Organisational tools for sale!

Two great things for sale:

1.  4 drawer filing cabinet, on wheelsexcellent condition, $100.

MELBOURNE Pick up only (Eastern suburbs,  half hour from GPO).

Contact: Jo on 0402 311 470.

2.  Dymo LabelWriter 400 Turbo -this is the kind you plug into your computer and it spits out a snazzy label for you.  Comes with all the software and cables etc.  Has printed less than 20 labels in it’s lifetime!!

up to $250 new, asking $100.

SOLD

Useful things to do with a post it note competition

Kathryn and I recently took a road trip to Adelaide for some sorting.  On the way over, the afternoon sun was hitting Kathryn’s face and causing problems with her vision, so we came up with this novel use of my new post it notes:

post it note

It worked a treat!  And being repositionable, we moved it as necessary!

I would love to hear your unusual uses for post it notes… the creative, the silly or the practical!

Post your entry here!  You can enter as many times as you want.  Winner will receive a pack of post-it notes like the one featured in the above photo – I’m pretty sure they aren’t available in Australia.  If someone from outside Australia wins, I will make sure you receive a prize you can’t purchase in your own country!

Entries will only be accepted via this blog and entries close 11.59pm 15/9/09.

Super simple wine storage

How good is this wine rack? So simple!  Pretty affordable too.

Try www.crateandbarrel.com or www.shoppingsquare.com.au

Wedge wine rack

Great organising products at IKEA

Slatthult decoration stickers – $19.95

I love these! They’re self adhesive and easy to stick on your wall. I would put a few photos inside (sticking directly to the wall using double sided tape) dry surfaces, or simply use them as frames for notes…. eg quotes you like, or aspirations you have.  Better than having special words lost in the fray of your notebook clutter!

designer:

Slatthult

Rationell/Variera box – $7.95

I love this transparent container; makes it easy to see what is inside. It has a handle and I can see these looking very sexy in the fridge for small jars of condiments.

Rationell/Varieria box

Last, my favourite space saver EVER.

Rationall/Variera shelf insert – $7.95 for the large
and $4.95 for the small.

I call these a “shelf split” and they are GREAT for maximising space – particularly within a cupboard – eg your pantry. The version shown in my book, SORTED! is no longer created – they have replacead it with a pretty white version. They come in two sizes and are stackable. Long live Variera!

Taxstar

Have you used the Australian “Taxstar” system to organise your tax documentation? I was kindly sent a sample, but as an Apple computer user, I can’t use it because it’s not cross-platform. Doh! I’d be keen to know what you think if you’ve tried it and what the pros and cons are… post away…taxstar.com.au

clothes swapping – the new black!

I reckon clothes swapping is the new black!  Check out The Clothing Exchange (also called my sister’s wardrobe).  This is where I found out about super sensible and environmentally-friendly clothes hanger called green hanger.

Or, you might like to check out For Better or Purse. Reinventing your “house fill” (as The Clothing Exchange organisers describe it) means stuff in your wardrobe that you’re not wearing OUT and replaced item for item with more wearable stuff IN. 

swapstyle.com is like freecycle (no money changes hands).  Swapstyle is a Sydney-based international site where members post photographs of the clothes they don’t want and others can contact them to offer them with things they have to swap. ‘Buyers’ have to pay postage.