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Hope we never get to use it

State Farm mobile app
Chose face to face versus mobile app.

 

Lots of errands yesterday, including filing a claim for the accident a few days ago. After the fact, i realized i could have avoided a face to face office visit by doing it on my iPhone.

State Farm permits one accident forgiveness when you are a safe driver for 10 years or more.

We are safe drivers.

We have safe driver designation on two of our cars, but we’ve only owned the third car (in the accident) for one year. So State Farm defaulted us to a Good Driver Discount, and it would take nine more years to earn Safe Driver discount. So, our rate for this car will go up about 10%, for three years.

Anyway, never knew State Farm had accident forgiveness. And never knew that your impeccable safe driving record doesn’t transfer to a new policy for a vehicle you will be driving.

Live and learn, and remain grateful that no one was hurt.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

Apple makes old habits irrelevant

WordPress login screen
Apple keychain makes remembering passwords a thing of the past.

 

Helping others become more organized has a ripple effect into life’s other four big choices. If you use paper organizational systems, you are missing the boat. Not meant to inflict guilt, but if you feel guilt, ask yourself why.

Then decide to live with the the guilt or resolve to shed it.

Henry Ford was never interested in creating a faster horse.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

Being organized means continuously improving in small ways

HP Instant Ink envelopes
HP Instant Ink is a more organized way to run my business. Returned two empty cartridges yesterday.

 

HP Instant Ink program is a smarter way to run my business. Being organized means continuously improving in small ways. For a nominal monthly fee HP remotely monitors your ink usage and automatically sends you replacement cartridges, as part of your fee.

And with the replacement cartridge is a postage paid return envelope for the empty cartridge. The extra gas, time, and guesswork all disappear.

 

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Real (organizational) life in real time

Hand written thank you note
Two days ago. Dropped off the bag full of glasses with this note to our neighbor (who doubles as our eye doctor) before sunrise.

 

New generation of flood light
Low energy consumption, longer life bulbs are the new normal.

 

Pentair replace pool filter cartridge
Had the replacement pool filter cartridge on hand for the past six months.

 

Real (organizational) life in real time. The list of things we need to attend to is endless:

  1. Order new eyeglasses
  2. Replace burned out flood light
  3. Replace three-foot tall swimming pool filter cartridge

My Optometrist let me bring six pairs of eyeglasses home so Cheryl could pick for me. i’m not a good judge of “style”.

Since our son is spending the weekend preparing for first semester finals, i used this “free time” to do chores, plus:

  1. Draft outline for the contract the client verbally committed to a few days ago
  2. Chose a few workbook page samples to send via snail mail for client’s boss’s review
  3. Finalize rough draft for tomorrow’s meeting (different client) regarding the January keynote speeches

And on and on…

 

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The time to do it is when you don’t need to

ATT Text message screen shot
Heading to Montreal tomorrow morning.

 

Flying to Montreal tomorrow morning to delver a Customer Service Keynote speech that features what i’ve learned from a lifetime at Disney.

Double checked with ATT yesterday about my mobile communication options. They sent me the text above in case i needed help in Canada. The call is free.

But once in Canada, calls become very expensive.

The time to plan for worst case scenario is when you don’t need to.

Of course, there’s free email, text, Facetime, and Skype if you can get a decent wifi signal.

 

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