Archive for August 2008
The Rise of Ten Bag Nation?
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 28, 2008
I had to laugh when I saw this Purse Park advertised in the Solutions catalog. I’m sure Erin at unclutterer.com and all the wonderful simplicity sites and blogs out there would shudder at the thought of buying a special shelving unit just to store purses.
I had no business laughing, really, since just a few short [...]
Post-Vacation Blues
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 28, 2008
I should probably start with coffee.
We got in late last night and were on east coast time, so getting to bed was the top priority. My superman husband went off to work this morning as usual; I dragged myself out of bed to the grocery store so that the cupboard wouldn’t be totally bare. I [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Wish You Were Here
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 26, 2008
Internet Addiction & The Power of Habit
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 24, 2008
Like most bloggers I know, I struggle with an addiction to the internet. I call my internet “habit” an addiction because that’s how it feels most of the time; I feel compelled to read and write and before I know it, an hour (or more) has passed. I suppose that if I were making lots [...]
One Bag Nation Packs Her Bag(s)
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 17, 2008
We’re headed out for a family vacation tomorrow. I have a couple of posts planned, but who knows if I’ll be able to tear myself away from the beach.
Once we get back home, there will be just a few days before school starts, so it will be a busy, exciting time around here. My daughter [...]
Friday Food with Almost Frugal
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 14, 2008
Kelly at Almost Frugal asked if I’d like to submit a recipe for her weekly Friday is for Food post. Kelly is an American living abroad, raising her three children and blogging (mostly) about family, frugality and France.
This White Bean & Tuna Salad is easy, healthy and delicious – and a great no-cook dish [...]
The Basement Report: It’s Been Too Long!
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 12, 2008
I definitely fell off the wagon this summer and didn’t get downstairs to declutter and organize as often as I should have. Plenty of time for that when the sun isn’t shining . . .
But tonight, inspired and motivated by a call for donations from Community Services for the Blind, I got myself down there [...]
Reality Check: Other People DO Live Like This
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 11, 2008
Do you always imagine that everyone else has it all together? I do!
I imagine “everyone else” sailing through their days with amazing and natural efficiency, while their well-behaved children play in their lovely yards (or tidy bedrooms); their inboxes never overflow; their basements are clean and organized; and there is nothing resembling clutter – physical [...]
When “Busy Work” is Productive & Satisfying
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 8, 2008
Today I sat down to finally tackle the piles you see in the photo. My inbox was a cluttered mess and it was time to get serious!
Some of what I had to do was busy work: enter email addresses into my address book; move my to-do’s from sticky notes and index cards to my master [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Chaos? What Chaos??
Posted by: onebagnation on: August 5, 2008
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