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net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
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hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
Organization Archive
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Trying to get rid of things, is futile.
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsIt aggravates me when I try and clean out things from my home and especially from my old room at my parents’, because all that JUNK inevitably makes its way back into my room and it looks like a freaking mess again. It’s because my... -
How long should you keep your records?
Posted on June 28, 2009 | No CommentsTax returns (state and federal): I am not sure about the U.S. as I’ve heard the IRS says you should keep everything you’ve ever filed, FOREVER.. but in Canada, I’ve heard from the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) that we should keep up to 7 years... -
How to cut down on clutter
Posted on June 16, 2009 | No CommentsHere are a couple of tips that could be useful to help cut down on clutter in your home, just by implementing a couple of easy tricks that are easy to do, when done in small doses (don’t try to do it all at once).... -
Fitting my life into 3 suitcases
Posted on May 4, 2009 | No Commentshklover wants to know how the heck I am planning on fitting my life into 3 suitcases I just will. Simple, but not so simple if you have a lot of stuff. We don’t own much in furniture I don’t have or care much for... -
10 Tips to Keep your Office/Work Area Neat
Posted on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment1. Go through your mail and deal with it as it comes. Do the following tasks every time you get a piece of mail - Deal with it right away (e.g. paying a bill online) - File it immediately (either in “To Do”/”Waiting for more... -
It’s TCB time! (Taking care of business)
Posted on March 9, 2009 | 7 CommentsI hear from a lot of people that they don’t have time. They’re always running out with friends, going over to family homes for dinner, or doing work things. They’re totally excited to do everything, but underlying all of that, I always hear the inevitable:... -
Scarily Organized or Free as a Bird?
Posted on February 24, 2009 | 22 CommentsI am very, very organized. I’ve just realized this about myself (umm.. that, and my friends keep telling me how scarily organized I am). I am the type of person that when faced with going back to Ontario (or travelling anywhere, like oh.. say.. NY)... -
Organization: The Front Door
Posted on February 19, 2009 | 19 CommentsIf you always find yourself losing your keys, your purse, cellphone.. whatever. Or feel that you take 15 minutes longer to grab your stuff before leaving then you need to figure out a way to get organized the minute you get in the door, and... -
Organize your purse without pockets
Posted on February 12, 2009 | 15 CommentsI am definitely not an original in suggesting this, but I thought I’d pass on the tip just in case any of you were like me. I usually have a medium-sized purse and organizing everything in there is a mess because it doesn’t have more... -
Make a List Book
Posted on January 27, 2009 | 13 CommentsThis is really simple, but incredibly useful. Get a book or a journal, and make it into your “List Book”. It’s a book where you just make lists. Lists of what you have to get done for today, tomorrow, this week, whatever! If you aren’t...