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“The Adventures of Shedoobee”
“Get yourself some green plants and put them in the bathroom,” continues Foster. “And then you light your candle. Get some music on–not that rock stuff–something soothing like Johnny Mathis. Fill the tub with warm water, and you get in and you ree-lax!”
Tonight Foster, a WSEP staff member and founder of her own home-cleaning business, has been discussing four common failings that foul effective time management: indecision, interruption, inaccuracy, and immobilization. “How many of you are in such a hurry that you do things wrong and then have to start over again?” she asks.
“How many of you can say no effectively?” asks Foster.
The discussion drifts around to practical examples of how to tell an old girlfriend you don’t have unlimited time to talk on the phone anymore, or how to keep the kids from butting into your schedule anytime they want.
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Her piece de resistance is a cheesecake made from her own recipe. It has prompted so many rave reviews that Green and her sisters may extend their operation into cheesecake baking and marketing. Several months ago representatives from a major Chicago bakery sampled the cake, complimented Green, and casually asked for the recipe. In the old days, says Green, she would have been so overcome by the honor she would have handed it over on the spot. This time she said, “No sir, no way. I’ve got other plans for that recipe.”
