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Organizing
Plastic Pockets to Organize Your Purse
Posted on Feb 19, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

I like carrying a small purse. If I have a large purse, I will fill the large purse up with stuff -- stuff that I have no reason to be carrying around with me all day. However, I still need...

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Productivity
Organize Your E-mail with Gmail
Posted on Feb 17, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

My 2009 organizing resolution is to finally get a handle on e-mail. I spend an hour or more each day dealing with messages that have little or nothing to do with me, and I need for e-mail to take a...

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Productivity
Is "routine" a bad word?
Posted on Feb 12, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

"I feel like I'm in a rut." "Every day it's the same routine." "It's the same thing every day: Get up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, go to sleep." Complaining about routines is as common as complaining about...

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Office
Home office makeover, part 4
Posted on Feb 10, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

After many days and a lot of elbow grease, I can now officially present to you the efforts of my labor. Before: After: I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am for my new office. It may not...

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Office
Home office makeover, part 3
Posted on Feb 5, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

Today's post is the third in a series of four on my personal home office makeover project. I recently realized that my minimalist desk lacked some much-needed storage and that I was ready for a change. As a reminder, here's...

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Office
Home office makeover, part 2
Posted on Feb 3, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

In the exciting and continuing saga of my office renovation, my next step was to design the layout of my new office. Thankfully, with the help of Shelly at The Container Store in McLean, Virginia, this task was relatively simple....

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Office
Home office makeover, part 1
Posted on Jan 29, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

I recently accepted that my current desk is really great ... just not for me. I bought my current setup from Ikea two years ago and wanted it for its vast workspace. Now, I really wish I had at least...

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Kitchen
My essential 10
Posted on Jan 27, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

I've been talking a lot this month about kitchen organizing. Maybe it's the cold weather? Maybe I'm nesting? Who knows?! I just seem to have an obsession with being in the kitchen. My dear friend Kim O'Donnel recently wrote a...

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Organizing
Ready for Guests
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

One of the things that I love about having a clutter-free home is that I can welcome friends and family over whenever the mood strikes. If a friend calls to say that she is in the neighborhood, I can tell...

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A bare bones kitchen
Posted on Jan 20, 2009 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

Mark Bittman recently wrote a terrific piece for The New York Times on the benefits of living with a small kitchen. "So Your Kitchen Is Tiny? So What?" discussed how Bittman cooks party-size meals in his 7 feet long and...

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