Happy Friday! This week is my summer Friday, but it wasn't supposed to be. Fun fact: the Big!Work!Upgrade! that was supposed to launch yesterday has been pushed to September. I was planning on forgoing my Summer Friday today to work on pressing upgrade issues (if any), but it's not necessary. Moving the project has left me kind of adrift, because I had the next 2 months of work planned out in my head - upgrade, bug squashing, re-writing/redirecting reports to new server, PTO in September before ...
Jewelry Storage Redo
When we moved into the house on Literary Lane five years ago I had envisioned storing my jewelry on top of my dresser in open displays and on cute, quirky dishes and bowls. Everything in front of me. So boho, so freeform! Something like this but without the chippy looking dresser: And after 5 days my lovely display looked like this, which is how it pretty much remained until last month. For Christmas I pinned a modular jewelry box system to my wishlist -- by the way if your people ...
Closet – before and after
I have glorious closet here in the House on Literary Lane that I swore I could never fill in a million years.(laugh track) I gave it a good re-organizing the other day and for those of you who enjoy this kind of thing, here are the before and after shots. BEFORE: AFTER: There is a topmost shelf you can't see, it holds Christmas cookie tins and other seasonal cookie paraphernalia. The topmost shelf you DO see is for paper plates and cups. We don't entertain much, but WM's school ...
March planner pages
I'm still at it with my paper planners. I ordered from Paper Source again, but this time I got the 12 month one instead of the 18 month one. Strictly because it's lighter to carry around with me. It was the same price though. Psht. I try not to get carried away so that I don't look like I'm 12 years old when I pull it out in front of somebody. I use a bit of washi tape on the monthly spreads for decoration and to mark off vacation. Here I used some beach washi I bought off of Etsy to ...
On organization
Happy New Year! My New Year Resolution list is short, since I usually fail anyway: 1) To be a more active in-person friend. I love my home and my routine, and as I get older I'm more and more reluctant to go out. But I miss my friends. 2) Learn to juggle. A carryover from 2013. 3) Bring my body up to code. Keep regular dental appointments, eat better, move more. 4) Stay organized. I'm doing MUCH better with organization. For example, I pulled open my top desk drawer last month to look for ...
Stupid Beading Tricks: Organization
I have a lot of beading supplies these days. Enough to fill a plastic four drawer unit that sits next to my desk. But that's not always practical when I'm working on one or two projects. I'm too lazy to put everything away and pull it all back out. So what I've been doing is saving Tazo tea tins and using them to hold all of the beads, wire, and findings I need for each project. The tins are even big enough to hold my wire cutters and pliers if I decide to take my projects with me. To keep ...
2011 calendar roundup
I feel most miserly in the early parts of January, when I buy my calendars* for half price. But I'm a happy miser because I LOVE the calendar ritual. Want proof? See my 2010 and 2009 posts. After two years of Cute Overload calendars, I am officially burned out on cute animal photos. And that's a sad sad thing. You could show me a picture of a wee baby bunny munching on a buttercup while wearing a sailor hat and I'd say, "meh." That's not good. I have to recharge. The Urban Dictionary calendar ...
New Year, same me
Well, hello, Blog! (nervous laugh). Happy New Year! I've become a subscriber to Better Homes & Gardens magazine. That seems odd since I have neither a home nor a garden, but a one-year subscription was offered to me at $5. FIVE DOLLARS. I couldn't turn it down. If such a venerable magazine is selling itself for only $5, it's in trouble and I need to help save it. Viva print media! The January issue is all about decluttering and becoming better organized. One of the ways BHG is offering to help ...
