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Fashionable friends

18. Jan, 2012 0 Comments

When April Moore, Courtni Tyre and Melissa Grimes met in an apparel design class at the University of Alabama, they hit it off immediately.

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The evolution of the bridesmaid dress

16. Jan, 2012 0 Comments

Bridesmaids in the 1970s often wore simple dresses in solid colors and very little design.

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Fall in the South does not differ too much from summer in the South. It is still hot and humid, but with harsh winters of late, you are going to need some fashion pieces to help you switch from sandals and swimsuits to sweaters and shawls. The fall season is all about transition pieces that can be worn now and then layered upon for the winter months.

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Idol Summer

18. Jun, 2010 0 Comments

Whether you’re headed to a concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, for a walk around Veteran’s Park or to al fresco dining at Buck Creek this summer, the styles of the season are sure to keep you looking and feeling like a bonafide rock star.

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Bath and spa

08. Jun, 2010 2 Comments

With warm sunny rays awakening us each morning, it’s time to shed the layers of winter and refresh our minds and bodies. A multitude of businesses in Shelby County are ready and able to help you do so. Try some of these “must–have” products to prepare everything from your hair, face and skin for the summer [...]

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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.

Fashionable friends

The evolution of the bridesmaid dress

When summer meets fall

Idol Summer

Bath and spa

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