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1. Organzing your Dresser: Folding T-shirts
   How do you fold t-shirts? Do you admire the nicely folded ones you see in shops and wish you could fold like that with the front of the shirt showing? Online you can find numerous videos and instructions on how to “properly” fold your t-shirts. Martha Stewart has her own instructions. View her instructions and video [...]
   Filed in practical tips, websites to learn from | 12-Oct-09 | no comments
2. Home Inventory with “Know Your Stuff”
   Do you know what’s in your home? Are you applying for  insurance that requires an inventory of things in your home (like Jewelery)? How will you know something is missing if you’re ever robbed (heaven-forbid)? There are many reasons to keep an up-to-date inventory of items in your home. No matter what your reason, give Know [...]
   Filed in practical tips, websites to learn from | 28-Sep-09 | no comments
3. Daily Organizing Tip from Martha Stewart
   Are you always on the lookout for simple ways to organize your home, office, and your life? For a daily dose of organzing tips, check out the Martha Stewart Organizing Tip of the Day. Each day, Martha will give you a new, simple way to organize. It may be a simple craft project, a tip to [...]
   Filed in practical tips, websites to learn from | 21-Sep-09 | one comment
4. Volunteering Really Does Make A Difference
   In the past, I wasn’t always a big advocate of volunteering—I’m busy with my career, I’m an entrepreneur and a professional, and I saw volunteering as something that retired people did; people with time to spare.  I was wrong. Last year, my friend Sheila got me involved with Dress for Success, and I enjoyed it so much that I’ve continued [...]
   Filed in websites to learn from | 15-Jan-09 | no comments
5. Give Someone A Heifer For Christmas
   Charitable giving can make a beautiful gift, but often it’s a fairly intangible thing.  You give money to a charity in someone’s name, and the card says, “A donation was made to Some Charity in your honour.”  But unless you want to name the amount (always awkward), and unless it’s a fairly substantial sum, it [...]
   Filed in service websites, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 18-Dec-08 | no comments
6. Are You A Hoarder?
   Many people call themselves hoarders and believe that they fall into this category, but in fact it’s a pretty rare condition. So often, when I see their spaces for the first time, my new clients say things like, “I bet you haven’t seen this before!” and “I’m sure I’m the worst you’ve ever seen.” Most of the time, this [...]
   Filed in organizing styles, websites, websites to learn from | 11-Dec-08 | no comments
7. Frogfile For A Greener Office
   Did you know that offices contribute almost ten percent of the waste that goes into Canadian landfills?  I don’t want to be a part of that!  But have a look around any major office supply store—you’ll see a lot of vinyl, plastic, and chlorine-bleached paper, and maybe one small section with recycled envelopes. That’s why I feel [...]
   Filed in being green, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 27-Oct-08 | no comments
8. 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 | no comments