Organising Your Recipes
October 17, 2007
I love reading cooking and baking blogs and imagining eating all the delicious, mouth-watering food. Anybody else?
Well, if you have good intentions as I do, those recipes and recipe books pile up very quickly and start to overwhelm you.
So I thought I’d share what works for me. Continue Reading
Get Up and Get Organizing!
October 16, 2007
People tend to put off organizing because it seems so daunting – too much stuff and too little time! The key is to eat away at the mess, little by little, until it all disappears. Start small – a corner of the kitchen, a shelf in the closet, or a cabinet in the bathroom. Start short – 20 minutes.
Let me tell you about the two main techniques I like to use: Continue Reading
Dance This Mess Around – Music To Clean By
October 15, 2007
As a child of the 80s, I believe that there is no ill in this world that a good mix tape cannot cure. Whether I was trying to impress a new crush or preparing for a road trip, I would take great pride in creating a musical masterpiece.
I’ve also started using the power of the mix tape to get myself to do those things that I otherwise have a hard time getting fired up to do. The best thing about creating your own list of songs to enjoy is that you don’t have to waste time (or get distracted by) skipping tracks on CDs, or be bored by radio commercials. Since I’ve had great success using a personal mix for jogging (which I used to hate to do, and now I kind of look forward to), I figured it was time to start using a mix for cleaning! And it works like a charm! Continue Reading