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Cool Finds

• Cool find: OneReceipt

  by Sarah on Friday, December 16th, 2011  |  No Comments

  
  Anyone else suffering from the "George Costanza" wallet effect right about now? The flurry of receipts that come with Holiday shopping are enough to tip most wallets over into the overstuffed territory. {shudder} For a refresher on what a Costanza wallet is, watch these hilarious Seinfeld clips (note: you have to view on the YouTube ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, cool find, organize receipts
  

• Cool find: secret-keeper

  by Sarah on Friday, December 9th, 2011  |  No Comments

  
  Send Self-Destructing Notes with One Time Secret Do you send passwords, login information, or other sensitive material via email? Are you really sure it's going to stay private between you and the recipient? There are so many ways for that data to be compromised, it's actually rather frightening. We've learned that the hard way here at ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, cool find, organize secrets
  

• Cool find: Instagram photo book

  by Sarah on Friday, December 2nd, 2011  |  No Comments

  
  Ever wonder what on earth to do with all of those instagram photos you take with your iPhone? Me too. I have a few hundred lurking somewhere in the hard drive space on my phone. Their mostly candid snapshots I've taken while out and about with my phone, like this one of my oldest son in ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, cool find, digital photo organization, photo organization, what to do with photos
  

• Cool Find: Hanger Hamper

  by Sarah on Friday, October 7th, 2011  |  1 comment

  
  Easily recycle hangers with the Hanger Hamper! If you are anything like me, there is a place in your closet (or closets) where there is a mess of hangers that are knotted up and taking up more air space than they should. One clever company has come up with one way to help organize and recycle these ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, closet, closet organization, Green Closet
  

• Cool Find: Wexel Art Frames for Kids Art

  by Sarah on Friday, September 30th, 2011  |  2 comments

  
  Only a mom with kids bringing home artwork by the ton could have come up with this genius idea! These stylish, plexiglass frames by Wexel Art use magnets to hold artwork and pictures in place. We recommend it as an organizer for kids’ artwork as follows: Hang one frame per child in a ... [read more]

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• Cool Find: USB Clip

  by Sarah on Friday, September 23rd, 2011  |  1 comment

  
  This simple yet innovative USB Clip design provides a simple method of keeping data files together with hard copy documents. The design by Emamidesign has won a 2010 Red Dot product design award and became a Best of Best winner. The coloured ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, organizing digital files, organizing electronics
  

• Cool Find: Wire Blooms

  by Sarah on Friday, September 16th, 2011  |  1 comment

  
  This is so clever you could pinch me! Wire Blooms, designed by Laliv Shalev, make ugly wires come to life with simple nail-in clips. A pretty solution to a practical problem!

  Tags: Sarah, organizing electronics