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  • Home
  • Destinations
    • Canada
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Ontario
        • London
        • Ottawa
        • Toronto
      • Quebec
        • Montreal
        • Quebec Maritime
        • Quebec City Region
        • Saguenay Lac St. Jean
    • Colombia
    • Europe
      • Spain
      • Portugal
      • Ireland
      • France
    • UK
      • Northern Ireland
    • USA
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Illinois
        • Chicago
      • Louisiana
      • Michigan
      • New York
      • MIssissippi
      • Tennessee
      • Washington
      • Wisconsin
  • Travel Styles
    • Adventure Travel
    • Culture
      • Art
      • Museum
      • UNESCO
    • Family Travel
    • Gastro-tourism
    • Girls Getaway
    • Leisure Travel
    • Multi-generational Travel
    • Virtual Travel
  • Resources
    • Festivals
    • Hotel Reviews
    • Restaurant Review
    • Travel Tips
  • Lifestyle
    • Organizing
      • Downsizing
      • Kitchen
      • Home Office
      • Time Management
      • 4M – Margarita’s Manic Monday Minutes
    • DIY
    • Money Saving Tips
    • Family
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  • About Me
    • Travel – Working with Me
    • Media Kit – Margarita Ibbott @DownshiftingPRO
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    • Girl’s Getaway Press Trips

I hate PAPER CLUTTER – confessions of a Professional Organizer

May 15, 2020January 5, 2011 by Margarita Ibbott
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O.K.  I said it…loud and clear… I HATE PAPER CLUTTER…I am not alone it appears.  I have started to work with three new clients in the last few weeks that suffer from the exact same … Read more

Holding & Dispensing Twine or Ribbon Courtesy of Martha Stewart – Organizing Tip of the Day

February 22, 2022December 23, 2010 by Margarita Ibbott
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Martha Stewart – Organizing Tip of the Day Photo Credit: Martha Stewart Organizing Tip of the day I am not a gardener by any stretch of the imagination but I really love this idea on … Read more

Product Review – NeatFreak! Heavy Duty Laundry Sorter –

June 14, 2020December 20, 2010 by Margarita Ibbott
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I cannot tell you how excited I am about reviewing neatfreak! Heavy Duty Laundry Sorter.  First of all I have to back up and give you the load down on how I came to this … Read more

4M – Margarita’s Manic Monday Minutes – WonderWoman / Superwoman re-appears…

June 14, 2020December 6, 2010 by Margarita Ibbott
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I don’t know about any of you but I get a bit nutty when my in-laws come to visit.  My husband says, I get very nutty but that is because I am making up for … Read more

The Sarnia (Social) Justice Film Festival

January 16, 2023November 30, 2010 by Margarita Ibbott
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On Saturday night, I was honoured to be asked to be a guest panelist for the Sarnia Justice Film Festival’s screening of “Shop ‘Tis You Drop:The Crisis of Consumerism”.  As a professional organizer, I often deal … Read more

2010 POC Professional Development Day…

June 14, 2020November 29, 2010 by Margarita Ibbott
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WHAT A GREAT DAY! In October the London and Area Chapter hosted its first ever Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) Professional Development Day.  Wow, that was a mouthful!  It was a day to focus on … Read more

I’m just saying…Montreal is the greatest city in Canada

June 14, 2020November 5, 2010 by Margarita Ibbott
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It is great to come ‘home’… It is so good to be back in Montreal this week.  I am here attending the Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) National Conference.  It is wonderful to see old … Read more

Blissdom – First Canadian Social Media Conference for Women

June 14, 2020October 28, 2010 by Margarita Ibbott
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I am so excited to be in Toronto to participate in Canada’s first Conference for women in Social Media.  Blissdom comes to Canada from it’s Nashville, TN home to help Canadian women bloggers, twitter fan … Read more

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DOWNSHIFTING: a movement to voluntarily simplify your life (slow down, minimize, review priorities). I am all about less stuff and more travel.

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