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A Living, Growing Scrapbook
I’m finalizing the present situation for this year. I’ve managed to pull it together, despite my rather lax attitude toward the holidays this year.I still have a few more presents to go, namely for my beloved, Matt. I’m going to register him for a woodworking class, since he’s been obsessed with the idea of using power tools to construct something for a while now.
I’m also thinking about putting together an album to chronicle our life together. We have so many pictures online, but it would be nice to have something to curl up with on the couch and flip through.
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Happy Holidays!
My best friend is on a cooking kick. My original present idea was to make him a binder of recipes. Matt and I keep our favorite recipes in a binder for easy access. If we find one online, we print it out and stick it in. If we get it out of a book, we zerox it and add it to our collection. That way, when it’s time to plan our meals for the week we have a cadre of tried-and-true recipes.
However, it dawned on me that he is not a binder person; he is a computer person. So, instead, I scanned in all our favorite recipes and burned … Read More
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Clearing Out the Clutter
Clutter stresses me out.It does not stress out everyone, but it drives me crazy.
And yet I often let our office/craft room get cluttered (it’s easy to do because we have three tables that make a giant L-shape against the walls).
Ironically, it takes approximately 6 minutes to clear off the clutter entirely. It usually entails putting away a few books, recycling some trash, and filing a few papers.
And yet here I am, trying to write my lesson plans for the first week of school in January, and I’m mired in clutter. Ugh!
Okay, I am going to spend six minutes clearing it off, so the rest of … Read More
