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Archive for July, 2007

ABC collectors

Posted in Collectors + Collections, Memorabilia, Travel on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Shot ABC collectors today in Hobart. Tassie fab. Bought four (FOUR!) new snow domes – three from Pt Arthur.
One of my new faves: a devil in a dome!!!!
(ok, I know it’s sideways but I just want to see if you’re paying attention!)

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bookcrossing

Posted in Books + authoring, Charities + projects, Donating + recycling, Organising, Organizing tips + techniques on July 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I’ve been loving reading a great blog in the U.S. by Jeri – “JD Organiser”. (Her name reminds me of JD Salinger… of Catcher in the Rye fame!) This posting 10 ways to find new homes for books reminded me of the very cute bookcrossing project. I first heard about bookcrossing about [...]

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Fluffy’s bag audit

Posted in Organising, Organizing, SORTED! The Ultimate Guide to organising your life - once and for all on July 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »

God love Fluffy’s bag audit… loved the tip about straight to the rubbish bin too! Hilarious!
I had to laugh.. my new book sorted! (which goes to the printers on Thursday) features a ‘recipe’ that’s very similar to Fluffy’s.. although I neglected to mention the ‘extreme’ version that Fluffy did. Enjoy!

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Love a funky timekeeper

Posted in Time management on July 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Being organised means being good at time management. love this free screensaver! You can find it here.

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I swear I didn’t put it there!

Posted in Lost + broken items on July 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I just went to the rag bin to grab an old bit of stuff .. and guess what I found? A brand new, bonds t-shirt! Hot pink, label still on (I always cut the labels off before I wear them) so I know I’ve never worn it. Not sure I even [...]

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have you noticed… we’re drowning in clutter?

Posted in Books + authoring, Clutter, Identity on July 4, 2007 | 9 Comments »

You may have seen the piece in the Herald Sun’s Sunday magazine commenting on the book “A Perfect Mess: the Hidden Benefits of Disorder” by Eric Abrahamson and David H Freedman.
The book states: “When we are being ruthless about ridding ourselves of what naturally accumulates around us and about meticulously straightening out what remains, [...]

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The Chaser’s War on clutter

Posted in Clutter, Organising on TV + in the media on July 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

God love those Chaser boys…. they are even warring on clutter! I love that chucking an old fitness video makes the news. It’s time to go Tae Bo!!
Is there some old fitness stuff lurking in your cupboard or shed? How do you justify hanging onto that stuff for when it’s only dragged out [...]

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