ABC collectors

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!)

bookcrossing

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 five years ago. The idea is that unwanted books are ‘released into the wild’ and their location posted on the website. So, if you want to ‘catch’ a book, you simply check the website for a location near you and go book hunting! Everyone wins: books are recycled in the quirkiest and most adventurous fashion. I’ve never caught a book this way, but I’m off to Tassie today, so I will be checking for Wild Taswegian Beasts, er, I mean Books…..

Fluffy’s bag audit

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!

Love a funky timekeeper

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

I swear I didn’t put it there!

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 remember buying it. There are plenty of old crusty Bonds in my rag bin… but the new one? I swear I didn’t put it there!

With a client last week, we went through the filing cabinet and found a bag of IT type parts. At the bottom of the bag was a a sentimental old watch. But get this: it was worth $25K. It was a Rolex. The owner said it had been lost for seven years and was overwhelmed to discover it again… it was a special item from a family member, so the sentimental value was also massive (unlike my pink bonds t-shirt).

What unexpected things have you found in your space? What missing little critters?

have you noticed… we’re drowning in clutter?

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, we are in a sense tidying our identities. The truth is, we are all at least a bit of a mess — and all the more interesting for it.”

The same issue of Sunday Magazine also ran a feature on the “perfection bug” with a defining list that included
“do you consider people who don’t label the outside of their drawers slobs?” and
“do you consider one thing lying on a table clutter?*”

What do you reckon? Does meticulous and tidy result in zero personality? Or does messy and manic cloud personality and only add to the confusion, masking the personality? Or is it possible to be a bit of both and keep the balance?

(*for the record, one thing lying on a table is not clutter. The definition of clutter is anything you don’t love, don’t use or don’t need.)

The Chaser’s War on clutter

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 every two or three years? Is it worth it?