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Office Organising Makeover - Week 5 - e-clutter. Office Organising Makeover - Week 4 - paper clutter. Home office declutter challenges for February.
2023-07-03 20:50
In today’s competitive market, understanding customer behavior and creating effective brand loyalty programs are crucial for businesses to thrive. Customers have more choices than ever… Read More
2023-07-03 20:50
In the ever-evolving landscape of business and marketing, brand architecture plays a pivotal role in shaping the identity and perception of a company. As consumer preferences shift and techn… Read More
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In today’s competitive business landscape, establishing a strong and memorable brand aesthetic is crucial for success. A brand’s aesthetic encompasses its visual identity, tone… Read More
2023-07-03 20:50
In today’s competitive business landscape, building a strong and recognizable brand is essential for success. However, creating and maintaining a brand requires expertise and resources… Read More
2023-07-03 20:50
In today’s competitive business landscape, building a strong and recognizable brand is essential for success. However, creating and maintaining a brand requires expertise and resources… Read More
2016-03-21 14:14
Happy Human Rights Day!
Well friends, tomorrow will be exactly 10 years since I first registered the domain takechargesolutions.org and it’s also the first time I’m not renewing… Read More
2016-03-18 07:00
Rain mini-album with Seafoam cards
Let’s start at the beginning.
When I discovered Project Life, I saw all these complicated systems online (weekly spreads, a book for each child… Read More
2016-03-16 07:00
We use star charts to reward the kind of behaviour we value at home and usually the kids choose a small treat when they complete a chart of 35 stars.
TIP – the star chart itself is sim… Read More
2016-03-14 07:00
I’m passionate about goals and goal-setting, so it’s only natural (to me) to talk to my kids about goals, and help them to start setting their own goals.
I didn’t set out t… Read More
2016-03-11 07:00
Ballito
Here’s just one of the reasons I love the Konmari method. I’ve been telling myself I need to get rid of these old takkies (sneakers) for years.
I’ve probably had th… Read More
2016-03-09 07:00
I’m not the most patient person in the world. In fact, impatient is probably one of the top 10 words some would use to describe me.
I was also never a child who liked using a colouring… Read More
2016-03-07 18:00
I started using 3 calendars at a time at home during the holiday season last year. It was so useful to see November to January all at the same time, especially for scheduling purposes.
Now… Read More
2016-03-04 07:00
Gretchen Rubin wrote a post a few months ago about Christmas cards. She mentioned that as they receive cards, they leave it in a common space for about a week for everyone in the family to s… Read More
2016-03-02 08:00
February was a good month. Here are some of the highlights:
I had a crafternoon with a friend and organised all my iphone photos for Jan. Yes!
We had a Valentine’s playdate for the ki… Read More
2016-02-29 07:00
Happy Leap Day!
Dion and our friend, Craig – Leap, Ireland (May 2008)
And now a round-up of highlights this month…
Top 3 posts
I know how she does it
My 5 favourite stationery f… Read More
2016-02-26 07:00
Some inspiration for a Friday!
When we were on holiday in Cape Town last month, we went to the Waterfront one day and I found this cute wallet at one of the stores in that shed section.
The… Read More
2016-02-24 07:00
It surprised me, actually, how difficult it was to tidy my nail polish. Tidy is the word Marie Kondo uses to sort/ declutter/ organise.
Yes, all those bottles spark joy but even I can hear… Read More
2016-02-22 07:00
I’m mostly an under-buyer. This means that in most cases, I avoid buying something until the existing thing is completely beyond repair.
(We had our old lounge suite for over 20 years!… Read More
2016-02-19 07:00
When we were on holiday in Pringle Bay, I didn’t have to say once, “go make your beds” and so I
said to them one day, “what’s going on, guys?” and they sa… Read More
2016-02-17 07:00
Early last month when everyone was posting about goals and words of the year, and new year stuff, I saw this pic linked by, I think Becky Higgins of Project Life fame.
I went to have a read… Read More
2016-02-15 07:00
When we were on our holiday last month, we went to the beach for our (as it happens) first photowalk of the year.
Behold the beauty…
It was right when I was taking this set of photos… Read More
2016-02-12 07:00
This is part 1.
I loved all the comments on that post – have a read if you like stationery.
But for now, let’s talk about a part 2.
Scissors
Particularly, left-handed sc… Read More
2016-02-10 07:00
My preference, as I’ve mentioned before, is a nice clear boundary between work and life.
That’s not always possible because the emails pile up if I’ve been out of the offi… Read More
2016-02-08 07:00
My kids are in Grade 1 this year. Tell me, is it still the done thing to give the teachers a little gift?
We made a few gifts yesterday just in case it is still the done thing because this b… Read More
2016-02-05 07:00
Today let’s talk about my favourite 5 stationery finds.
I have written about three of these on the blog before but it’s nice to know if someone is still using the thing they rec… Read More
2016-02-03 07:00
This is part 3; here is part 1 and here is part 2.
Women typically make their lives more difficult than they need by not using their affluence.
In South Africa, I think if you can afford it… Read More
2016-02-01 07:00
Well, that was January.
