Archive for March, 2010
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Give Your Junk A Fresh Start
A great way to dispose of clutter from your house is to use a recycling company rather than a junk removal company. Junk companies just take everything to the dump, regardless of what it is. A recycling company, on the other hand, works to limit the environmental impact of your old stuff as much as possible.
Choosing to [...]
Filed in being green, service websites, websites | 29-Sep-08 | 3 comments
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Shopping for Organizing Toys
Yes, I think of organizing tools as toys!
If you live in or near Vancouver, Canada, and you need to pick up some organizing tools (such as storage bins, shelf and closet organizers, shoe racks, filing supplies, labels, and so on), you should check out Yokoyaya in International Village Mall (Tinseltown).
Like most dollar stores, everything at Yokoyaya [...]
Filed in shopping | 25-Sep-08 | 2 comments
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Getting Organized in the Kitchen
I’ve found some great websites to help you get organized in the kitchen: www.cookspalate.com and www.livingcookbook.com.
Both of these sites will help you plan meals, create shopping lists, count calories and keep track of other important health information. You can input your own receipes and download new ones from those and other sites, plus you can also send [...]
Filed in websites | 22-Sep-08 | one comment
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Getting Organized and the Minimalist Trend
The minimalist look is really hot in interior design right now, but to achieve this look, you need to strip your space of clutter. If you needed some motivation to clear your home of its accumulated knickknacks and extras, this might be it for you.
Look at your favourite home and interior design magazines, and try to [...]
Filed in motivation | 18-Sep-08 | no comments
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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind?
We’ve all heard the expression “out of sight, out of mind”… and that’s what happens when you put something away without having a designated place for it.
It’s very easy to stuff something into a drawer or box somewhere in your home without thinking about whether it belongs there. It’s not so easy to remember all of those things, [...]
Filed in practical tips | 15-Sep-08 | one comment
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The Story of Stuff
The very first thing I want to bring to your attention is the accumulation of stuff and how it affects our lives.
I think this interactive video story is a real eye-opener: http://www.storyofstuff.com/. If you have twenty minutes to watch and listen to it, do so—it really is time well spent.
Filed in being green, websites, websites to learn from | 11-Sep-08 | one comment
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Up and Running At Last
Hello all blog readers! I have finally got the time to start my blog, and I am very excited to be up and running at last, thanks to my wonderful web guys at Pageloaders and my team member Camille Campbell.
I hope to be posting a few times a week… we will see how it goes, so [...]
Filed in site news | 08-Sep-08 | no comments
A great way to dispose of clutter from your house is to use a recycling company rather than a junk removal company. Junk companies just take everything to the dump, regardless of what it is. A recycling company, on the other hand, works to limit the environmental impact of your old stuff as much as possible. Choosing to [...]
Filed in being green, service websites, websites | 29-Sep-08 | 3 comments
Yes, I think of organizing tools as toys! If you live in or near Vancouver, Canada, and you need to pick up some organizing tools (such as storage bins, shelf and closet organizers, shoe racks, filing supplies, labels, and so on), you should check out Yokoyaya in International Village Mall (Tinseltown). Like most dollar stores, everything at Yokoyaya [...]
Filed in shopping | 25-Sep-08 | 2 comments
I’ve found some great websites to help you get organized in the kitchen: www.cookspalate.com and www.livingcookbook.com. Both of these sites will help you plan meals, create shopping lists, count calories and keep track of other important health information. You can input your own receipes and download new ones from those and other sites, plus you can also send [...]
Filed in websites | 22-Sep-08 | one comment
The minimalist look is really hot in interior design right now, but to achieve this look, you need to strip your space of clutter. If you needed some motivation to clear your home of its accumulated knickknacks and extras, this might be it for you. Look at your favourite home and interior design magazines, and try to [...]
Filed in motivation | 18-Sep-08 | no comments
We’ve all heard the expression “out of sight, out of mind”… and that’s what happens when you put something away without having a designated place for it. It’s very easy to stuff something into a drawer or box somewhere in your home without thinking about whether it belongs there. It’s not so easy to remember all of those things, [...]
Filed in practical tips | 15-Sep-08 | one comment
The very first thing I want to bring to your attention is the accumulation of stuff and how it affects our lives. I think this interactive video story is a real eye-opener: http://www.storyofstuff.com/. If you have twenty minutes to watch and listen to it, do so—it really is time well spent.
Filed in being green, websites, websites to learn from | 11-Sep-08 | one comment
Hello all blog readers! I have finally got the time to start my blog, and I am very excited to be up and running at last, thanks to my wonderful web guys at Pageloaders and my team member Camille Campbell. I hope to be posting a few times a week… we will see how it goes, so [...]
Filed in site news | 08-Sep-08 | no comments
