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Kids: Planning Meals
 Getting kids to eat healthy is a challenge. Preparing balanced meals for them can be a burden. Here are some suggestions for simplifying meal planning:
1. Create a Routine - Pick a main food for each night of the week (Wednesday is fish, Thursday is pasta, Friday is chicken.) Use this as a guideline, not a rule.
2. Add Variety - If you have three fish dishes you like and rotate them, your family will not feel like they are always eating the same thing on "fish" night. Try one new recipe each week for fun!
3. Balance - Be sure to include side dishes and balance each meal (vegetables, protein, starch, etc.)
4. Plan Ahead - On Sunday night, plan specific menus for each night of the week.
5. Supermarket - Use your menus to build your supermarket list. This way, you will have all the ingredients you need in the house.
Kids like routine but it is also important to learn flexibility. If you pass the fish store and it looks good, improvise and make that your "fish" night.
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Time: Group Errands
 We sometimes make more of our list of errands than it needs to be. Before randomly completing items on your to-do list, think about using this approach:
1. Review: Look at all of the items on your list and determine if they are big or small, urgent or not important.
2. Prioritize: Use a number rating or asterisk to identify those items that must get done immediately
3. Plan: While on the way to get the most important things done, are there other tasks that can get done along the way? Try to group errands together in a logical, time-saving manner.
Once you have your errands grouped together, be sure to put them in your calendar. Having a scheduled time to complete these tasks will insure that they get done! |
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Home & Office: Communication
 One of the best ways to improve performance is through effective communication.
How can you communicate better?
1. Communication Style: People receive information in different ways. "Auditory" learners do best hearing information; "Visual" learners prefer to see information; "Kinesthetic" learners have a more tactile approach.
Get to know the style your co-workers prefer and identify your ideal style as well.
2. Communication Options: Once you've identified preferred learning styles, choose a method of communication that makes sense. Options include: meeting, e-mail, text, voicemail, written note, post-it. If one method doesn't work, be creative and try another. 3. Ask: If it is not apparent, simply ask how someone likes to receive information. When we fail to communicate effectively, our message often goes unheard.
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