Agendas help. As do action items with responsible parties and due dates assigned to them.

I visit gawker, lifehacker, et al (really!) if I cannot get out of the office (hence the sporadic comments).

I work in the industry and they can't make polish fast enough. The demographics are not as narrow as one would think, and this helps fuel the demand.

Practice! You'll find some polishes spread better than others. As far as the water, if you have good tap water, you don't need to use bottled but make sure the water is room temperature or a smidge warmer. Be quick with anchoring the edges so dragging the toothpick through the colors to create your design will be…

It takes practice! While cooking / eating / anything, I still catch myself thinking about something other than what I am doing. The first step is to recognize that you are "out of the moment" and STOP! to bring yourself back "into the moment." We are not perfect machines that we can just close all those other programs…

This. I now practice thoughtful cooking and eating (as much as possible), and it is amazing how little I eat now. By simply slowing down and paying attention, my body has time to tell me that I'm comfortably "full." Food looks and tastes so much better. Relearning to really savor the flavors, texture, balances of…

Been there. Done that. As corny as it sounds, do you have a talent you can gift? A true friend will appreciate that your time is more precious than your money. Making something or doing something can be just nice or nicer than a gift with a receipt attached to it. Of course, you need to know the person well enough to…

yeah, that was kinda gross >< i couldnt understand him so i turned off the sound

I've done this with other root vegetables: Sweet potato, turnip, carrots (fat ones), etc. MEASURE the oil and keep the extra toppings to a minimum and it can be more than "relatively" healthy.

It is the best I can do without skills :/

And this one:

Thanks for making me google this:

Sorry that happened to you (((hugs)))

100% Safety. As long as there are people, they will get injured or ill. I often tell the employees that I want them to be "mini-me"s so that I can retire knowing that the culture will sustain itself.

I read this as "and then I'm mad" probably because I get overwhelmed at all the tasks that I find (and still needs to get done) :/

Also, block out time for yourself to work on projects. Everyone can see my calendar's free vs booked time so I use this to deflect back to back to back meetings.

I vote for going native plants for your area. Native flowers, shrubbery, trees, and even grass. They use a LOT less water, support native wildlife, and is a lot easier to maintain.

The point of a day off is to do what YOU want to do. It is okay to be selfish and take care of yourself. Most of us don't do it often enough.

I am not much of a beer person. There are no "good" tasting beers according to my palate, some just taste worse than others. However, that does not stop me from drinking them if that is all there is (far be it for me to offend/insult the host).

(Rolling Rock) Flashbacks to college days way back in 19mumblemumble...