Ready to declutter your stash?
I’ve somehow ended up with some yarn that I can’t imagine I’ll ever knit with. Some acrylic, some fun fur, some other novelty yarns. On a larger scale, I ended up with an embarrassingly large collection of straight and circular needles I’ll never use. Those were purchased on ebay and didn’t turn out to be to my liking.
Filed under: Knitting Sharing || Tagged with: decluttering · donations · stash
My go-to site for organizing product ideas
I love reading other organizers’ blogs. There are some great ones out there. One of my favorites is San Francisco-area organizer’s Jeri Dansky’s blog, Jeri’s Organizing and Decluttering News.
Filed under: Sharing Resources || Tagged with: blogs · jeri dansky · organizing products · spice storage
A couple of time (and money) savers
This year I’m a quest to save time and be more productive. It’s going well. Thanks to the techniques found in Mark Forster book, Do It Tomorrow (link in the Links section at right) and Don’t Break the Chain I’m more productive than I’ve been in a long time.
Filed under: Sharing Resources || Tagged with: don't break the chain · mark forster · productivity · time management
Ode to a swift
There are certain essential pieces of equipment you need when you’re a knitter. You need yarn, obviously. And you need knitting needles. (The longer you’re a knitter, the more amazing your array of needles). You’ll also need a few notions like stitch markers, tapestry needles, perhaps a stitch holder or a cable needle. All these things, though they add up, don’t cost much individually.
For me, there was a bigger-ticket item I wanted, one that felt decadent because it was so much a matter of convenience, not necessity.
Filed under: Knitting Ranting-and-Raving || Tagged with: ball winder · knitting · skein · swift
The amazing power of a clean desktop
The habit I’ve been trying to instill with the Don’t Break the Chain method that I wrote about in a recent post is clearing my desktop at the end of the workday.
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: accountability · clean desk · decluttering · desk · don't break the chain · goals · habits · motivation · productivity · time management · workspace
"Don't Break the Chain"
As part of my new emphasis on time management this year, I started off the new year by checking out some productivity blogs. I came across this great post on the wonderful blog Lifehacker that introduced to me a concept that in just a few short days has really had an impact on me.
Filed under: Ranting-and-Raving Organizing || Tagged with: don't break the chain · goals · habits · motivation · time management
That craving for order
Before I sat down to write in my journal on January 1, 2008, I decided to read the entry I wrote on January 1, 1998
Filed under: Living Organizing || Tagged with: clutter · journal writing · new year · order
Workspace order
I was interviewed recently for an article at AuditNet, a website for auditors, about clearing your workspace and keeping it in order. Check out my tips at the Q&A here: Taming Office Clutter
Filed under: Organizing Sharing || Tagged with: decluttering · desk · press · workspace
Happy new year!
But here it is the first day of the year and I find myself wanting to write down goals, figure out systems for making life easier, and (still) cleaning out/cleaning up.
Filed under: Living Organizing || Tagged with: balance · decluttering · new year · ravelry · time management
