

Plan Projects with WBS and PERT Chart

Plan Projects with WBS and PERT Chart

Plan Projects with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and PERT Charts Do you plan projects? Does it overwhelm you to plan your projects? Are your projects late because you forgot a step? If multiple people work on the project, does everyone know who is working on what step so they know who will complete the information they need before they can do their part? Do you want to learn some methods to make sure you have planned your project so it will be done on time?   If you answered yes to any of those questions, two important methods will help…

Unusual organizing/money tip

Unusual organizing / money saving tip Onto my unusual tip – We got our 3rd booster shot last week and we got it at Safeway (also known as Albertsons in other cities).  I knew they gave a discount coupon for flu, pneumonia, and shingles shots, but apparently also for the covid vaccine shots.  We get all our shots there because they keep a digital record and give you a little card with the dates of all your shots (the covid booster vaccine goes on your original vaccine card. so don’t forget to bring it with you.) Back to the coupons. They…

Kitchen Organization

Kitchen Organization

Kitchen Tips Below are some tips for organizing your kitchen: Instead of buying silverware organizers shaped for forks and spoons, buy ones that have rectangular sections, Now you can hold two items in one section, i.e. small and large forks together or small fs with small spoons in one section.  Also consider the expandable trays. This one expands to the left for large serving pieces.     Freezer drawer                                    Make sure the freezer section of your refrigerator has several divided sections so it’s…

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Did it Expire?

Did It Expire? One day I realized that I never checked my condiments. How long were they good? Did they have an expiration date on them.? In particular I was reaching for the Worcestershire Sauce bottle.  You see I never use it.  So why do I have it?  My husband uses it. And he takes it out when he wants to use it.  So I don’t even remember what he uses it on, but it’s rare. This particular day I was getting it for him because he had rotator cuff surgery and couldn’t use his right arm.  That’s when it…