Archive for October, 2007
5 simple, last-minute Halloween costume ideas
No commentsHave a brain cramp when it comes to picking a costume? Just don’t care about Halloween enough to put a lot of effort into it? Here are five simple, last-minute costume ideas:
Sick and TiredPut on some PJs, slippers and a robe. Mess up your hair. Have a box of cold medicine and tissues sticking out [...]
Unschedule your life
No commentsThe concept of unscheduling essentially means making sure you have time to do what you want to do: don’t schedule work, schedule free time.
I’ve used a concept similar to this at work. I’ve found that when I get particularly bogged down with projects I have to schedule time to, well, work. I’ll block off chunks [...]
Save a tree and some time: Three alternatives to traditional gift wrapping
No commentsI have a coworker who feels wrapping presents is a waste.
I can see her point.
We make trips to the store to buy paper products to wrap gifts, only to give the gift to someone who is going to rip the wrapping to shreds and throw it away. Logically, it’s not very practical. Not to mention [...]
The quest ends: opt-out of junk mail here!
No commentsOK. I’ve covered ways to reduce the amount of unwanted physical mail that shows up, from unwanted credit card offers to switching to paperless billing, but this post (should be) the end-all cumulation of opt-out methods.
“But why would I want to stop receiving those wonderful, targeted offers from some of my favorite companies?” you may [...]
How to avoid automated phone systems
No commentsOne of the more frustrating things to deal with are corporate automated systems. Sometimes you just want to talk to a person. In fact, I can’t really think of a time when I’ve called a company and haven’t wanted to talk to a person.
Of course, there are tricks you can use such as holding down [...]
