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Shelby Living focuses on the fabulous ways in which you live. Trekking across Alaska with friends or sharing your artistic talents with the rest of the world, we want to share your story.

Inside the publication, you’ll discover captivating articles about your neighbors, read up on the lives of homegrown celebrities and those making waves in the business world, and discover the talent of local artists and the selfless acts of giving individuals. Most importantly, we want this magazine to be about you. Special features throughout the publication are aimed at getting you and your words in print. Watch each publication for our Readers Write In and Spotted features.

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jan peine 20. Jan, 2010 at 10:17 am

Hello,
I am a Shelby County resident and local author. Would you please check out my website: http://www.givingmeaway.com for our mission statement and information about Ashway Press and our books? We have a re-release coming out very soon and would like to share that news via an article if you’re interested. Thank you. Jan Peine
Debbie M 13. Jul, 2010 at 2:02 pm

Hi there! Just got my first issue of Shelby Living at Eclipse in Montevallo! It is great! My name is Debbie & I have lived, worked, gone to school here in Montevallo for many years. I am in the acctg field & was wondering if you were doing any hiring? Great job – thank you!
admin 20. Jul, 2010 at 9:23 am

Debbie … thank you so much for your comment. We are so excited to hear that people in the community are enjoying the magazine. Our parent company is the Shelby County Reporter. I don’t know that we are hiring right now but check back with us.

The Simple Life

Powerful pockets of time

By Lisa Phillips

Those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are here along with high humidity, no school bus traffic and endless hours of sunshine. When you heap all of that together, you get long hours that need our energy in many places other than behind a desk or dishwasher. We yearn to be outside pulling weeds, pulling for the home team, or pulling skiers during an afternoon on the water. Family members demand and deserve more of our head, heart, and wallet, so it is important for you to get a grip on what can be done in “powerful pockets of time.” Here are a few ways to simplify your daily routines. Although they may sound very simple, ask yourself how many of these things did you did today.

Grocery list:

: Keep an on-going list where all family members can add to it.

Cleanup:

Load the dishes in the dishwasher as soon as you are done cooking and eating.

Laundry:

Fold each piece as it comes out of the dryer. This one tip can save you a ton on time versus heaping clean clothes in a pile to be dealt with later. Have a basket for each person and put the folded clothes in there for one trip to be put away.

Never go empty-handed:

Take something with you on your trips to the basement or up the stairs. Unload a car the same way.

Buy a Ninja:

This one appliance does everything from kneading pizza dough to making soft serve ice cream. (The infomercial is amazing!)

Mail:

Open the mail in the same spot every day, preferably over a trash can or shredder. Think iRAFT. Make a decision on each piece of paper: Deal with it Immediately (within five minutes), have a place for things you need to Read, Action (bills, RSVPs, etc.), File and Toss.

Email:

Check and respond three times a day. You will process it faster than checking it every time a message appears.

“Do it now, later is already booked.” What a great concept to remember when you are feeling like “I’ll do it later.” Work in the moment. When you take the time to do it now, you will have used those “powerful pockets of time” that you didn’t even know you had. It’s that simple.

Lisa Phillips in the owner of SimpleWorks. She can be reached at lisa_phillips@bellsouth.net or 981-7733.

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