Simpler Living
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| Blog Name: | Simpler Living |
| Url: | http://blogs.timesunion.com/simplerliving/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | clutter, organizing, simplicity |
| Description: | Sending clutter packing, one thing at a time. |
| Popularity: | 35 Followers |
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Simple Giving event to benefit more than 50 charities
What: A Day of Simple Giving. Children and adults are invited to help make simple, handmade gifts (cookies, jars of soup, dish clothes, etc.) for more than 50 charities in the Capital Region, including the Albany Boys & Girls Club, Albany Housing Coalition, Albany Med Ronald McDonald Family Room and Bright Red Bookshelf Community Literacy Program. Food will be available for purchase, and a book sale, bake sale and silent auction are planned. When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Where:
What: A Day of Simple Giving. Children and adults are invited to help make simple, handmade gifts (cookies, jars of soup, dish clothes, etc.) for more than 50 charities in the Capital Region, including the Albany Boys & Girls Club, Albany Housing Coalition, Albany Med Ronald McDonald Family Room and Bright Red Bookshelf Community Literacy Program. Food will be available for purchase, and a book sale, bake sale and silent auction are planned. When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Where:
Turn campaign-sign clutter into something new
Election day has come and gone, but campaign signs sometimes have a way of sticking around. With a little creativity, though, people have found ways to recycle them. Here’s one idea from a post I did in June with an Albany mother and Etsy artist: I make my Stick Figure
Election day has come and gone, but campaign signs sometimes have a way of sticking around. With a little creativity, though, people have found ways to recycle them. Here’s one idea from a post I did in June with an Albany mother and Etsy artist: I make my Stick Figure
3 big things that helped me say goodbye to my clutter
D. Allison Lee, a professional organizer based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, is featuring a guest post by me on her blog today. It’s called “From Cluttered to Organized.” In the post, I talk about three of the biggest things that helped me effectively tackle my clutter. Read it here
D. Allison Lee, a professional organizer based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, is featuring a guest post by me on her blog today. It’s called “From Cluttered to Organized.” In the post, I talk about three of the biggest things that helped me effectively tackle my clutter. Read it here
Wedding bells on a budget
I’ve heard some great frugal wedding stories since I announced my engagement on my blog. Which is a good thing, because the reality of trying to plan a wedding on a budget has started to sink in. If you have the money and willingness to throw a lavish wedding, that’s one thing. But the idea of going into debt to host a one-day event, even a life-changing one, leaves me cold.
I’ve heard some great frugal wedding stories since I announced my engagement on my blog. Which is a good thing, because the reality of trying to plan a wedding on a budget has started to sink in. If you have the money and willingness to throw a lavish wedding, that’s one thing. But the idea of going into debt to host a one-day event, even a life-changing one, leaves me cold.
Extra Halloween candy? Recycle it here
Some Halloweens, you run out of candy. Some years, you’re left with a bag or two, plus kids with candy stashes that make you fear for their health and dental bills. Recycle your extra candy with these ideas from the Dallas Morning News: Donate it to Operation Gratitude. It goes into care packages for U.S. troops and to children in the communities they patrol. Ship by Dec. 5 to Operation Gratitude/California Army Natio
Some Halloweens, you run out of candy. Some years, you’re left with a bag or two, plus kids with candy stashes that make you fear for their health and dental bills. Recycle your extra candy with these ideas from the Dallas Morning News: Donate it to Operation Gratitude. It goes into care packages for U.S. troops and to children in the communities they patrol. Ship by Dec. 5 to Operation Gratitude/California Army Natio
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