Since I started The Lean Times, I have been trying to push myself to always use my time in a constructive manner. I am always looking for ways to be more productive; I listen to podcasts or audiobooks when I am taking public transportation as it is usually too crowded to read. I find myself [...]
I must make a confession – I LOVE to sleep. If sleeping were an Olympic sport, I am confident that I could go for the gold. Well at least the silver, probably some spotty teenager would out sleep me. Recently, I have been trying out a little experiment; getting up 45 minutes earlier than usual [...]
This is the time of year when we buy our diary for next year – do you buy a day to a page, a weekly view or just a monthly view. Maybe you have done away with diaries all together and just use an online calendar? I seem to try to combine too many methods [...]
My television is broken. I am feeling sad but at the same time a bit challenged and liberated. I feel challenged because I don’t think I have lived without a TV since 1984.It is strange not to hit the remote five minutes after getting in from work. It is a bad habit, I know but [...]
I love subscribing to newsletters, for me the more information the better, in theory that is. In real life, I barely get through half of the online courses and webinars I sign up for. There is so much information in cyberspace about how to be a better blogger, how to start your own business, how [...]
My beloved very kindly bought me the new super duper 32gig iphone for my birthday. I was so excited! I could put all my music on it, so no more having to carry a phone and an ipod. I could use WordPress to write this blog on it. I could Tweet from different accounts easily. And it is a [...]
I have taken on a bit too much at the moment. I am working on this blog, taking a sewing class, designing and making jewelry to sell on Etsy, decluttering my flat by selling stuff on Ebay, all while trying to scrape together enough money to pay the mortgage. A lot of it is snowflaking [...]