About Me
Hi, my name is Jessie. I'm an Atlanta software engineer, mom, gardener, and general life enthusiast. Please follow me in my journey to save money, do my part for the planet, and try to live a simpler life.
Category Archives: Organization
Where does it all go?
Yesterday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl and Elizabeth from Ready. Set. Simplify. said she’s going to keep a time diary this week. Like both of them, I too have been feeling pretty scattered lately. I get to the end … Continue reading
Goals Update – April
Well, it’s been a while since I have posted any goals, so I thought I’d give you guys an update. I noticed the other day that I have posted quite a few intentions on this blog over the past couple … Continue reading
Posted in Frugal, Gardening, Organization, Preparedness, Self-Sufficiency, Uncategorized
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Attack of the Paper
We have a problem around here folks, a problem with PAPER. Bills, invitations, important mail, and most recently, preschool papers and artwork. There are little stacks here and there, and big stacks up in the office. Now, periodically I go … Continue reading
Posted in Cleaning, Downsizing, Organization
Tagged cleaning, clutter, mail, organization, paper
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The Great House Purge of 2011 – July Update
If you read this previous post, then you know that I have begun an epic house purge. It’s gotten out of hand around these parts, and I’ve just been tired of trying to clean it all up. I’m happy to … Continue reading
Posted in Downsizing, House Purge 2011, Organization, Simple
Tagged cleaning, house, mess, messy, organization, purge
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Capsule Wardrobe Planning
Lately I’ve been on a mission – a mission to reduce the amount of stuff in our home. A large part of this effort has been trimming down my wardrobe. I’m no clothes horse by any means, and yet it … Continue reading
Posted in Downsizing, Organization, Simple, Waste
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Finding Balance
My daughter was sick yesterday. (Nothing too bad – don’t worry) This means that it was a rare 2 nap occasion, which leaves me with a little more time in the day than I’m used to. So I work a … Continue reading
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On Downsizing and Letting Go
Just to give you a little idea of what’s going on, in our home office we are moving from this desk: …to this: An excellent Craigslist find! Needless to say, we’ve lost some storage space. We wanted to downsize the … Continue reading
Posted in Craigslist, Downsizing, Organization
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Jessie : Improved 