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So I’ve been meaning for a long time to write posts about things that I use in my life to make it easier/cheaper/healthier or in any way better. I finally have come up with a list of things to write about that’s so long that I could have a weekly post for 3 months before I even had to think again about what I was going to post. And all of the ideas/products/services on the list are things that I’m so passionate about that if you live with me you know that I live by these things. So I’ve decided it’s time to get these posts written up and posted. I’ll try to post one a week until I run out of things to post about.
I’m calling these posts “Smarter not harder” because it’s one of the mottos that I live my life by – work smarter, not harder! I feel like there are so many awesome resources out there and we tend to make our lives too complicated. You’ll probably find that I post about lots of technology-type resources – websites, machines etc – but that’s probably about what you’d expect from me 🙂 I think it’s good to use the resources that are available to us to make all of our mundane daily tasks easier so that we can spend more time focusing on the things that are important.
I heard a story once that was attributed to Brigham Young. I hate posting things that I don’t have sources for, but I so liked the principle that I’ve decided to post it anyways with the disclaimer that it’s likely false doctrine 🙂 The story goes that Brigham Young was talking to one of his daughters one night and she asked how the temple work would ever get completed for all of the spirits who had previously passed on. There were just SO many people to do the work for and she couldn’t conceive of how the Saints would ever find the time to do the work for ALL of them. Brigham Young allegedly told her that he foresaw a day when there would be many conveniences that would make people’s lives easier so they would have the time to do the work.
While I don’t always use all of my free time to do temple work, I still feel like by making my tasks in the home easier I open myself up to being able to do service for others, serve in the temple or spend time with my kids. I almost feel like it’s my responsibility to use these resources so that I’m using my time wisely so that I’m available to do other good things. It doesn’t benefit anyone for me to do things the hard way and I can benefit many others by doing things in an easier manner 🙂
Anyways, be on the lookout for future posts on this topic. I have a few past posts that would go into this category as well if you’d like to whet your appetite:
