I don’t think anyone will argue that our time is getting more valuable and I’ll admit to saying NO a lot more this year if something doesn’t align with my priorities. (Thanks 168 Hours!) Needless to say I’m always trying to find more time in my day and these 2 FREE services have helped me tremendously.
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2) HATE to be put on HOLD? lucyphone.com users can hang up, and are then called back when a customer service representative finally picks up. On the free service’s Web site, users type in a customer service number (or click on one of many stored on the site), and when a human being finally answers the site will ring you at your given number. After multiple occasions of screaming into my phone ( see AGENT!!! post ), this allows me to quite possibly change the world while “lucy” waits on hold.
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If you’ve ever muttered the phrase, “I wish I had time to do that” or find yourself at the end of a weekend wondering where your time went, join author Laura Vanderkam, me and many others as we take the 168 Hours Challenge. Based on the book, 
I was brought up under the strict rule of thank-you note writing and it carries with me until this day. I believe in good, old fashioned notes that are hand written, require a stamp and are sent in a timely fashion. Saying this, I still haven’t written ones for my birthday (from May) or to the wonderful friends and family who hosted us while we were road tripping this summer. I used to be SO much better, actually a little obsessed my husband might say, as I made us do all our thank-you notes for our wedding gifts on the plane ride to our honeymoon destination?!
offices in person, to learn how to solve such problems themselves and to be able to network with those offices to find those people out there at the college or university whose job it is to support students. The same goes for faculty in that parents should encourage their children to utilize faculty’s office hours to get as much as they can out of their education. You have already passed the college years; it is your son or daughter’s turn to learn the lessons available inside and outside the classroom on the college campus. 
that you can create your own music stations and tag songs that you like but stereomood does it by providing music that best suits your mood and your activities. Feeling 
Is your family driving you nuts at the moment? Recently, I’ve read 2 moving memoirs that have made me appreciate my entire family in a completely new light. 
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