January is National Get Organized Month, so the question is pertinent: What does it mean to be organized? Author A.A. Milne said, "Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up." As convoluted as it sounds, I think ...
"I don’t know where to start. It’s overwhelming!" That’s what most clients say when consulting on an organizing project. It can be daunting, but it’s like any large undertaking. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! No project can be done all at once. But even ...
Ready? What do you get from sitting on a glacier too long? Yes, I’m starting with a joke — to break the.... ummm... ice. My problem is that it’s not that funny, so I buried the answer somewhere in this blog. Meanwhile, speaking of ice, we at The Betty Brigade ...
You name it, somebody collects it — from baseball cards, stamps and corks to staplers, naval fluff, even barf bags. Enough people collect overdone comestibles that there’s actually a burnt food museum. The Phallological Museum in Iceland features the world's largest collection of... wait for it... ! Any guesses? You ...
The July heat was already teasing 90, though it was still early morning. My husband drove the rented dumptruck loaded with old shingles from our re-roofing project. We followed two slow trucks around and up the landfill. We reached the top and pulled to a stop to wait our turn ...
Saturday you donate the ugly pink bridesmaid dress you wore at your best friend’s wedding. The following Monday, your daughter scores a part in the school play and needs a costume, preferably pink and hideous. You finally give away your set of Noritake dishes, only to find them selling like ...
At a recent consultation, we met a woman whose home was the epitome of organization. The rooms were impeccably decorated, with not an iota of clutter. She called us in because she was too busy to pack up and move all her kitchen items prior to a kitchen renovation.
Don’t pack away that bag of New Year's Eve confetti yet — it’s National Get Organized Month! Come to think of it, do put away the confetti. It’s messy and very hard to sort. But you can still wear a party hat, because if you’re like most of us, getting organized is ...
As I walked our terrier mix, Luna, on a recent crisp day, it seemed like every neighbor was out raking, mulching or otherwise prepping the yard for winter. We took the long way home, through the woods, kicking through leaves, to the lake’s edge, where crimson and mango-tinted trees doubled ...
"Does anyone else think the phrase 'lazy days of summer" is an oxymoron???" That’s how the Facebook exchange began, started by my friend Melanie. Here’s the ensuing conversation (the other names have changed to protect the innocent): Susan: that phrase was obviously coined by a man who did not have ...
Recently my husband and I celebrated our one-year anniversary by going out for a nice meal. It was a locally owned eatery that offered excellent service, great wine and superbly prepared food. It was a stellar evening all around. The following night we wanted to use a gift certificate we ...
Armed with the latest trend forecasts after attending the National Stationery Show in New York City, dotmine day planners co-founders Sarah Nicoli and Lisa Edwards are planning their 2011 collection. Design trends dictate the look behind everything from housewares to clothing to stationary. Nicoli and Edwards started their fashionable and ...
Customers of Ann Arbor-based dotmine day planners love art. It's a major feature of dotmine planners, which offer more than 20 sophisticated, fun, and sometimes funky cover designs each year. As a result, artists from across the country are invited to submit their own work for the ...
Everything Elderly is a weekly half-hour radio program, sponsored by Senior Helpers. It’s informative entertainment all about seniors. The show is on 1290 am WLBY, every Saturday morning at 8:30. On this weekend’s program, for the first time we used the whole 30 minutes for one topic - seniors downsizing ...
One offered advice to the nation, via Forbes; the other has local businesses worried. Here are the Ann Arbor Business Review picks for last week's winner and loser in the news:
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