Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Taking Time Off

For those of you that read my blog, I'm taking some time off from writing to focus on my client work and writing in other places.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Pinterest-Crack for Organizers

O.K., I've just discovered crack for us professional organizers. It's called "Pinterest,"http://pinterest.com and I know I'm coming in a little late to the party, but thankfully I got invited to the Party. Thanks to Angela, thanks Angela!!! I also have to thank Standolyn, thanks Standolyn. But that invite didn't work out, cause I don't know what I did wrong that didn't work that first time I tried to invite myself through Standolyn's iPad. Well, actually Standolyn is who was the first person to share Pinterest with me, and I have her to really thank for this wonderful world of Pinterest.

O.K., since I'm a newbie on Pinterest, and still know nothing and have no time right now to get up to speed on this site, I'll have to wait till the weekend to really check it out and go to "Help" as many times as I need to get this new info into my every weary brain.

So, what is Pinterest? As Pinterest explains, "Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests."

Wow oh wow! If you can dream it, it's probably out there in Pinterest world somewhere. I have hardly tapped into Pinterest world, but can't wait to figure it out and then go searching for all the great organizing stuff I long to see. I know that I'll add some cool stuff too. O.K., just when I thought I had a grasp of my time, there it goes out the Pinterest window!!!

So, the challenge here will be for me to not fall into the Pinterest hole and only allow myself a certain amount of Pinterest time per "who knows what amount of time at this time." I'll commit to good Pinterest behavior after I figure out how to use this most excellent site. Happy Pinteresing!!!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Clients' brilliant dressing table - Made w/IKEA products

Client's Dressing Table 
This is how my client described how their dressing table made it onto ikeahackers.com. I must admit that I'd never heard of this site before. So, I hopped on over to it, and checked out my client's brilliant masterpiece, then started checking out other entries. I was enthralled by what I found. More ingenious people creating all kinds of useful items from different IKEA products. What they've come up with are some great ideas for me to share with my clients and you to share with your universe.

I'm always recommending IKEA, so it's nice to see more than just what the catalogs show you. You're looking at peoples' IKEA projects explained (so you to can create your own masterpiece). In the case of my clients, it was meticulously broken down into the how-to of each step of the project. I also like that at the end, my client added how she and her husband might have done certain things differently if they had to do it all over again. I like that bit of helpful advice. Here's her email to me and the link to their dressing table. Enjoy!

Over the vacation, RL and I built a customized "dressing table" to help make my morning routine smoother. On a whim, I submitted my project to ikeahackers.net and they picked up my project! I'm so excited! 

I openly talk about my ADHD and need for 'vertical storage', items having a specific home, and being able to see my things in the article. All advice that you gave me! I am so very glad to have you as a resource!! http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/01/grundtal-beauty-bar-and-laptop-table.html#more