Lake Life: saving time

Saturday, January 21, 2012

HyVee Wins the Back At Home Faster Award!

Why are we tempted to drive thru for dinner? Meal planning takes time. Just grocery shopping alone consumes over 250 hours a year.

Preparing and cooking a meal is not very complicated once everything you need is on hand and ready to go. How do you think Rachel Ray whips up those delicious meals in less than thirty minutes? Someone else went grocery shopping for her!

The next best thing to having a personal shopper is shopping online and either picking it up or having it delivered. When I first investigated online grocery shopping several years ago, it was cumbersome and I quickly gave up on it. But with advances in web designs and online databases I thought I would give it another try. Here is my review of some of the online services available today.

Tips for Reading "The 30 Day HMN Project" on your e-reader

1. Read One Chapter Day each day, answer the questions, and complete the project goals for that day.
2. Bookmark 'Affirmations' pages as you read each chapter so you can quickly go back to them when you work through the project.
3. Use the Search Term, "Project Schedule," then select the last result you get, and click 'find.' Then click 'next.' This should bring you to "The 30 Day Project Schedule" -- bookmark the schedule.
4. Go to the website and download the forms you would like to use. The password is found in Chapter 25- the 5th and 6th word of the first sentence. Use the search term 'Relationships' then scroll results until you see Chapter Twenty-Five. Highlight that result and click 'find.' You'll find the password phrase at the end of the first sentence.
WEBSITE forms will include the "The 30 Day Project Schedule", "The 2-Week Review," each chapter's Affirmations list, and the other forms mentioned in the text.
5. Use "The 30 Day Home Management Project" as a six week bible study group- meeting weekly to discuss your goals and progress. Plan times to get together and help each other accomplish goals.