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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jul 31, 2011 | Organizing, Uncategorized
My last post was all about getting rid of stash. I mentioned that every surface was covered and the picture to the left shows you the before picture of one side of the room. It had clearly ended up being the default place to toss anything with no clearly defined place...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jul 28, 2011 | Memories, Organizing
A few years ago I was lucky enough to have Hulda Emilsdottir come over and help me organize my house. She’s probably the queen of the world when it comes to organizing things and getting rid of stuff. At the time, she said something that I sort of brushed aside...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 31, 2010 | Holidays, Organizing, Uncategorized
Making a public statement of resolutions takes a certain amount of backbone. In 2010, a good friend of mine publicly posted hers for a certain amount of accountability. She posted semi-regular updates on her progress in her notes on Facebook, and I followed them with...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 28, 2010 | Memories, Organizing, Uncategorized
I like calendars. Whenever I go into a store at this time of year, I can’t help but stop and look at them. Puppies, kittens, horses, Mucha,Degas, Renoir, Vargas, and the list could go on for way longer than you are willing to read. The thing is, every year there...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jun 22, 2010 | Organizing, Writing
I’m on my home elliptical with my iPhone writing this post. It’s as much an exercise in trying to get as much done in one day as possible as it is cardio. I think the screen is small, the typos are annoying, but the possibility of being able to write while...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Apr 26, 2010 | Fluevog, List Making, Organizing, Uncategorized
The other day we were in the car and my friend, who is about to have surgery, brought up the concept of “check-lists” and how impressed he was the surgeon uses them during surgery. My nephew is an airline pilot who has mentioned how important...
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