National GO Month

13 Friday Jan 2012

Posted by Danielle in Currently inspired by...., Decor, Inspire, Ramblings, Spring Cleaning

January is National GO (Get Organized) Month, as designated by the National Association of Professional Organizers. As we all know, January is also a time for resolutions. Instead of making the same resolutions to lose weight or pay off our bills, we are making a resolution to try to get organized. Small steps, such as cleaning out drawers, clearing off kitchen counters and recycling things will be on our agenda in the upcoming weeks. We will use small steps to help make this upcoming year a little less cluttered.

Below are a couple of organizing ideas that we love and have inspired us to get on the organization kick!

Sources
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Spring cleaning time!

03 Monday May 2010

Posted by Danielle in Inspire, Spring Cleaning, Things that make me happy, Things that make me think, Things to do

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It is that time of year again. The time when you go deep into your closets and storage areas and sift through everything you have. Clean out the old and bring in the new. Spring cleaning time!
Yesterday I decided to do a bit of spring cleaning. We have a large storage area in our apartment building the holds everything from clothing to utensils for the kitchen. It had gotten so packed that you were not able to walk into it and get anything.
So with a hand full of garbage bags, some shelving and determination I went in. Eight Salvation Army bags and 4 garbage bags later I came out.
I couldn’t believe how many things I kept. Old clothing that I would never wear now. Things I hadn’t seen in years. Things I had never seen before (thanks K!). I don’t know why I was holding onto any of these things. None of them had any sentiment value. I wasn’t going to wear them again. I had no idea what to do with some of the stuff. SO to the Salvation Army they go. Someone else might wear them or display them or even know what it is for.
It feels good to know that everything is labeled and put on shelves. That we can actually walk into the damn thing and find something. Now onto the rest of the house!

Spring cleaning – My body

16 Friday Apr 2010

Posted by Danielle in 101 in 1001, Inspire, Lists, Spring Cleaning, The future, Things I want, Things that make me happy

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I love warm winter foods, but by the time spring rolls around I have had about as much chili, soups and stews as I can take. My body and mind are telling me to break out the lemon, salads and light dinners.

I am also looking to spring clean my body due to the wedding. I want to eat as healthy as possible and feel better. No more being tired all the time. NO more eating out as much. Weight needs to be lost (and not much time to do it), but also I want to feel as best as I can.

Foods that I am going to try to cut out:

1. Sugar. This one is going to be a hard one for me. I am know as the “dessert girl”. Always making desserts for every occasion. BUT it doesn’t help that I snack on them before I take them somewhere. A girl has to know it is good right? Right?

2. Caffeine. This one is going to be pretty easy. I am not an avid coffee drinker. I am a tea girl through and through. Decaf all the way.

3. Breads and pastas. Oh boy is this going to be tough. I crave breads constantly. Pasta is always the easiest thing to make when you come home at seven and are exhausted.

So good-bye to all of the great cookie, cake and pie recipes I have bookmarked. Hello to cooking lighter and with more vegetables.

Wish me luck – I think I am going to need it.