What obligation have you eliminated from your schedule, and how did you do it?

I don't like to cook for group meals such as potlucks, so if I'm invited to one, I bring the highest-quality, easiest-to-prepare dish I can — sometimes opting for a favorite pasta salad from a local deli. If the dish is delicious and tastefully presented, nobody cares that I didn't make it from scratch.

This tip comes from Real Simple reader Staci McDaniel, Springfield, Oregon