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‘Where everybody knows your name’

15. May, 2012 0 Comments

Shelby County native Kolby Mele has found success in the bar business in the past decade.

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Working his own style

15. May, 2012 2 Comments

When Jeff and Misty Webster noticed a closed storefront off Montevallo’s Main Street, they decided to take a closer look. The building had been closed for about a year, and their feet stuck to the floor when they walked in.

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The Island Martini

15. May, 2012 0 Comments

For its newest martini, Bellinis Ristorante put a new twist on an old favorite.

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A hidden tasty morsel

18. Jan, 2012 0 Comments

As Nick Hartmann lounged on his bar stool at bistro proVare, contentedly enjoying the last vestiges of his roasted pork roulade stuffed with collard greens and pancetta, he put into words a sentiment shared by savvy diners across Hoover and Shelby County.

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Cheesecake year round

18. Jan, 2012 1 Comment

Peggy Wood’s cherry cheesecake, whether made with light ingredients or fully flavored, makes for a luscious homemade dessert for any occasion.

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.

‘Where everybody knows your name’

Working his own style

The Island Martini

A hidden tasty morsel

Cheesecake year round

Shelby Living magazine

The Simple Life