Category Archives: Organizing

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  I Finished Something!

  Posted on January 11, 2011 by Merdi in Decorating, Organizing

  Yeah, I know, I was surprised too!  But this weekend I made, or remade, a beautiful secretary for myself.  Granted I still have to paint the inside of the fold down part, but that’s going to have to wait until I can make it back to Home Depot for more paint.  And it will only [...]

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  Deck the Halls (or the me)

  Posted on December 1, 2010 by Merdi in Living, Organizing

  Happy December! December is absolutely my favorite month of the year – there’s the end of the semester, Christmas, New Year’s, snow, skiing, hot chocolate, and Christmas music is now valid!  And since Christmas music is valid, that means that Christmas preparations are also valid.  All this month I’ll have little “take-away” points to help [...]

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  Looking for Storage

  Posted on November 16, 2010 by Merdi in Decorating, Living, Organizing

  Our living room makeover is almost done, but there’s still one more element we need – a big storage place on the short angled wall.  We’ll need it to hold books, files, and out-of-season decorations among other things.   I would really like an armoire with some shelf space, some drawer space, and at least [...]

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  Golden Thanksgiving Prep

  Posted on November 15, 2010 by Merdi in Celebrating, Organizing

  I’ve finally finished my Thanksgiving menu!  Here’s what we’re going to have (all of the recipes should be available online if any of them sound particularly good): Cream of Roasted Carrot Soup Arugula and Radicchio Salad Brined Turkey Fresh Cranberry Compote Sweet Potato Casserole Green Bean Casserole Mashed Potatoes Gravy Sausage and Sourdough Bread Stuffing [...]

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  Weekend Projects

  Posted on October 7, 2010 by Merdi in Living, Organizing

  So, I tried to post pictures of the wreath this morning and realized that I had somehow accidentally deleted all of them.  So I’ll be re-doing that project because I did promise a step by step tutorial, plus the pictures were pretty great.  But I also thought that now would be a good time to [...]

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