Practical Holiday Tips

December 16, 2024 s c

Struggling for a gift idea? Here's a suggestion for adults young and old and everywhere in between. You can't go wrong. Very much needed by far too many. Not glamorous or expensive. No surfing required. Certainly appreciated. Never forgotten. What is it? Read on.

And happy holidays from The Practical Sort. See you in 2025.

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Practical Reducing, Reusing, Recycling Tips

December 9, 2024 s c

Budget too tight to replace or professionally repair broken or tattered items? Here’s are potential solutions to fix the problem while being kind to your wallet and the environment.

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Practical ADHD and Other Brain-Based Coping Tips

November 18, 2024 s c

Nothing, absolutely nothing is more important than taking care of yourself. It’s why you put your oxygen mask on first during an airline emergency so that you’re capable of helping others. Here are some tips to bolster your self-care at a time when many of us desperately need a lift. Be well and read on.

Practical Time Savers & Time Management

October 28, 2024 s c

If scattered, deep clutter piles are getting you down, here is a savvy tip to allay some of that frustration. It's a revisit of a practical method to resolve an enduring habitual problem.

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Practical Cleaning and Laundry Tips

October 7, 2024 s c

Holiday seasons are fast approaching. Pace yourself. Avoid infuriating last minute decluttering before celebrants arrive. Tackle piles methodically and gracefully with this tip so your guests will have space for comfortable, visually-pleasing festivities.

Practical Home Storage

September 23, 2024 s c

Go here when surfaces are overflowing, objects need to be visible, and you're out of ideas. Where's that? Read on.

Practical Kitchen & Cooking Tips

September 9, 2024 s c

Young or old. Experienced or starting out on your own...Use this week’s kitchen tip to reduce time spent scrubbing cookware and less energy expenditure.

Practical Health & Self-Care

January 2, 2024 s c

Incentivize your fitness aspirations with a whole new level of rewarding apps. Check out ways to benefit beyond your body and mind for potentially sustainable results.

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Practical Safety Tips

December 11, 2023 s c

Pardon the downer, better safe than sorry. Scam risks increase during the season of joy. A crappy way to tank the holidays, stress you out, and leave your wallet dry. Fraud is getting more devious, more deceptive, more ubiquitous, and in some cases, brilliant. Here are some newer scams you may not know about along with concerted actions you can take to preserve your assets and sanity. Beware. Read on.

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Practical Gift Ideas

November 6, 2023 s c

The gift giving frenzy is just around the corner. How can you ensure that your gift doesn’t become an Albatross? What’s a web-footed sea bird have to do with the upcoming holidays? Read on.

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Practical Moving & Packing Tips

October 23, 2023 s c

Life transitions can result in a variety of painful symptoms ranging from emotional to physical or both. Whether relocation moves are local or long-distance, you can experience long-term pain from lifting heavy boxes or leaving your social circles. Here’s one type of situational pain to watch out for. Avoid a fraudulent scheme, save yourself unwarranted pain via a warning in this podcast. Read on to learn more.

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What do you do with all the unwanted and unneeded contents? What do you keep or get rid of? Where will it all go? How do you decide?

Confidently manage this process thoughtfully and rapidly via Part 4 of this Mechanics of a Home Clear Out series.

Don't need the information now? You will someday. Read on and bookmark for the future.

Practical Minimizing Tips

October 2, 2023 s c

What’s it like to live a minimalistic lifestyle? What are the upsides and downsides? How will you know if it’s right for you? Read on to learn more.

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Practical Paper Management Tips

September 11, 2023 s c

Unrelenting papers keep on coming. A new academic year ensures that school docs, extracurricular forms, mailbox adverts arrive steadily. Whether you have kids or not, paper accumulates. What can you do to get a handle on the inflow? Show paper who’s boss! How? Register now for the Paper Purge.

Learn techniques to annihilate the stacks, determine what stays or goes, and where to store what you need to keep so you’ll find what you need when you need it. Have clutter beyond paper? Join the ‘Get it Done Party’ single event or series. Learn more here.

Practical School and College Tips

August 14, 2023 s c

It’s that time again, and it won’t be an easy task. Vitally critical measures rarely are. But this is one of the most important steps you and your adult child can take once they hit their 18th birthday. In fact, start the process beforehand. You surely won’t regret it. What is it? Read on to ensure you all are fully in the loop and your collective interests are protected.

Practical Decluttering Tips

July 17, 2023 s c

Although we finished the 8-Week “Knock it Out” Challenge, technically we’re not done. What’s up with that? What needs to happen now? Read on to find out how to ensure that all your efforts aren’t for naught.

Practical Technology Tips

May 15, 2023 s c

Spam is relentless. Are organized inboxes a pipe dream owing to non-stop garbage inflow? Have you thought about engaging an unsubscribe service? Sounds like an idea. Is it a good one? Before you take that step, read the advisories in this week’s blog and accompanying article by Wirecutter.

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Practical Money & Bill Management Tips

February 13, 2023 s c

Home finances are easy to track and stay on top of when you're organized

My little workhorse got it’s annual tax annihilation work out. Out with the old, make room for the new with this practical tip and any advice from your money managers.