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Category: Nuts and Bolts

Little Life Hacks: The Ice Cream Scoop

I’m going to be honest, I don’t buy or eat a lot of ice cream. I have a mild case … More

Food, ice cream scoops, Kitchen, Life Hacks, Little Life Hacks, Tips

A beginners guide to ditching your phone

I’m really fascinated by own behavior around my phone, my love/hate relationship with social media, and general feeling a push … More

Attention economy, Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism, Distraction, Focus, Internet, iPhone, Mary Aiken, Ralph Breaks the Internet, The Cyber Effect

What I’ve learned this month

A lot of the people I follow on instagram are fans of the writer, Emily P. Freeman. Who hosts the … More

Emily P Freeman, Life Lessons, What I've learned

Little Life Hacks: 5 tips to un-torture your sinuses

At my house, everyone has had a cold in the last month. Based on the experience of every person in … More

Ginger Tea, Home Remedy, Honey, Life Hacks, Little Life Hacks, Sinus Infection, Sinus Rinse, Sleep, Tiny Tips, Tips

Little Life Hacks: Use your kitchen scissors

As with most life hacks, once I realized that kitchen scissors were a thing, I couldn’t imagine my life without … More

Cooking, Kitchen, Kitchen Hacks, Kitchen Scissors, Life Hacks, Tiny Tips, Tips

New people have great insight

I’ve been thinking about this for awhile. It started with my thoughts on complacency. and familiarity New people have a … More

complacency, Familiar, family business, Gratitude, Inspiration, Martial Arts

Simple is not the same as Easy

Save 10% of your income. Pay off your credit cards in full every month. Sleep eight hours a night. Eat … More

Better than Before, Easy, Habits, Mark Twain, Minimalism, Simple

If the chain is too heavy, let it go

A few weeks ago, I shared a post called “Don’t Break the Chain.” I had just started a few new … More

Fitbit, Habits, Ideas for Self Care, Meditation, self compassion, self-care, Streaks

Little Life Hacks: Leave the zoo while you’re still having fun

This year, I bought an annual pass to our local zoo. I love going to the zoo with my daughters. … More

Life Hacks, Tiny Tips, Tips, when to quit, when to stop

Be Generous with praise

My father became a small business owner when I was a Junior in high school. He owns a prop rental … More

Belief, Brene Brown, Daring Greatly, Encouragement, Generosity, Inspiration, Internet, Kindness, Man in the Arena, Motivation, Motivation Monday, Teddy Roosevelt

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