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Tag Archives: Lost + broken items

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Routines that work: “Saturday sorting”

February 9, 2013by Lissanne Oliver 3 Comments

Your starting point for getting organising is sorting.  Grouping like objects is the first step in creating order from chaos.  When you have a mish-mash of unsorted, a mixed bag, […]

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11 things you can discard today @ work

Routines that work! “Thursday Throw”

February 7, 2013by Lissanne Oliver 9 Comments

Thursday Throw. You’re welcome.

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Mess is fine, neglect is not.

Mess is fine, neglect is not.

September 18, 2012by Lissanne Oliver Leave a comment

I think there’s a big difference between normal, natural mess, and neglecting our space, selves or finances.  I think the saying above is good rule to live by when letting […]

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Guest post: How dying technology can provide a teaching moment for our children.

September 5, 2012by Lissanne Oliver 2 Comments

I’m delighted to present a guest post from Caleb Wilde, of CONFESSIONS OF A FUNERAL DIRECTOR fame.  I only recently discovered Caleb’s thoughtful and entertaining writings, and I confess, I […]

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less is the new black

August 8, 2012by Lissanne Oliver Leave a comment

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“It’s so sad when what you leave is just a mess.”

January 16, 2012by Lissanne Oliver 7 Comments

I received an email this week from a reader, J.  I wanted to share it with you, as it’s so poignant. “It’s so sad when what you leave is just […]

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shredder

A spooky coincidence?

April 19, 2011by Lissanne Oliver 6 Comments

Yesterday, the 18th of April, my shredder stopped working.  From memory, I knew I’d purchased it about three years ago, so that’s pretty good value for some very regular use.  […]

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I’ve had what I call a mini bushfire.

September 9, 2010by Lissanne Oliver 4 Comments

I have managed to have what I call “mini bushfire”. Today, I’ve razed all the personal info on my iphone and managed to revert to factory settings.  Feel like a […]

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$2.5 million for a spring clean

February 17, 2010by Lissanne Oliver 2 Comments

I love this story from The Age!  A woman decided to sort out her desk, and in the process, she unearthed lottery ticket she hadn’t checked.  She thought she’d lost […]

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Lost, broken or unwanted china

November 30, 2009by Lissanne Oliver Leave a comment

Your favourite dinner set is missing three bowls and two teacups.  What a pain!  Luckily, there’s ways you can replace the bits you’re missing.  Perhaps you have collectable pieces tucked […]

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