Have you ever heard people say that busy people manage their time better? If you have a lot of time to sit around while you're "fixin' to get ready" starting something, maybe you should make more commitments. School actually feels like the example most can relate to. Balancing a full day of school, sports…

Unique to St. Louis, I'd have to recommend our BBQ and Microbreweries. While many areas have both, our town has a long history of producing both. As far as microbrews, we had a ton, long before they became fashionable.

I am totally judgmental at the gym. I judge the people strolling on a treadmill with their head down looking at phones, the women chatting in the back of a class when the rest of us are busting our butts and can hardly catch our breath, the fully capable person doing curls with 2 lb weights, and the old people who…

You can't beat St. Louis's Forest Park Zoo, Museums, and Theatre. They are top-notch and still free.

If I need to clean up in a hurry, I find a box or basket laying around, fill it up with all of the junk laying everywhere, and stash it somewhere it won't be noticed, while company is there. Then, when I have more time, I go through it, and put things back in their proper place.

IRA's (Roth and non-Roth) have a limit that I make sure to make, and I invest in my 401k. Are there other retirement investments I should be making? I already invest in other non-retirement accounts.

The summer/winter bedding makes a lot of sense for us. I like having a comforter in the winter, but opt for a bedspread for the summer.

What's the worst thing that can happen as a result of turning a tv on and off and switching a few channels? I come down sick?

I'm an Aldi shopper, and pick up about 90% of what I need there. We find huge savings and excellent quality in their cleaned, bagged spinach and lettuces, fresh veggies, eggs, milk, and cheese (everything from feta to shredded cheddar), and all kinds of meat. I've slowly started trying their cleaning products and…

Does this simulate the different phone manufacturer's versions of Android? I'm not a developer, but I have a hopeless father with his first smartphone. I have the S5, and he has a Samsung phone. Accessing menus is just annoyingly different, and I cannot give him instructions over the phone. This may be a…

If you're in your first couple weeks in an open office, you are going to feel like pulling your hair out. Eventually, it does get better, and while it may not be the most productive, it does encourage collaboration. Even the best music does not always do the trick in muting out the guy eating a bag of chips at his…

The idea of someone cleaning their dishes with a yucky sponge or nasty washcloth, and only using luke-warm water is completely disgusting to me. I wash my pots, pans, and knives, but I like the peace of mind of putting things in my dishwasher, and letting it heat the crap out of everything, as well as doing the…

I always feel like my feet get really hot, and am afraid to use anything but cotton. What is your experience?

I'm going to put myself out there, and tell everyone that I wear clothes that fit tightly, but not constraining, because I appreciate looking at the muscles I'm working as I'm lifting. Even when on a treadmill, I like to look at my posture and movements, and tight clothing doesn't hide anything. If I don't like how…

I read an article somewhere that recommended spending more time in the kitchen in order to lose weight. I think this works for me. I've always loved to cook, but rather than seeing food as a fun adventure in the kitchen, it was a necessary task that I tried to cram into as little time as possible. Swapping out…

I work out really early in the mornings, and if I don't have some kind of snack before bed, I tend to get light-headed during my workout. I eat something with some simple sugars for breakfast before my workout, but nearly every time I skip an evening snack the night before, regardless of what I eat pre-workout, I…

I've painted nearly my whole house since I moved in, and I was stunned at how little paint smells any more. As a kid, I remember it was terrible. I used latex paint from the Home Depot, nothing particularly special about it, and within a day or two, you could hardly tell I painted. Do people still use oil-based…

You have to think about video games like any other entertainment. Personally, I get as much or more from a good video game as I do from a movie. Video games are like interactive books, often with some kind of narrative. Or they're like social gatherings, without being in the same location as the others. Crappy…

I find that some people are 'busy' because they just have not found efficiency in some things that they do. Running to the grocery store every night before dinner can be time consuming, but making a meal plan and grocery list one day a week is both practical and a time-saving mechanism. The more you plan, the more…

My husband and I are very adventurous. We camp, hike, travel, and are on the road very often. We haven't committed to having a pet for the same reason we decided not to have kids. If we decide to venture into parenthood in the future, I don't want to feel like the child is preventing me from taking adventures and…