It’s around this time of year that I start receiving requests for my “Ultimate College Packing List.” Making lists helps me prioritize and bring order to my projects and so ten years ago when my first born was headed off to college, I began a list on my computer of the many things my artistic, [...]
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The Ultimate College Packing List
Posted in Helping Others, Kids, Organization, Parenting, tagged blog, college, college supplies, dorm room check list, dormitory living, family, off to college, packing for college, packing lists, Parenting on June 16, 2010 | 9 Comments »
The Traveling Medicine Bag
Posted in About me, Health, Helping Others, Organization, Parenting, Travel, tagged blogging, Health, Organization, travel, travel medications, travel with medications, traveling with children on May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Pepto-Bismol? Check. Ace bandage? Check. This is me mentally going through the contents of my traveling medicine bag. Whenever I travel long distances, I grab my plastic travel bag that contains medications and first aid items. I’ve learned that when traveling you can’t always buy medications when you need them. For the most part, my [...]
Attack the Stack!
Posted in About me, In The Kitchen, Organization, tagged blog, Clipping articles, collecting recipes, newspaper recipes, recipe reviews, Recipes on March 24, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I’m a clipper. Not a Los Angeles Clippers fan, but a compulsive clipper of magazine and newspaper articles. This condition, along with high cholesterol, I got from my mom. Thanks, mom. For as long as I can remember, my mom has been clipping articles and saving them for me, my siblings, and now her grandchildren [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/5/10)
Posted in Aging, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Organization, Style and fashion, tagged blog, brain, brain games, closet organization, feed the soul, free art, soulful quote on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As we breeze into March here are some ideas to get the cobwebs out of your closet and out of your brain as well. When you’re done doing those things, do a little something to feed your soul. #1 – Brain Power Exercise your brain with fun crossword puzzles, word bubbles, speed match games, memory [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five! (1/08/10)
Posted in Helping Others, inspiration, Organization, Recycling, Style and fashion, tagged closet organization, donating women's clothes, Einstein on clothes quote, jewelry organization, Organization, recycling clothes on January 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Holiday decorations are once again stored away and the New Year brings a fresh start in many ways. Lately, I’ve heard numerous conversations that contain three little words that manage to bring out the best and the worst in all of us, “Clean my closet.” #1 – Organizing Your Closet Have you ever gone clothes [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five (11/20/09)
Posted in Helping Others, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Kids, Organization, Parenting, Style and fashion, tagged blog, children, family, fashion, food, inspiration, Kids, Parenting, quotes, random thoughts, regional produce on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The crisp air and clear blue skies were enough to lure me outside to enjoy the fall weather. This past weekend my husband and I paid visits to two of our favorite local produce haunts. Struble Ranch has just opened for the season with a bumper crop of mandarins and is located on one of [...]
Not Just Another Health Book
Posted in About me, Health, Husbands, Organization, Records, tagged Organization, Records on October 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Tingling extremities, abdominal pain, and nausea were symptoms that stopped me in my tracks. The catch is, my husband was complaining of these symptoms, not me. He’s a relatively healthy guy, but he does have high cholesterol and glucose numbers that place him into the “almost” diabetic category. Listening to him describe these symptoms, the [...]