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Greystone Ladies fling into spring

08. Jun, 2010 0 Comments

The Greystone Ladies Club held their first Spring Fling on a Friday evening in April at the Greystone Golf and Country Club.

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First Bark & Wine fundraiser success for Shelby Humane Society

10. May, 2010 0 Comments

The Shelby Humane Society’s Board of Directors’ first fundraiser, Bark ‘n Wine, recently raised $6,000 on Friday, April 30, to benefit the shelter’s homeless pets and community programs. Jennifer Miller, President of Shelby Humane Society, was extremely pleased with the success of their first fundraiser, Bark ‘n Wine. “Despite rescheduling the event last minute due to [...]

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Celebrating spring in Mt Laurel

17. Apr, 2010 0 Comments

Vendors peddling a variety of wares –– homemade soap to home crafted coin boxes to handmade dresses –– lined the streets and sidewalks of Mt Laurel April 17. Here are a just a few photos portraying this family, fun–filled event. Share on Facebook

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Montevallo Arts Festival

11. Apr, 2010 0 Comments

Hundreds came out April 10 to the Montevallo Arts Festival to relish in the creative talent of local artists and enjoy the beautiful weather. About four dozen artists set up booths to share their work whether it be in clay, glass or oil.

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What’s For Lunch?

30. Mar, 2010 0 Comments

The opening reception for Dian Kent McCray’s solo “What’s For Lunch?” exhibit was held at the Shelby County Arts Council Gallery March 28. The exhibit will run through April 29. Share on Facebook

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.

Greystone Ladies fling into spring

First Bark & Wine fundraiser success for Shelby Humane Society

Celebrating spring in Mt Laurel

Montevallo Arts Festival

What’s For Lunch?

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