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Tip of the Week #312: How to Stay Warm During the Winter
During the winter, I like to drink hot drinks. Keeps me warm. I like coffee, but am trying to cut back. I like hot chocolate, but try to avoid too much sugar. Sugar, especially in the form of chocolate, is my Achilles heel. Tea is the best alternative, of...
2025 Bricks and MiniFigs Calendars
Get a 2025 Calendar! Check out our new 2025 calendars! Each calendar includes monthly coupons, and creative Lego pictures. Use the coupons in any Bricks and MiniFigs store nationwide. Each calendar is $20, or free if you spend more than $100 in the store....
Tip of the Week #311: Forget Perfection. Aim for Progress.
Ten years ago, on January 10, 2015, I sent out the first tip of the week. My tip of the week today is this. Just start. Do not wait until everything is perfect. Just start and make it up as you go along. Back when I started sending out a weekly email, I did not...
Tip of the Week #311: Forget Perfection. Aim for Progress
Ten years ago, on January 10, 2015, I sent out the first tip of the week. My tip of the week today is this. Just start. Do not wait until everything is perfect. Just start and make it up as you go along. Back when I started sending out a weekly email, I did not...
How do I add sub-accounts for each of my children?
If you have multiple children and want each one to have an account on the site to keep track of their progress separately, here's how: After signing in to your account, click on the Members menu and go to Account Info. On the resulting screen, click on the...
Tip of the Week #310: How to Set and Hit Your Goals
If you have multiple children and want each one to have an account on the site to keep track of their progress separately, here's how: After signing in to your account, click on the Members menu and go to Account Info. On the resulting screen, click on the...
Tip of the Week #309 How to Eat Cheetos Without Making a Mess
Years ago, one of my kids discovered she really liked Hot Cheetos (not the official name, but that's what we call them at home). She also likes to be clean. Those two really do not mesh so well. She came up with a clever solution. She ate Hot Cheetos with...
Tip of the Week #308: How to Free up Storage on Your Phone
My phone is constantly running out of storage. The problem is, it overflows with photos To free up some storage, I have begun decluttering. I grew up before everything went digital, and I sometimes miss the days of physical photo albums. Sitting on the couch,...
Goals: Give Yourself a Day Off
Last year, I wrote a book on goal setting. I also taught a four week course on the process of goal setting. Here are those classes: Week 1: https://vimeo.com/980722681/9a55a6f125 Week 2: https://vimeo.com/984623822/aac7465d62 Week...
Tip of the Week #307: Include Batteries
Quick tip this week This Christmas, if you are giving a gift that requires batteries, wrap the batteries with the gift. This quick and easy tip should eliminate the disappointment of receiving a gift with no power. ...
Whew.
I have not posted on my blog in months. I miss it. I miss writing. I am not currently teaching any classes. Christmas break. This is giving me time to catch up, and time to start blogging again. It's been a wild year for me. In February, Google shut my email...
#306 – December 7, 2024: How to Find the Price of a Car
We had a car go down this week. Since my family lives in car-dependent Tennessee, we had to replace it. Fun. My wife and I had already been looking for a good deal. We were able to find a ten year old car to replace the twenty year old car that broke down. I...
How to Make a Simple Christmas Wreath
Each Saturday, I send out a Lego Tip of the Week! Since I cannot have a blog on our store site (https://bricksandminifigs.com/vestaviahills-al/), I will simply post those tips here on my own site. Use the Instructions in the following video to build a simple,...
Tip #305: How to Find Mistakes in Your Writing
I often make mistake when I type. After all, I have Type-O blood. Heh, heh. But, I recently found a web extension that reads pages aloud. It's a great way to catch errors you might miss. Whether you are writing for work or school, before hitting publish or before...
Hello, Birmingham!
At the beginning of the month, on November 2, we celebrated our grand opening! We are thrilled to be in the Birmingham area! We have enjoyed meeting so many of you over the past few weeks! We are still trying to get the word out. Feel free to forward this email to...
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