It feels like the month passed so quickly but it may be due to me being on holiday for half of it
Pringle Bay, place for your soul to breathe
Here were the hig… Read More
2016-01-29 07:00
If you’re not already signed up to my new newsletter, you might want to do that. On Monday we’re sending out a monthly goals review form.
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Pe… Read More
2016-01-27 07:00
This year I decided to be a bit more intentional about my word of the year. My monthly goals night is already a solid habit in my life and if I incorporate the word of the year business into… Read More
2016-01-25 07:00
There are two schools of thought on starting goals on 1 January.
One group says things like 1 January is just a day; if I want to change something, I’ll just do it.
The other group ge… Read More
2016-01-22 07:00
A friend once joked that visiting my house was like visiting a stationery shop. It’s kind of true – the kids even ask if they can “shop in my cupboard”
I’ve a… Read More
2016-01-20 07:00
While we’re on the subject of stories we’re telling ourselves, I also listened to Brene Brown’s Rising Strong recently.
To my mind, one of the key points is… Read More
2016-01-18 07:00
Last year, aside from my usual goals, I had two new projects:
The 52 Project (a photo of my kids once a week)
52 walks in 2015 (with a camera, either Canon or iphone)
Both of these photo pro… Read More
2016-01-15 07:00
I’ve blogged a lot about how I love the Konmari method of “tidying up”. I’ve also lived with the method for about 5 months so I can now see what’s still wo… Read More
2016-01-13 07:00
I hate it when people assume that a book meant for a particular audience is “not good” because they are not that target audience.
Like how people with kids or who live in huge h… Read More
2016-01-11 07:00
I listened to Laura Vanderkam‘s I know how she does it a few months ago and I mostly loved it.
There were a few things that I completely disagreed with, but we’ll get to those in… Read More
2016-01-08 07:00
If you’ve been around for any length of time, you’ll know of my deep love for handbags.
I’m the type of person who changes them regularly and if I use the same one for two… Read More
2016-01-06 07:00
Whenever I sit down and start working on my goals for the next year, I follow the exact same process.
Before I even think about what I want to accomplish, I ask myself 5 questions that I&rs&hell…Read More
2016-01-04 07:00
Friends, I’ve made you an easy-peasy organising roadmap for 2016. You can find it here.
Let’s run through all the words of the year I’ve had in the past:
simplify
consolid… Read More
2011-08-11 08:00
I saw that some big-name bloggers will be doing a number of series along the lines of “31 days to a ………..” in October this year.
I’ve decided to d… Read More
2011-08-10 07:28
In the process of updating my 36 things list and making a new 37 things list, and talking about these a bit too much with friends and colleagues, I realised a few things:
1. some things… Read More
2011-08-09 18:52
When you take off just one day from reading blogs and your previously empty reader goes to 120 unread items, you know it’s time to start decluttering.
Well, that’s how I kno… Read More
2011-08-08 20:17
Hmm, bear with me for a moment.
I’ve noticed a trend on a lot of blogs. Or maybe it’s not a trend but is the new way to blog?
I’ve been blogging for 5.5 years and in … Read More
2011-08-05 19:31
I love to organise using shoe bags.
I do use these shoe bags for my shoes and the babies’ shoes but this is what I did in my study with cords, chargers and battery rechargers… Read More
2011-08-04 16:16
I’m still talking about my babies’ second birthday party.
Here is post 1Here is post 2
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Last year I overcatered in a major, major way.
I had a free… Read More
2011-08-03 08:57
I forgot to mention that I’m on collective cow today – you can save 35% on my Spring into Organising workshop coming up in Sept.
Have at it! Read More
2011-08-03 07:30
There’s something so powerful about a central place to store all of your ideas, thoughts and to-do items.
You don’t feel distracted and scattered because everything is in on… Read More
2011-08-02 14:23
Wow, what a journey it has been.
Now that the e-course is over, I wanted to gather my thoughts and summarize all the things I’ve learned during these 10 “Simplify your life… Read More
2011-08-01 18:56
EDITED TO ADD
I have 5 invites left besides Ginny’s one- if you want one, let me know in the comments.
I’d seen Pinterest mentioned on a number of blogs but I didn’t l… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Friends, can you believe 3 months of the year have already passed? I’m kind-of speechless. I’m doing okay so far. 11 out of my 51 goals are done, which is 22%. That’s very… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’ve decided to make this a monthly feature on the blog. It’s not going to be all pretty, perfect pictures and Pinterest-worthy spaces. Rather, I want to make you think different… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The biggest question I’ve received over the years on simplifying your life is this: What is the ONE thing I can do that will help simplify my life as quickly as possible? Do you know w… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Happiness Project, one of the actions she takes is to leave a shelf bare and clean, and not feel the need to fill every shelf with something. I talk a lot… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A big Happy New Year to you, friends. My wish for you is a life lived intentionally, goals and dreams reached, and a simpler life following your own path. PS I’ll be sending out a form… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This week between Christmas and New Year is, hands down, my favourite time of the year. I absolutely love it! That’s because it’s the time I prepare my diary for the next year bu… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This post is from one of my favourite people in the world. She is the exact opposite of me, an INFP, and she challenges and supports me daily. Meet my friend, Julia What was your word for 20… Read More
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