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Got $20 in my pocket…getting organized for thrift or consignment shopping.

Got $20 in my pocket…getting organized for thrift or consignment shopping.

[ 1 ] May 29, 2013

Recently I attended the NAPO National Conference which was pretty awesome. But one thing threw me off: business casual clothing. It’s not really my thing. But being on the Conference Committee, I kind of needed to up my wardrobe game in that department. I love clothes and shoes but didn’t really have enough to pull [...]

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Follow through…part way is just not enough

Follow through…part way is just not enough

[ 0 ] October 4, 2012

I recently got a facebook message from my cousin asking if I’d mailed a check for something I had purchased from her shop when we were visiting out of town. I said, of course I had mailed it! I mean, I’m organized. I remember writing the check and setting it in the ‘to be mailed’ [...]

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3 simple tips to having a better day

3 simple tips to having a better day

[ 0 ] June 6, 2012

The times I’m late & frazzled are the times when I think I can get so much more done than I have time for. Just one more load of wash, one more email, tweet an oh so witty observation, run just one quick errand before I have to be somewhere. Just one last thing before….oh [...]

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Guest Post on Purely Poultry! The Perfectionist’s Guide to Raising Chickens.

[ 1 ] July 18, 2011

So Tyler over at Purely Poultry asked me to write a post for him. Now I am not a chicken rancher like him – they breed and sell a gazillion types of poultry up there in Wisconsin. I just have my little flock in my downtown backyard. But, we both love our chickens and that [...]

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U2 at Vanderbilt Stadium 2011

In the moment with U2

[ 1 ] July 5, 2011

My husband and I went to see U2 at Vanderbilt Stadium last Saturday night – it was one of the most fantastic shows I’ve seen. Not only was the stage setup amazing, these guys can still rock it with the best of them. I also loved the opening act, Florence & The Machine. I’ve been [...]

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How To Organize Your Chickens…Guest Post for Deb Lee @ Organize To Revitalize

How To Organize Your Chickens…Guest Post for Deb Lee @ Organize To Revitalize

[ 1 ] February 8, 2011

Deb Lee, of Organize To Revitalize, has been fascinated by the fact that I have chickens, so when she needed a guest poster – guess who she emailed? Yes, me!  Getting chickens was part of a lifestyle choice for our family and one of the best decisions we made but it took some serious thought [...]

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My computer was possessed by the letter "h" . . . lessons learned.

My computer was possessed by the letter "h" . . . lessons learned.

[ 3 ] August 18, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, my computer became possessed by the letter “h”.  It started out occasionally typing an “h” randomly while I was working and then began doing it more frequently.  It got to the point where I couldn’t backspace fast enough, log into anything that required a password, and it changed the name [...]

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Organizing lessons From The Nashville Flood of 2010

Organizing lessons From The Nashville Flood of 2010

[ 2 ] May 24, 2010

Many of you may have heard of the “great Nashville flood” we had in our area recently.  While I was personally very lucky (only lost some plants and had some water in the crawl space), there were hundreds, if not thousands, of people in Middle Tennessee that lost possessions, houses, and in some cases, their [...]

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being organized is a good thing… but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing!

being organized is a good thing… but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing!

[ 0 ] April 24, 2009

I’m a very organized person – just ask anyone who knows me. It’s in my blood, I guess. I’m always straightening, labeling, putting things in bins, etc. But sometimes, I just get out of control – I mean it – hold me back . . . When I got my new laptop, it had Vista. [...]

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rules for kids – how specific does one need to be!?!

rules for kids – how specific does one need to be!?!

[ 0 ] March 19, 2009

I’m all about setting limits and routines for things to help kids get through the day (and me too!) but I try not to go overboard. And I kind of figured that my rule of “hairbrush goes in the bin in the bathroom” was pretty clear. My daughter has decided that the only hairbrush worth [...]

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