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Planning for the holidays

November 7, 2009 – 10:08 am

I’m over at BlogHer today discussing how to get organized for the holidays with a little advance planning. A stress-free holiday is totally possible, find out how I do it over here.

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You know what I love to see? So many of the participants for last month’s round-up used my PROCESS steps to get their drawers organized. Yay! Everyone did such a great job and it was so hard to pick just one winner. Really I have no idea why I do this to myself :)
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Gift Wrap Stations

November 4, 2009 – 9:02 pm

The other day I showed you how I store my gift bags, wrap and cards in my gift closet. In case you don’t happen to have an available closet, I wanted to show you some other alternatives that I’ve found that may be helpful to you as you set up a system that works for [...]

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I love photobooks!

November 4, 2009 – 9:10 am

Check out my Shutterfly review and enter to win a photobook of your own!

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Gift Closet

November 2, 2009 – 8:01 pm

When the going gets tough, I get organizing. It’s what I do to zone out and not think about anything else. It works amazingly well. The payoff at the end is awesome and it helps me to feel more in control when things around me might not necessarily be so. I’ve been wanting to tackle [...]

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Menu Plan Monday ~ Nov 2nd

November 1, 2009 – 8:00 pm

Thank you so much for all the uplifting and encouraging comments so many of you left for me on this post. I have read them over and over and am so thankful to have so many supportive friends in real life and in blogland. We are hanging in there, taking one day at a time. [...]

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Monthly Drawer Round-Up

October 31, 2009 – 5:56 pm

Alrighty it’s time to show off your drawers. Don’t be afraid, you’re among friends :)
Haven’t organized your drawer yet? No problem, you still have time. I’ll leave this round-up open until Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 pm PST for you to link up. Need some inspiration? Check out my post on Organizing a Junk Drawer.
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Reeling and comfort

October 29, 2009 – 8:15 am

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Yesterday, along with 500 other families, we were dealt the devastating news that as of the end of January my husband will be without work. We live in a very small community so news of this magnitude will be felt by the entire town. It is so hard to comprehend. [...]

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Organizing for the Holidays

October 27, 2009 – 8:25 pm

I recently had the pleasure of collaborating with one of my favorite organizer friends on a special project near and dear to my heart. Find out what it’s all about and how you can enter to win a chance to get organized for the holidays once and for all by visiting me over here!
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Menu Plan Monday ~ Oct 26th

October 25, 2009 – 8:00 pm

Hello! Hope everyone had a nice weekend :)
Did you get a chance to check out all the delicious appetizer recipes? Oh my was it hard to choose just one recipe for my potluck but I did AND I was not disappointed either. This recipe combined cheese, roasted garlic and bread, a combination that got my [...]

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