less stuff,more travel
HAPPY ST. VALENTINE’S DAY! If you find yourself in a bit of a pinch today because you have not picked up something for your sweetheart, Carley Knobloch is here to save the day. Watch her video because she talks about a great website called GiftZip.com. It helps you purchase gift cards on-line and then it … Read more
Organizing is about scheduling…we schedule our work week, our play, our doctors appointments…at least we should! So scheduling your monthly breast self-examination should be part of a routine. But you know, life gets in the way and sometimes we forget. So some very clever people in Toronto, decided that ‘we’ needed a friendly reminder and … Read more
A couple of week ago Organizer Sandy had a link party for #FavPinFriday (see here for a detailed description on how to do this if you don’t know what I am talking about). I thought this was a great idea so I posted my first link two week ago and it was a huge hit. … Read more
Here are a few of my favourite ‘Pins’ this week here: You can find these and more on my WORDS TO LIVE BY… board. http://pinterest.com/downshiftingpos/words-to-live-by/ If you want to see more #FavPinFriday Link to the Organize with Sandy blog. I will.
Have you discovered Pinterest yet? The website describes it very simply: it’s an online pinboard that lets you organize the things you love. I discovered it through Cynthia Gagen, ba logging friend of mine who blogs about crafts (actually, she blogs about a whole lot more). She uses Pinterest to capture images of crafts she’s … Read more
Yeah! It is December and I finally get to start using my *brand new* Quo Vadis Minister Prestige Planner. I have been waiting since I received mine at the 2011 Professional Organizers in Canada Conference in early November. My B-E-A-U-T-F-U-L Minister Prestige 2012 I have had a love for Quo Vadis planners since I worked at TELUS over 20 … Read more
Pic from Judith Finlayson’s 175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics I love to cook comfort food. Anything that you cook in a Crock-Pot/Slow Cooker says comfort food to me. It was a cool and rainy day today in London, Ontario so I decided to make some yummy stewed chicken. I use one of the coupons that … Read more
It Friday morning and 9 am in Michigan. I am sitting on an Amtrak train headed to Chicago. It is a chilly morning with dew and frost on the pines, on the roofs, in the fields. The fields are lovely. I’ve seen cows, sheep, horses, some wheat fields (could it be wheat fields? Seems kind … Read more