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other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
location: canada/usa
works: business consultant
net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
eats: sashimi, tartiflette, pho
drinks: earl grey cream tea
gadgets: macbook pro 17", ipod touch (pda)
beauty: fb's list of toiletries/makeup
wants: roland rd700-gx piano
reads: ayn rand, tom stanley, sophie kinsella
watches: bones, mentalist, castle, top chef
wears: wrap dresses & necklaces
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
Organization Archive
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Collecting: Hobby or Money Pit?
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 14 CommentsI used to collect unicorns as a kid. No, not REAL unicorns, but anything with a unicorn on it. I didn’t want a normal real-live animal to collect likenesses of. No no. I wanted a UNICORN. Especially if it was purple. I had a unicorn... -
The 15-Minute Meeting Proposal
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 8 CommentsI once was on a project where we had an hour and a half meeting EVERY SINGLE DAY to update everyone on how the rest of the team was doing. Nice thought, but pretty f*cking stupid, because I’d get out of there and my brain... -
Beautiful and Useful: Cable Ties
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 5 CommentsCables are an inevitable bothersome necessity. If you own any kind of gadget, it will ALWAYS come with a cable, even if you try to go as wireless as possible. So why not make organizing or looking at them as beautiful as possible? Lufdesign Wire... -
The 5 Laws To Packing Lightly
Posted on April 19, 2010 | 20 CommentsThese are my 5 basic laws to packing lightly. I also have a separate list of items to pack each time I travel, but since I travel for different reasons to different locations all the time, I tend to switch it up on the fly... -
Going completely Paperless
Posted on November 23, 2009 | 29 CommentsI’ve written briefly about it before, but I think it’s time to go into detail on how I lead a 95% paperless life. 1. Ask for everything to be changed into an e-bill Stop the problem at the source. Every time a statement floats into... -
Beauty Products & Your Sanity
Posted on October 14, 2009 | 19 CommentsI’ll admit. I used to spend about $70 a month on beauty things. Trying out new eyeshadows, Bare Escentuals foundation, concealers, mascaras, hair products, shampoos, lotions.. you name it, I spent it. Now, my beauty and toiletry spending has been very low. Like… $10 a... -
Organizing Receipts for Taxes, Home Businesses or Corporate Expense Reports
Posted on August 15, 2009 | No CommentsFB Reminder: I am away on vacation right now. This post has been scheduled ahead of time.I won’t be moderating comments until end of August 2009. Thanks for your patience! I can’t recall if I’ve said this before.. but it bears repeating. If you are... -
Keeping up with your credit card transactions
Posted on August 10, 2009 | No CommentsFB Reminder: I am away on vacation right now. This post has been scheduled ahead of time. I won’t be moderating comments until end of August 2009. Thanks for your patience! This is something I’ve done ever since I received a shiny, plastic card in... -
FB Funds Revisited with some logic attached
Posted on August 8, 2009 | No CommentsFB Reminder: I am away on vacation right now. This post has been scheduled ahead of time.I won’t be moderating comments until end of August 2009. Thanks for your patience! I’ve already mentioned this before, but I have created a new method of determining the... -
Update on clutter wrangling
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsI managed to get rid of the following: - An old black computer chair from my brother that NO ONE WILL SIT IN. - Tons of hangers (I called ahead.. they told me as long as it wasn’t wire, to bring ‘em in) - Lots...