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Start the New Year Off Right – Create A Space That You Love!
by Stephanie Dickison on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 | 1 comment
It’s been a tough year, hasn’t it? Money’s never been tighter, so that dream of creating a new home office seems awfully far away now. But it doesn’t have to. You can create a space that you love on almost no money at all. Here’s how: I live in a one-bedroom apartment with my fiancé and our 18-pound cat and ... [read more] -
10 Steps to Simplifying Your Day
by Stephanie Dickison on Monday, December 21st, 2009 | 3 comments
At this time of year, it seems that we go out of our minds with stress and anxiety. And despite the frenzy, we still think that if we only work hard enough, we can achieve balance. Why we do this to ourselves over and over again I don’t know. But I do know that in order to ... [read more] -
Ditching the Devil on Your Shoulder: Perfectionism
by Sarah on Monday, October 26th, 2009 | 6 comments
Despite our ravenous appetite for organizational products, news articles and TV shows, very few people feel that they're effectively staying on top of the chaos. In a recent survey commissioned by Buttoned Up, we learned that over two thirds of women worried that they were not organized enough. Nearly as many indicated that they were ... [read more] -
Organizing Effective To Do Lists
by Sarah on Monday, August 31st, 2009 | 1 comment
No matter the format, what you write down gets done. According to Dave Kohl, a professor emeritus at Virginia Tech., people who regularly write down their goals earn nine times as much over their lifetimes as people who don’t. Think about that for a moment. No matter how lofty or simple your goals ... [read more] -
Finding Time for Exercising
by Sarah on Monday, August 10th, 2009 | No Comments
It's getting to be about that time. You know what time we're talking about. The time when the gym starts getting a little father away. The time when that cookie starts looking a little more appetizing. The time when it's too cold/warm/rainy/sunny/light/dark to do any exercise. Yep, it's a month or so away from that New ... [read more] -
Inject Some Fun in Your Summer – Plan Some “Me” Time
by Sarah on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | 5 comments
It’s summer time and the living should be easy. Before the summer flies by, we encourage you to stop, breathe, and take the time to nurture yourself. It can be all too easy to forget. Work doesn’t stop just because it’s summer. And if you’ve got children, irregular schedules and the need for constant carpooling ... [read more] -
Getting Around to the Important Books/Movies
by Sarah on Monday, June 1st, 2009 | 4 comments
'Citizen Kane.' 'War and Peace.' 'Lawrence of Arabia.' 'Ulysses.' You know them (well, you know of them) but, for some reason or another, you've never gotten around to seeing or reading them. They are the classics, the books and movies that are always cited as the greatest of their kind, and except for a few of ... [read more]











