My gym does something awful. It gives out free pizza the first Monday of every month (thank god it’s only once a month). Then it also gives out bagels the second Tuesday of every month. I don’t know if this is available at every Planet Fitness but I would like to know what made the[...]
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January 22nd, 2010 - 10:18 pm § in tips/shortcuts
Think Before You Wrap: 3 Ways to Use Less Plastic Wrap and Foil
Like paper towels, it is easy to pull out a roll of saran wrap and wrap away. But the life of a piece of saran wrap or foil is very short—pretty much once and then into the garbage. That generates a whole lot of waste for the environment. Here are some ways to reduce the [...][...]
January 5th, 2010 - 10:10 am § in tips/shortcuts
Sticking to your resolutions…in 3’s
I don’t know about you but I hardly ever stick to my new year’s resolutions. Over the years, I stop making them. But this year will be different because it’s the start of a new decade or whatever reason you want to give. I’ve come up with an idea to help me establish a ro[...]
December 22nd, 2009 - 9:32 am § in tips/shortcuts
Tip of the Day #1
Always hang up your coat after you come home from work. It keeps the house looking organized and your coat looking good for work the next day, or else… [...]
October 26th, 2009 - 2:32 pm § in tips/shortcuts
Packing List For Traveling
…to a country with no hot water and electrical outage at least 3 times a day. In two days, I’ll be leaving my domesticated life in Connecticut to a farm village in Borneo, Indonesia. I will be accompanying my husband on a medical volunteer project. Each time I travel, I make a list of [...]
October 7th, 2009 - 9:14 am § in tips/shortcuts
5 Things That You Should Not Bother Buying
With all those clever marketers out there, it is hard to figure out why we need to buy certain items. We just automatically reach for our wallets without batting an eye. But if we just stop to think for a second, we can make good use of things that are classified as trash in our [...][...]
October 4th, 2009 - 12:46 pm § in tips/shortcuts
Think Before You Tear: 5 Ways to Use Less Paper Towels
I used to use paper towels like there’s no tomorrow. It is so easy to tear, wipe and toss them for every mess in the kitchen that you could easily go through a roll in a week or less. Not only are paper towels expensive–a single roll of Bounty priced at $2.19(that would be $10 [...][...]