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Leave Room to Grow
by Stephanie Dickison on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 | No Comments
In buying a new laptop in 2008, my fiancé implored me to not just get “something that will do, but something that will grow with you.” Wise words indeed. My tiny little pretty white laptop had finally burned out. A few of the letter keys didn’t work (kind of important in my line of work), it was ... [read more] -
3 Simple Organizing Truths That Can Change Your Life
by Stephanie Dickison on Friday, March 5th, 2010 | 3 comments
Sometimes it just takes the way someone says something for it to click for you. I hope that happens for you today. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by how much you have and much there is to do, know that it is possible to get out under of it. And it just so happens that they are ... [read more] -
Timing is Everything
by Stephanie Dickison on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 | No Comments
There is something to be said for timing. As with most things, especially in creative jobs, it is either achingly slow or so busy you want to throw up. Recently, despite my constant output, it’s been slow workwise for me. At first, I was incredibly frustrated. After all, I didn’t even take a break at Christmas, while my ... [read more] -
We All Have the Same Time. How Are You Going to Spend Yours?
by Stephanie Dickison on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 | No Comments
A friend of mine has spent most of his adult like “working” on weekends. When I ask what he’s doing, he says doing taxes, cleaning up. But really, should that take 2 full days every week? For someone that wants to meet someone, purge his belongings and sell his house, he isn’t working towards any of ... [read more] -
Calculating Your Homeowners Insurance Replacement Cost
by Ann Song on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 | No Comments
Homeowners insurance policies come in all shapes and sizes, but there are only two primary types: a cash value policy and a homeowners insurance replacement cost policy. Although a cash value policy is significantly cheaper, you get what you pay for, meaning it doesn’t provide the policyholder with as much coverage as a homeowners insurance ... [read more] -
Why it’s Good to Have Guests Over
by Stephanie Dickison on Friday, February 12th, 2010 | 3 comments
We’re all so busy that the things we used to do – mop the kitchen floor and dust every other day, tidy the house at the end of the day – have gone the way of VHS and MSG. That’s why, even though it’s always a stress-filled hour before guests arrive, I relish having people over. Not ... [read more] -
Don’t Wait Until Your Next Move to Purge Your Belongings!
by Stephanie Dickison on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 | 3 comments
Moving. It’s one of the most stressful events that you have to endure. But you can simplify it by reducing the amount of stuff you have. I have 3 friends who are moving or have recently moved. One, a self-described minimalist, had so much stuff that she ended up leaving stuff at various people’s places to move ... [read more] -
Sometimes All It Takes to Get Organized is a Small Change
by Stephanie Dickison on Friday, February 5th, 2010 | No Comments
February is a funny month. We get itchy in every sense of the word – dry skin from the intense wind and cold, cabin fever from staying indoors for so long, and irritable because nothing seems to be working. Everything has slowed to a halt and you feel stuck. Sometimes all it takes is a little ... [read more] -
Do You Really Need to Have That Out? How to Declutter Your Desk and Countertops
by Stephanie Dickison on Friday, January 15th, 2010 | 2 comments
A friend of mine has a long kitchen countertop that is covered all but for a little square in which he prepares his dough his homemade pizza on the corner’s edge. Forlorn bottles and jars, foggy and dusty from years of sitting unused, huddle nearby. How he works like that I don’t know. What I do know ... [read more] -
Can I Tell The Difference? The Lincoln Test
by Alicia on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 | 3 comments
I am very excited to say that the Buttoned Up team is going to be working with White Cloud over the next six months trying out many of their products and learning a lot about how we can all save time and money – and who doesn’t want to do that? We are ... [read more]
