The art of the doable to-do list

Lifehacker has a great article about how to use a to-do list to keep yourself from being overwhelmed with all you have to do.

I keep my to-do list in a Notepad++ document. Using action verbs, all I have to do is change the tense, and my to-do list doubles as a done list. For example, Clean out desk drawer, becomes Cleaned out desk drawer, so I can show my boss (me) what I've accomplished.

'Believers are happier than atheists'

A study in the Telegraph shows that believers are generally happier and better able to cope with life's setbacks, than atheists, and it gets better the more they pray and attend church.

Maternity units closed to mothers

BBC NEWS says that pregnant women IN LABOR are being turned away from over-crowded maternity units. Magnificent socialized medicine in Britain is the envy of the world...not.

My new clothes washer

I have been without a washer and dryer nearly my whole adult life. I've used friends' or parents' or the laundromat. Finally bought a brand new washer. You can see the exact model on the Frigidaire site. Mine is black. It's not part of a set. I bought a used Kenmore dryer separately. Both came from Wagner Appliance in Winston-Salem, at a very good price. Delivery and installation were free.

Since the washer is black and the dryer is white, my friend Rick says they are "yin and yang", which would make it a Chinese laundry room, reinforcing the old stereotype.

Love my Invisible Fence (r) Brand fence

I just had an Invisible Fence installed, about a month ago. It took about an hour, and they were careful not to kill my rose bushes. Training is very important. It takes about four weeks for the dog to learn to retreat from the fence. If you don't train your dog properly, it doesn't work. If folks tell you that the Invisible Fence doesn't work, I bet you it's because they didn't follow the steps to fully train their dog. My dog is on stage four, when he can be outside off-leash, but I still have to watch him. I can't leave him alone until I see how he responds to greater temptations, like a live cat or rabbit.

Babies can cause 'momnesia' - USATODAY.com

This is so true.

Via USATODAY.com