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Monday’s Meditation: On Having The Desire

livesimplybyannie — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:20 +0000

Yesterday I was listening to someone describe his ultimate career vision. He possessed no real clarity about what the precise structure of it would be, he had, at best, only a general concept of the activities the entity would engage in, and he had no sense of the actionable steps required to bring this firm [...]

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Spotlight on Pulp Design Studio

livesimplybyannie — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:54 +0000

If there’s one thing I enjoy it’s knowing I am treading identical turf as supremely talented individuals. It’s why I get a little flutter in my tummy whenever I come upon a stellar person living in Seattle. I get all, “O.M.G! They’re here too! Maybe I’ll bump into them on the street. Maybe we’ll become [...]

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(New Series!) Simple Systems: Amy of Five Kinds of Happy

livesimplybyannie — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:54 +0000

Hi there buds. Today I am so jazzed (I just wanted to see how it would feel to use that word) to be featuring a new series– Simple Systems. Most everyone, organized and not, has developed ways, tactics, and solutions that are seemingly small, but that have a much larger impact, as they significantly increase the [...]

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Vintage Printer Tray Turned Jewelry Organizer

livesimplybyannie — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:05 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about Repurposed Wood Soda Crates. Today’s post is in a similar vein. Or grain. Sometimes it feels like various storage and organizational trends are stalking me, popping up around every corner and on every screen until I finally succumb all, “Fine! Fine. I’ll write a post about you, relentless sonofa–. [...]

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Product Review: Easy Fold Step Stool

livesimplybyannie — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:57 +0000

I’m 5′ 2″ on a good day (how much do you loathe that joke–isn’t it the worst?) which essentially means that I spend my life trying to reach things I’m not tall enough to get to, standing on my tippy toes, climbing up on my kitchen counters to reach the glasses like I did circa [...]

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Monday’s Meditation: On Progress

livesimplybyannie — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:47 +0000

A little while ago now, I was having a conversation with someone about our respective careers, professional and general life paths. In the space of that talk, my conversant asked me a simple question that struck me as particularly pertinent. “Do you feel like you’re making progress?” When I answered in the affirmative she responded, [...]

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Spotlight on Evars + Anderson Interiors

livesimplybyannie — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:16 +0000

Hi kids. I hope it’s been a swell week in your world. Thanks for stopping in here (yet again?). I hope I’ll make it worth your while with the lovely work of San Francisco based Evars + Anderson Interior Design. Like other interiors I’m drawn to, their spaces are uncluttered (duh.), and dare I say it, [...]

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Storage Strategy: Magnetics

livesimplybyannie — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:31 +0000

At various times on this here blog I like to highlight storage and organizational methods, among them The Nesting Effect and Organizing by Activity. Today’s post joins the ranks of such ramblings, offering up for your consumption an approach to storage of the magnetic variety. The magnetic force should not be underestimated, neither between star crossed lovers [...]

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Mother’s Day Organizing Sale!

livesimplybyannie — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:53:43 +0000

Want to shower your mama with love this Mother’s Day? Treat her to Live Simply! Now until Friday, all organizing services (that includes both virtual organizing and local services in Seattle, WA) are 10% off their regular rate! Hooray! Whoopee! Mommy! [Virtual organizing sale prices will be reflected on the checkout page after you select [...]

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Decluttering: Broken Things

livesimplybyannie — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:29 +0000

I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss broken stuff. Yes, those items that are laying around your house right this moment (!), laying there broken, waiting helplessly, stripped of all their dignity, just waiting for you to take pity on them– take whatever measures are required to repair them or put them out of [...]

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