random tip

[cos]

When giving someone a ride, it is a good idea, after dropping them off at the house they're going to, to wait and watch until the go inside, before driving off - as long as it's possible to do without obstructing traffic. I think I first heard this as a safety tip (when dropping off a woman alone at night), but I think it's much more likely to be useful for more mundane reasons like they forgot their key, or they expected someone to be home who isn't there, or it's the wrong house, or oops their cell phone is still in your car, etc. Anyway, it's a really simple thing that makes a lot of sense and yet I didn't think of it until I heard someone suggest it (many years ago), so perhaps I have readers who haven't thought of it yet either and could benefit from seeing it suggested.

Any other random useful tips you'd like to pass along?

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[rawrin.livejournal.com]

Cook your meals for the week on Sunday, and put them into meal-sized boxes for the next week as soon as it's done. (This saves tremendous amounts of time in the morning, if you run around like a lunatic looking for your keys, your shoes, your glasses, your umbrella, a pair of socks, book to read, and workout clothes.) And if you make two different sorts of entrees for the week, you can color code your meal boxes so you don't grab two of the same thing for the day.

Along the same lines, if you're going to include broccoli in your meal boxes, put it into the boxes uncooked. It'll cook when you reheat your meal.