365 Ways to Simplify Your Life

I would be remiss if I didn't share this new little joy in my life. I am a teacher. I teach at a career tech (vocational) school. Being the "newbie" I seem to have lots of energy and enthusiasm (At least that's what I hear every time I'm introduced to someone new, 'This is Mrs. C. She's our new energetic and enthusiastic teacher in the Radiography program.) for some of the tasks that have previously been ignored unintentionally overlooked by the more seasoned teachers in our program. So...anyway...we have a building wide contest regarding student bulletin boards, and my energy and enthusiasm aided one of my classes of students in their recent victory in this contest. In recognition of my efforts, I was given the following:























Now...just so you don't think that I'm completely crazy (I prefer the term quirky anyway.), I am not experiencing joy because the little tidbits are aiding me in actually simplifying my life. I'm experiencing joy in writing about these ridiculously unhelpful tidbits and e-mailing them as jokes to my co-worker, Nancy.

I've decided that some of the musings I have regarding these 365 ways to simplify your life would make excellent blog topics, so I may from time to time share them with you. Here's a few that have already been sent:

February 11th Tip of the day: Abandon the past for the present.
Wow! What an amazing revelation! I mean…such wisdom in such a small little sentence. I’ve been trying so hard to find ways to simplify what is going on in my life (and my office), and here’s the key…forget the past. Whew…that was really weighing me down. I’m glad I have my little calendar to keep me on track.

February 13th Tip of the day: Take the scenic route.
Can you explain to me how taking the scenic route would make my life simpler? Isn’t time management one of the most important things when trying to simplify your life? If I take the scenic route, wouldn’t I be wasting time? I would think “Always drive from point A to point B” would be a more useful tip.

February 14th Tip of the day: Deal with taxes long before they’re due.
I would normally say this is a great piece of advice; however, this is the tip given on Valentine’s Day. I was expecting something more along the lines of “Buy your Valentine’s gifts early,” or “Make dinner reservations well in advance.” Maybe they are expecting people to spend lots of money on Valentine’s Day, and the writers are trying to aid in the swift receipt of a tax refund in order to offset the cost. Or…they just randomly printed a bunch of one liners on all these pages, and they didn’t think ahead about what date they were giving such strange little pieces of advice. Hold on…nope…I was wrong. The tip of the day for July 4th says, “Attend a local Independence Day celebration instead of throwing your own.” Oh well…

Again...these are copies of the e-mails I sent to Nancy. She, of course, has already figured out that I'm "quirky," and she's learning to embrace it. :)

~ Mrs. C ~