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    How To Remove Wire Shelving

    Part of a recent conversion project at my house was to remove the wire shelves that surrounded three sides of the room. Looking at them, it seems like an easy task. But it's not. Here is what I learned about removing those shelves:

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    How To Leave A Job

    Yesterday was my last day at a business I have worked at for over 6 years. I spent three as a contractor, and another three as an employee. Even though the situation surrounding my leaving is not pleasant, I knew I had to act in a way that preserved my self-respect. So I had to wrap up at the old job. Here are my tips for making the transition:

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    Easy Ways To Clean The Shower

    Cleaning our shower is hard work. Since Scrubbing Bubbles took the one product that made it easy off the market, I haven't found anything other than hard work with a Mr. Clean eraser. But I knew there had to be a better way.

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    Using Timers To Keep Kids Focused

    I've talked about using timers before. Mostly it is to get me going, or keep me going on a task. But there are other ways that I use timers that allow me to focus on something else, yet still accomplish the task at hand.. You can use this type of timing to help keep your child on track as well.

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    Getting the Most from Simple Productivity Blog

    Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. There have been a lot of new visitors to the site recently, and I thought it would be good to point out some things to help all my readers, new and not-so-new, get more out of the site. Categories I purposefully try to limit my categories on the blog, so you can find what you’re looking for. Besides the main categories of productivity and simplicity, you can find a list of the post categories on the right-hand side of each page. Sometimes you will see that a category has sub-categories; clicking on the header brings back all the articles of all of the sub-categories. Getting Started There is a category that falls at the top of the list called Getting Started. This category lists all the articles aimed at the beginning not knowing much about simplicity or productivity, or just…