{A quaint series on the small things making my work and life happier and easier.} When you remove as many product sticker labels as I do, you start to deplore your nails' haggard status. You start to daydream about the widespread popularity that would surely result from your launching a "Save The Nails!" campaign. And how the suit against Product Packaging would almost certainly ascend its way to the Supremes, how you'd be called to ...

Okay, so you're still a human being and not a machine. Sucks, I know. But as non-automated entities will probably soon be a thing of the past, let's not rush to lament your living/breathing status quite yet. Instead, let's discuss ways to maximum your limited efforts, to beef up productivity, to get more done. Some strategies, for your consideration: 1. Batch your errands and tasks Any tasks that require similar brain power, location, or tools ...

Yesterday I told my company/life story. So that happened. To say I was blown away and completely filled up by all the sincere responses I got would be such a vast understatement. Thank you, thank you. It sounds trite, but your words fill my heart. And now, onwards! Recently I had the pleasure of quizzing the lovely Sarah Adler of Simply Real Health. If you missed that post the first time, you really must take ...

It’s just about the dumbest thing ever that this story is appearing on Live Simply for the first time. That it hasn’t been shared up until now, here, with you all, my incredibly loyal readers, is idiocy. This I know. But to tell my story in such an official capacity has always felt daunting. To communicate something so deeply personal and massively affecting in a way that it inspires understanding, rather than pity, is a ...

It's Friday, and I think we should celebrate. Evidently, so too do Kelly Deck Design and Terris Lightfoot Contracting, who surely must have designed this latest home purely for our enjoyment. You'll understand what I mean when you take a peek at the office, replete with graphic ceiling, gold sputnik chandelier, and, well, all the perfectly appointed gold accents, really. I have a certain affinity for the stately navy velvet as of late. The addition of a throw ...