Category Archives: Organizing

MY STAIRS

By Julie | Published: February 2, 2013
The stairs leading from our main level to my upstairs “suite” double as book shelves, shoe racks, and a holding ground for things I just don’t know where to put. OK, let’s be honest, things I just haven’t put away yet. Anyway, I finally noticed that headline a few days ago. The irony is not [...]
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IN ITS PLACE

By Julie | Published: December 8, 2011
A place for everything and everything in its place hasn’t always worked for me. But today I made a little progress. And, with that, half the piles on my desk just disappeared. Nice. by julie rybarczyk
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I’M SURROUNDED

By Julie | Published: November 3, 2011
The problem with seeing possibilities in every little thing you find on the side of the road The trouble with having more ideas and supplies than you have time to work with The bummer about whipping up something new and unique every time you open your closet The downside to not being quite sure which combination [...]
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POTUS IN MY CLOSET

By Julie | Published: October 23, 2011
This weekend I did the kind of cleaning that left me with more of mess than when I started. Yes, I can finally walk to the back of our 15′ x 3′ walk-in storage closet without wading through a knee-deep pile of mess. Yes, my bedroom closet is now outfitted with season-appropriate clothes and the [...]
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A LITTLE THIS, A LITTLE THAT

By Julie | Published: May 5, 2011
I’m on a little roll. Emphasis on little. What I mean is that lately when I walk into a thrift store or an estate sale or—soon!—a garage sale, I’m not so much taken by the big statement pieces (unless of course I should happen to find that REALLY BIG ONE). I’ve been far more enchanted by [...]
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THINK SMALL

By Julie | Published: April 27, 2011
So, 6 weeks. That’s a long time. Long enough for one to get something accomplished during the hours that one previously might have been blogging, right? Something? Anything??? Oh yeah, you betcha, yesiree. I was a veritable household-project maven while I was away. Trouble is I can’t actually give you even a glimpse of my [...]
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ROADSIDE FINDS: MEDICAL CABINET

By Julie | Published: February 24, 2011
Have you met my latest (FREE) find from the side of the road?? It’s taken a few months to find just the right home for it, but I’m finally ready to introduce you: Did I mention it was free? Want the story? Ok, since you pushed. This little vintage cabinet was sitting with a pile [...]
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I GOT TAGGED: THE SCHOOL BASKET DILEMMA

By Julie | Published: October 15, 2010
Well, well, well… Crissy tagged us over a week ago with her really-great challenge. It’s Friday morning at 12:35 a.m. and I’m taking a short break from the work deadlines to report back in on my tag. So here I am. I am not a procrastinator. Nope. Not me. I just actually do not have this [...]
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ORGANIZED OFFICE: FINALLY

By Julie | Published: September 28, 2010
It’s been a dream for a long time, and I may have finally arrived. Yes I realize it might only last a week or two, but it’s still worth celebrating, I say! But before we go here… . Let’s go here. Because, I’m not sure about you, but sometimes looking back at how far I’ve come [...]
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I GOT TAGGED: OFFICE CLEANUP

By Julie | Published: September 24, 2010
Wow did I need that challenge, Em. This is where I’ve been spending 10-12 hours a day lately: . The hardest part of the clean-up? The decision pile. Other than that big, empty cardboard box that somehow ended up in my “in” box, every piece of paper in there is a decision to make, a [...]
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