Automation Hell
As a part of my effort to get a better handle on my time, I installed an autoresponder on my business email account informing senders that I will be checking my email only twice a day. (I also unsubscribed myself from dozens of ezines, newsletters, etc., and am not keeping any social networking sites up on my desktop.) Think about this… what happens when you get an email from a source that has an autoresponder on their end as well? After a mere hour of the emails replying to each other I have a fairly full in-box. Boy, am I glad I got a chance to check my mail while waiting at the airport… can you imagine what would have happened if I didn’t check it until tomorrow? YIPES! In any case, I have since changed the email which that sender send to, but...
Bloom Super Double Matchups (in progress)
I would love to have had more time to work on this today, but here it is, nonetheless. If you have any corrections/comments, please post them in the comments section. Bloom Super Double matchups 10/28- to 11/3 Powered by ScribeFire. Share and Enjoy:
Super Doubles at Bloom all week
Bloom is doing super doubles (doubling coupons up to $1.99 in value) all week. This is the time to whip out those high-value coupons (over $1, but under $2). An IP I got yesterday is for Progresso® Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs for $1.10 (DND5). A box of these sells at Bloom for $2.23, making them $0.03 [...] Share and...
Simplifying!
Over the last few weeks it has become apparent that I seem busier than ever, but have been getting less done. I’d already determined the culprits (email, social networking sites, politics, television, etc.), so I decided to follow some of the suggestions in the book The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferris. Media Fast (no news shows, websites, or newspapers) for one week Cut email down to checking it 2x a day, and unsubscribed to dozens of lists Choosing 2 priorities that must be accomplished each day Ignoring the unimportant! Share and...
Wine Labels
I’ve finally made the labels for my first batch of wine. I’ll be sampling it on Wednesday. That will have been 30 days after bottling, though it’s supposed to best after 3 months. Anyway, since it’s an Australian Shiraz, I figured what better to put on the bottle than my Australian Cattle Dog: Opal. Here’s the label: Share and Enjoy: