It’s been fun, but for now adieu December 31, 2010
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In response to my life changes, I have decided to put this blog on hold for a while. It is now fully archived.
Thank you to everyone who, looked, listened and commented.
Please come see my business blog at intentionalglass.com
This week in Review November 7, 2010
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Five things (more or less) that were good in the last 7 days
- I baked (with the help of a great recipe and some amazing cooks) and sold 60+ apple pies with the proceeds going to the daughter’s school .
- I voted.
- The husband was home and did dishes on a Saturday.
- There were snuggles and hugs from the little dude.
- The struggle to get to coffee break was less, and the reward of fellowship was great.
Eye Candy Friday August 20, 2010
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Three Years August 7, 2010
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photo credit: Temari 09 via flickr
Three years ago I started this blog. When it started it was a blog about knitting and spinning and fiber-y things. It is changing, which is part of the whole blogging experience.
Today I am at a crossroad. I need to start something new. I want the blog to become a sandbox for ideas. Lets see what the next year has in store.
-Holly
Tackling the Mantle August 3, 2010
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There are two problems with the mantle
1. It is a horizontal surface that tends to collect things
2. I have lots of kitsch that I enjoy displaying.
So I have come up with a solution that I hope will solve both problems and give me a more dust free mantle in the process: Seasonal decorating. I already do this with Christmas, but if I do it with the other seasons as well then the mantle will get cleaned off at least 4 times a year.
I totally cleaned off the mantle
Then I just put back those few things that I want currently.
It looks like twice the amount of stuff due to the big mirror. Then I took 4 boxes labeled them Spring, Summer, Winter, Spring and divided the rest of the kitsch accordingly and stored them in a closet. Some of the other things, like my knitting needles went to a new shelf, where they are still available but off the mantle. I did not really purge a whole lot – there were some papers that were thrown out but all in all I am happy with my solution to this super cluttered space.
Clearing out Clutter one thing at a time.
Brought to you by the letter M July 28, 2010
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Today’s tackle is brought to you by the letter 
Today was about
- Mowing
- Mailing
With all the refreshing rain the grass has been growing like crazy. We had two days of dry. The weather forecast was hot, humid with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. This meant I had to do it all, all at once. So I took two hours and mowed, and mowed, and mowed.
In the afternoon I needed to get together my books to mail out. Sorting, printing invoices, and enveloping the books. I had a lot more sell than I expected. There is something satisfying about a stack of envelopes ready to go to the post office.
Clearing out clutter one thing at a time
Credits: Drop Cap by Daily Drop Cap, Grass photo by zevotron via Flickr
Tackling a bookcase July 26, 2010
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Today was not as spectacular as I had hoped, yet it was even more productive than I thought.
My plan:
To work on the downstairs including a bookcase and mantle in the morning, then clean out my bedroom closet in the afternoon. I got as far as the bookcase.
Before:
A big part of this tackle was the weeding of the books (as my librarian sister-in-law would say). I purged – and listed on Amazon’s marketplace – over 100 books today – that was the amazing productivity. I still have 2 stacks waiting to be put in. I have used Amazon for a couple of years now and would highly recommend this as a way to get rid of books. They don’t all leave at once, but this is the best money I can get. The books will go into a box that is guarding the fireplace from my little dude. So it will serve a purpose while they wait to be purchased. If they are not purchased by next spring I will donate them to a local book sale that happens every fall.
After:
Clearing out clutter one hundred things at a time.
A week of tackles July 26, 2010
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It has been a really long while since I posted a Tackle it Tuesday.
This week is going to be a week of tackles. A focus clean for 6 days (hey, even God took a rest on the seventh). I will be posting regularly throughout the week documenting progress.
Join me!
What project are you tackling this week?
Photo credit: aa7ae via flickr
Just Thinking July 20, 2010
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have been largely absent of late. That is because I have been doing some thinking about what I want this blog to be when it grows up. In the coming days I will share my musings, but for now know I have not forgotten this lovey little blog.
Hollyspinner 