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Anyone who has kids knows that any life with kids is going to be complicated, at least to some degree. From extra laundry to bathing and cooking and shopping and driving and school and chores and crises and sports and dance and toys and tantrums, there is no shortage of complications.

You won’t get to ultra-simple if your life includes children … but you can find ways to simplify, no matter how many kids you have.

Take my life, for example: I have a house full of kids, and yet I’ve found ways to streamline my life, to find peace and happiness among the chaos. How is this magic trick accomplished? Nothing magical, actually, but just little things that have simplified my life over the years.

The main magic trick, however: making my family my top priority, and choosing only a small number of priorities in my life. If you have too many things you want to do, or need to do, your life will become complicated. But if you choose just a few things that are important to you, you can eliminate the rest, and simplify your life greatly.

What follows is a list that might seem complicated to some — 25 items! Trust me, I could easily double this list, but I don’t want to overwhelm you. Instead of trying to tackle everything on this list at once, choose a few things that appeal to you, and give them a try. Bookmark this page and come back to it from time to time to try out other ideas. Best yet, they might inspire new ideas of your own!

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I have rounded up over 30 cheatsheets that developers might find useful.

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If you're trying to shed a few pounds, but don't have the time to prepare your own meals, this list will provide you with the healthiest meal choice for some of the most popular national restaurant chains. Don't be fooled by the healthy-sounding meals, because sometimes, those could be your worst choice.

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Best Choice: Grilled Chicken Sub

Stats: 456 calories, 10 g fat (2 g sat), 1,260 mg sodium

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Stats: 560 calories, 27 g fat (13 g sat), 760 mg sodium
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Just a quick note to let our readers know that we are now optimized for the iPhone, and iPod Touch. To see the changes, just point Safari (on your device) to https://listropolis.com/.

As long as we're discussing improvements to the site, you might also notice I've added a widget to show the most popular lists from our site. Nothing big, but nice to see what's popular.

If there are any changes you'd like to see, tell us about them in the comments.

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I don't fly very often, but every time I do I make sure to swipe the copy of SkyMall out of my seatback pocket. In case you aren't familiar, SkyMall is a free catalog provided by the airlines in the hopes that passengers will get silly enough on recycled oxygen to spend their hard-earned dollars on lots of Brookstone-grade crap. There is a lot of nonsense in there that real gadget freaks will scoff at, but there is just no excuse to buy any of these eight gizmos no matter how many tiny bottles of liquor you've had between here and Tulsa.

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You have absolutely no chance of getting a job if you can't make a good impression during the job interview. Find out what you need to know about interviewing and get real techniques to ace your interview here.

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Here is a collection of over 100 web resources that you might find useful as well:

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We've compiled a list of cool things you can make with paper -- perfect for a lazy weekend. Which ones are your favorites? Continue reading for the list.

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