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Time Management
Preserving Your Free Time
Posted on Sep 30, 2008 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

No matter how much I wish there were more than 24 hours in a day, the fact remains that there are just 24 hours in a day. Subtract the eight hours of sleep I require a night (I am beyond...

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Children | Decluttering | Decorating | Small Spaces
Maximize Space: Tiramolla Loft Bedrooms
Posted on Sep 29, 2008 7:01:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

Got kids? Multiple children sharing a room? Here's an idea... When it comes to maximizing a small space designers always say to look up and use as much wall space as you can. With school season in full swing, I...

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Indie
Artist Sara Ahearn Makes Me Happy
Posted on Sep 26, 2008 5:47:51 AM  |  By HollyBecker

It's Friday so a big virtual hug to all who made it through yet another week! Ha! Time for the weekend and since I'm feeling excited today that it's Friday (this week was usually busy for me), I thought I'd...

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Inspiration
Avoid Procrastination with Outcome Based Thinking
Posted on Sep 25, 2008 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

Procrastination is a complex beast. You can procrastinate when you are bored by a task or are afraid to take a risk. You can procrastinate because you don't want to put forth the effort to complete a project or because...

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green | Products
California Paints
Posted on Sep 24, 2008 12:52:51 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

Painting your walls can make a tremendous difference in your home. It completely changes the look and feel of any room. But as with everything else, there are now concerns about the traditional paints that we've all been using, and...

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Real Life Makeover
Where Busy Moms Spend All Their Time: The Kitchen Command Center
Posted on Sep 24, 2008 9:00:00 AM  |  By KateParker

In the third and final installment of our Get Organized Early series with CBS (the last segment airs this morning), I tackled a cluttered kitchen in Maplewood, NJ. Besides the all-too-common problem of simply holding on to far too much...

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Great Online Stores | Indie | Products | Round Ups | Shopping | Stationery
Have you shopped DaWanda?
Posted on Sep 24, 2008 6:37:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

Looking for gift ideas? Why not shop handmade this season! There are so many quality online marketplaces offering independent arts and crafts, from Trunkt to Etsy, even bloggers have shops like the lovely Indie Fixx and Poppytalk Handmade. Have you...

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Real Life Makeover
A Home Office That Works Overtime
Posted on Sep 23, 2008 9:00:00 AM  |  By KateParker

In the second makeover of our three-part Get Organized series with CBS' The Early Show, we set out to tackle Kristen's dreary home office. The spare room in the otherwise-orderly home of this busy working mother of two had become...

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Productivity
Time Tracking with Slife
Posted on Sep 23, 2008 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

When I'm working, I like to keep track of how much time I spend on a project. I use the information to see how productive I am, and I also use it to help when I'm billing clients. I track...

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Real Life Makeover
Closet Control aka It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
Posted on Sep 22, 2008 9:00:00 AM  |  By KateParker

Today Real Simple kicks off a three day series on The Early Show (CBS) called "Get Organized Early" - consisting of 3 real-life home makeovers we've executed over the past 6 weeks. The goal: help real women get a handle...

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