Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: By nature, I’m a prompt person. When I prepare to leave the house, I usually have a few minutes to spare before walking out the door. I use this for doing small tasks around the house.

However, it bothered me that I had to keep glancing at the clock to make certain I left on time. I found that if I set the timer on the oven, it eliminated the irritating clock-watching. I set the timer for five minutes before I need to walk out the door. When the timer goes off, I stop what I’m doing and leave. Small missions get accomplished without the worrisome clock-watching. – Suzanne Greene, Fort Worth, Texas

Suzanne, this is what I call micro- or mini-tasking. It’s amazing how much you can get done in five-minute “sprints” of time. – Heloise