Simplify Your Life

简化你的生活（2）

and free up time to do what you love most

挤出些时间做你最想做的事

【8】Simplifying means becoming aware of the ways, big and small, that we expend money, time and energy, and then raking steps to curb the waste. Here, from the experts, are some suggestions for gaining control over life’s hassles in order to have time for the pleasures.
【8】生活简单化就意味着要我们注意所花的钱、时间和精力、方方面面、大大小小的事情，然后再采取措施去控制浪费。根据专家们的一些建议，尽量避免生活中发生争吵以便有更多的时间来娱乐.

Start the Day Right一天之计在于晨
【9】Before she applied “the rule,” mornings were a trial for Baltimore teacher Claudia Bowe, mother of Alex, 11, and Clara, nine. “The kids, my husband and I had to leave every day at exactly 7:45. Invariably『一定的；总是』, books would be missing. My son isn’t a morning person, so he was dazed『晕眩的；茫然的』and at his worst when I needed him to be most efficient. By the time we were off, we were all in bad moods. We had to change our habits.”

【9】在采用这种方法之前，早晨对于巴尔的摩市的教师克劳迪娅·鲍来说真是个磨难。她是11岁的亚历克斯和9岁的克莱尔的母亲。她说：“孩子、丈夫和我每天早7：45必须离开家。在这时总是书本不见了。我儿子不适合早起，所以当我需要他高效率时，他却总是昏沉沉，表现得最糟糕。到我们离家时，我们的心情都已很糟透了。所以我们得改变一下习惯。

【10】Bowe’s rule? Do everything possible the night before to prepare for the next day. For instance, get a coffee maker that can be timed to start brewing when you wake up. Decide what to wear, including belts and socks; check for spots, wrinkles, missing buttons. Children can set the table with bowls, spoons and cereal boxes—everything but the milk.

【10】鲍的办法是什么呢？在前一天晚上为第二天做好一切准备。比如说，买一个可以定时的咖啡壶，当你醒来时它就能开始煮咖啡了。决定好明天穿什么，包括腰带、袜子。进行逐项检查，衣裤皱痕，丢失的扣子。孩子们可以在桌子摆好碗，匙和谷物食品棗以及除了牛奶以外一切的东西。

【11】“Provide a list of items kids need for school the next morning—homework, library books, lunch money,—and have them check them off before getting into bed every night,” suggests organizational expert Ann Gambrell, owner of Creative Time Plus in Torrance, Calif. Set anything to be carried out into the world—backpacks, dry cleaning—in front of the door. Always put keys in the same place. Studies show that the average『平均；平均数』adult spends 16 hours a year searching for lost keys.

【11】加利福尼亚州托 斯市Creative Time Plus的老板， 管理专家安·甘布里尔加立福尼亚州建议“准备好孩子们第二天早晨上学所需的一切棗作业、图书馆借的书、午餐费棗并在每晚上床睡觉之前检查一下。”把要带出去的东西都安排好棗把背包和要干洗的衣服放在门前。把钥匙总放在同一个地方。研究结果表明成年人每年找钥匙的所花的时间平均为16小时。

2.Declutter Your Home 不要让你房子凌乱不堪

【12】“Every possession you buy requires tending,” says Don Aslett, author of Clutter’s Last Stand. “Every chair, blouse, stationary bike, candlestick must be dusted, guarded, stored, repaired. Freeing yourself from unnecessary possessions frees up time.”

【12】《凌乱的最后一站》一书的作者唐·阿斯莱特说“你买的每一件财产都需要照管。每一把椅子，一件外套，不用的自行车，烛台，都要打扫、照管、贮存和修理。把你从不用的财产中摆脱出来会节省很多时间。

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