Organization

Office Organization

02.14.2012

I was going a bit crazy with my lack of organizational system in my cloffice.  In December we were up in Tahoe celebrating a  friend’s 30th birthday and the home we stayed in had a fabulous organization system I knew would be perfect for me. It’s Pottery Barn’s Daily System. And the price sure adds up [...]

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The Bill Collector

07.26.2011

Instead of stacking incoming mail and papers on my desk space (and then losing track of them), I thought a great idea would be to have corkboard on the back of the cloffice door that we could pin bills to when we open them. Now we’ll never get a past due notice!  It was just a [...]

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Closet Progress

04.02.2011

I skipped Pilates class to work on this beast. And taking everything out of this closet sure makes a mess.  Too bad I didn’t take a picture! You know what I found in that closet that we couldn’t even walk into? One last remaining wedding box! When will I be done going through wedding paraphernalia?!  [...]

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Queen of Disorganization

03.31.2011

Okay, only because I know you won’t think badly of me… I’m admitting (with pictures) just how bad my organizational skills are. This is just to whet your appetite, so stay tuned as I work through the mess (and STUFF). I started off one night not even planning on it. But it led to a [...]

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Housekeeping 101

03.11.2011

I mentioned back in January that I’m a terrible housekeeper, but let me tell you, quite possibly the best thing ever is coming to the realization that getting someone to do the house cleaning is well worth the money. I’ve been advocating for this since last July according to my emails and yesterday, I left [...]

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Spring cleaning already?!

01.29.2011

Apparently 70 degree weather means spring cleaning in my mind.  I started the day before 7am (on a Saturday?!), putting finishing touches on Heart Attacks and delivering two in the neighborhood. One was a half-done version - their dog started barking when he heard me try to stick the cut out hearts on their front door. I [...]

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Throw Out Thursday 6

01.27.2011

I can’t believe it’s been 6 weeks already that I’ve been eliminating extras from our house. There is still so much to tackle! Here’s the rundown for this week (I’ll be including totals of profit too): 1. Sold our pantry organizing bins on Craigslist. Sold in a matter of hours! $15 2. Set of Williams Sonoma cookbooks on [...]

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Throw Out Thursday 5

01.20.2011

Despite my lack of posting, I have continued to purge our home of unnecessary or minimally utilized items. My items this week included:  1. Posting my snowboard (complete with boots bindings, board, and bag) on Craigslist. SOLD! Now I get to use the money towards Invisalign 2. Cole Haan boots I rarely wear sold on eBay 3. [...]

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Throw Out Thursday 4

01.13.2011

Another week has passed, and I know you’re dying to know what I’m sending  to Goodwill today. The list: Quite a few purses I no longer use, shoes, lots of PJs, my straw hat that was ruined when Brian threw me into the pool (it’s been on a hook as decoration and Maui momento), old [...]

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Office dreaming

01.08.2011

So it seems everyone’s resolution is the same this year, and it isn’t even about losing weight! It’s organizing and becoming a better person. LOVE it. Imagine how becoming a better person helps our world and those around us;  I think organization is part of making me a better person because I’m less burdened by [...]

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Throw Out Thursday: Take 3

01.06.2011

Thanks for hanging with me even though I haven’t been posting much! I’ll be back home tomorrow night and can get back in the swing of things with my new *organized* outlook for 2011. I can’t wait to start putting some things into practice to simplify my home and life! For this week’s 5 items, [...]

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Throw Out Thursday

12.31.2010

I’m taking a bit of time off of the blog for a week and a half or so to spend time with family. I’ll be out of town for a while to care for my mom as she has a surgery next week.   With that, I have to have a little time away from [...]

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Throw Out Thursday: Take 2

12.23.2010

Happy Thursday! Can you tell I’m excited about this day? Not just because we have family in town for Christmas, or because I have tomorrow off work… I’ve been planning and waiting for this day since last Thursday and my first very addicting session of (healthy) purging Oddly enough, or not so oddly as I may [...]

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Throw Out Thursday

12.16.2010

It’s here – my first Throw Out Thursday. And what have I come up with to eliminate from my life forever? I think a lot for just the past three days since I decided to do this! I’ve been organizing my office mostly, including drawers and the piles I had lying around this room since [...]

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New each week: Throw Out Thursdays

12.14.2010

Okay, I admit – I am not an organized person. It’s embarrassing – I wish I was, I love how an organized space looks, but it’s not me. Not saying I won’t be there one day but I’ve never figured out a system to get it all organized. Things do find their place and I know [...]

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