The tell-tale sign of my age this year wasn’t the number of candles on the cake (we went with a lone candle instead of using a whopping 31 candles this time around). Nope, the true sign was in my birthday present request. Scott loves me, so because I asked him to, he bought me metal…
Tag: organization
Closet Clean-out/Clean-up
I like to look at the small closets in my house as a good thing. At the very least, they force me to keep the extra stuff to a minimum. Right?* The problem is that even though I love to get rid of things, I still have more stuff than closet space. If things are…
Without Permission
My brother has repeatedly told me that it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission. I don’t often follow that piece of advice, especially since my workplace errs towards always asking for permission from several people before taking any action. Today, however, I had gumption. There are three bookcases behind the reference desk. All three of…
What’s in Your Bag?
There are people on Flickr who post pictures of what’s in their bag. It’s kind of fun to have permission to peek at what someone else carries around all day, so sometimes I indulge in minimal online snooping. Here’s what JJ (a.k.a. random stranger) posted in her photostream: As I wander through these pictures, I wonder…
Small, but valuable. 