When you decide to eat a meal out, is it because you are consciously choosing to do so? Or is it because you haven’t the time or ingredients to prepare something at home? If you are like most people, it is probably the latter. Yet it doesn’t have to be that way. With a…
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7 Reasons You Should Eat Eggs for Breakfast
My boyfriend’s family are Irish. Which means whenever we go to visit there is a lot of laughter and story telling. There’s also lots of eating and drinking. It’s practically impossible not to have fun. Usually it’s also impossible not to leave a few pounds heavier than you arrived. But on our most recent visit…
Lunch Hack: How to Utilize Your Work Kitchenette
We all know the benefits of brown bagging your lunch. They tend to be healthier, cheaper and more delicious than buying your lunch. But it can feel like hard work at times. With all that extra planning, it’s easy to see why most of us don’t do it as much as we’d like. There is a…
Great Ideas for Dinner in Under 10 Minutes
As I mentioned in a recent post here at Lifehack, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown that the average American spends as many as 49 hours a year just shopping for food. On top of that, we also spend an additional 288 hours per year preparing all the food…
Once a Month Cooking: Productivity Hack or Overrated Time Suck?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American spends as many as 49 hours a year just shopping for food, and an additional 288 hours per year preparing that food. So it comes as no surprise that Once a Month Cooking (OAMC) has become an increasingly popular way to…
9 Reasons Cooking Advice Belongs on a Productivity Blog
There are plenty of obvious topics for a blog focused on making your life easier: time management tips, career advice and even a little personal finance information. But cooking advice doesn’t immediately come to mind. Considering how much time we each spend daily on eating — let alone eating healthily and cheaply — I…
Your Telecommuter’s Toolbox
Telecommuting has been suggested as a cure-all from everything from the stress of your morning commute to that high carbon footprint you want to reduce. And odds are you have a whole list of what you need to make the switchover: software packages, computer specs, technical equipment for your profession. Every productivity website has lists…
