How do you simplify your life?

1. I have subscribed to a grocery-delivery service.
2. I have hired a cleaning service.
3. I go from the mailbox to the recycling bin and sort my mail right there — junk goes away immediately.
4. I give each family member a mesh laundry bag for his or her socks. The socks get washed, dried, and returned in the bag.
5. I set my coffeemaker on automatic so that it is ready when I get up.
6. I listen to books on tape while I drive.
7. I have a two-way pager so I can answer work questions on the fly.
8. I pay all bills once a month.
9. I go into the office by 7:00 A.M., so I can leave by 3:30 P.M.

I get through a huge number of books that I otherwise would not have the time to read, and the two-way pager may sound like a leash, but it has given me greater freedom to be out of the office.

This tip comes from Real Simple reader BRENDA BRASSARD, Scituate, Massachusetts