Learn to Calm Your Chaotic Life.(improved personal organization and time management)

When you're juggling more on your daily agenda than the air-traffic control tower at an L.A. airport, try our simplifying strategies for a saner, serener, less-stressed you.

* It's your typical morning: You spend 20 minutes fumbling through your overly ample makeup collection for your favorite lipstick, and as a result, you're late to work and miss a big meeting with the boss, which you blanked on anyway since the Post-It reminder you wrote to yourself is MIA. When you finally have a second to pull yourself together, you realize that you forgot your best friend's birthday (which was yesterday) and have to quickly hunt down the perfect sorry-I-screwed-up extra-expensive gift. Arggghhhh! You, poor frenzied soul, are in dire need of some way to streamline your crazy-complicated life. Try our easy simplifying solutions and we promise you'll have tons more time to kick back, relax, and relish those things that you actually like doing.

Purge the Product Mania

Give the heave-ho to that excess beauty booty you've been hoarding. Chuck any shampoos, moisturizers, perfumes, and makeup you haven't used in the past two months--barring, perhaps, that shimmery gold eye shadow you wear on special occasions, suggests Rachel Hayes, Casino's beauty editor. Then, to consolidate even more, use this lifesaving lipstick trick: Chop off the remaining pigment from your half-used lipstick tubes and put each in an easy-to-tote palette that you can buy cheaply at any drugstore. Not only will your drawers and cupboards be clutter-free, but you'll look fab with a lot less effort since your must-haves will always be on hand.

Double Your Dining Pleasure

Every girl craves more cozy meals with her man (minus the cooking stress), so try this timesaving tip: When you and your guy are having takeout, order in an extra dish. Then, for a romantic repeat the next night, serve up the spare entree with salad, pasta, or rice on the side. You won't have to deal with the what-to-eat hassle and can focus all your attention on each other.

Relieve Present Panic