How can I make sifting easier? I'm at the point where I will completely avoid certain recipes simply because they require sifting and I find it incredibly tedious. Is there a better method? A better tool? A magic sifter?
Use a food processor to aerate the flour and mix other dry ingredients in.  

As a bonus for me, the food processor bowl can go in the dishwasher.  I have to hand-wash my sifter.