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One thing I try to remember: NOTHING is unimportant. When I start to prioritize I start at the top of the list and it is just too much to take on. The things at the bottom of the list never get started. Look for a stale corner and start there; it could be a drawer or a countertop. With me, the first time I thought of this was a shelf full of dusty DVDs. Since they were out of the way and other things were more important, they'd been there for several years. Then one night I decided that even though they were "unimportant" they bothered me every single time I glanced at that shelf. Same thing, if you're having company and setting things up, leaving the "little" "easy" things to last can put you in a bind. NOTHING is unimportant. It will all be very important at the last minute ... I'm not guru. I don't follow my own rules half the time but when I remember them, everything is better!

I have been soaking regular oats in orange juice for years -- orange juice and water, sliced apples and raisins, overnight in the refrigerator. Delicious. Sometimes I eat them as a dessert and even put them on ice cream.