Can't Seem to Find a Place to Retire
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Paper - recurring theme but I can't seem to conquer it!
Comments (27)Thought I'd join in as paperwork has always been my downfall, but I devised a new system months ago that seems to be working well for me. First, a couple years ago I let go of the idea that I needed to save everything; I realized that in decades, I really never needed to compare old bills, policies, electric or gas usage, etc. except for one time and I was able to request a full accounting. That got rid of a ton. I shredded it all and put in the recycling bin. I also called all junk mail companies that I could and requested to be removed. All junk mail is disposed immediately into a single stream container in my kitchen and dumped into the cities container outside, unless it has personal info on it and then it is taken into my office and shredded as soon as it comes in. This year i bought a new student desk with matching 3 drawer cabinet placed next to it; the desk has a file drawer, and a top drawer that is slightly larger than a full sheet of paper into which I put ANYTHING I want to save/file/read later, etc. (except bills). When I clean each room, if there is a stray paper found, unless it is a bill, it gets tossed in that drawer. When the drawer starts filling up, I go through it and toss, file, etc. If a paper needs attention soon, I will place it in a tiny holder on the top of the chest. Almost nothing goes there; it almost all goes in the drawer. The desk also has a narrow drawer above the chair area that accomodates a laptop, and the back has an opening for cords. There is a cross cut shredder next to the desk. All bills go into a shallow box in the chest's top drawer where I keep check books, stamps, etc. I pay bills online, and after paying, write the date/amount, and put back in the box and shred last months statements. I never keep them any longer anymore. The other two drawers contain office supplies. The file drawer holds no billing statements (they are all shredded monthly and kept in the bill drawer) but will hold files with information like my current policies, contact info, investment reports, medical files, etc. For the first time in my adult life I don't have piles of paper all over the house, I know where everything is, and can find things quickly. Yeah!!!!...See MoreI can't seem to find any nice pictures!
Comments (12)Could you post some photos? Just start a free album at photobucket -- and then click on each photo -- and when the HTML code appears under it -- click and it will be automatically copied -- and just paste it into the body of a message here at GWHD. ((thank goodness for that auto-copy feature! :) And let us know some direction for your choices of artworks -- formal? country? modern? Also -- with that much wall space -- you might want to consider hanging a grid of artworks -- maybe a set of 12 black-and-white photos of local architectural elements or fun shots. ((this is JUST an example!!)) Also -- sets of artworks (duos or trios) might work too. Or how about hanging wall shelves for pretty pieces of pottery? Check places like Pottery Barn or Ballard Designs websites for for IDEAS on artworks -- and do the same at art.com -- simply choose one of their categories that appeals to you -- and start browsing through the selections. IF you find ones that appeal to you -- print off the page -- just to keep track of trends that you like ..... and then can check around stores like Target, T.J. Maxx etc. Also -- check with local colleges and universities to see if they are having art sales or exhibitions ... always fun to go at look! Just some thoughts -- hope you don't mind! :) Jan...See MoreCan't seem to get inspired
Comments (67)mtn, we in the maritimes are REALLY familiar with Japanese tourists' love of Anne of Green Gables. The most adorable national obsession ever. Cute story, we were in Nagasaki last year (BEAUTIFUL place! I had no idea what to expect and I absolutely loved it). We did touristy stuff during the day. At sunset I convinced my husband to stop by a waterfront park to observe locals before getting back aboard. An older lady approached us asking if we were from the ship and where we were from. On hearing Canada she got pretty excited to talk about Anne of Green Gables and concluded by saying that for Japanese, even the older ones, "there's a little bit of Anne in all of us." Fave shots from the park More Nagasaki anecdotes: I was excited to see my first REAL Japanese garden in JAPAN so I dragged husband to this vaunted garden near the ship. Little did I know it was the oldest European-style garden in Japan! Then we spent about 20 minutes looking for the Glover Skyway, which I thought would be a scenic hillside road but was in fact an elevator. So then we followed these signs that said "Mountain Observatory - 400m" (btw there is little English in Nagasaki so we had to get a lot of pointing help from locals) and ended up going up MANY hundreds of stairs to the very top of the nearest mountain. But the path was very cool, going through backyard gardens and a beautiful forest full of informal shinto shrines. So it was worth it even though we both almost died. To make this slightly relevant, your bedding looks kind of Japanese, you could do a sort of upscale japonisme room....See MoreDecorating Paralysis--just can't seem to put it all together
Comments (4)Thank you everyone for all your support and encouragement. We definitely will be enjoying the new dining room for Thanksgiving--only we will be very cramped over the holidays with everyone stuck in the family room. :( I do think the green wall is what is throwing me off. It's more like the first picture. I'm pretty much reconciled to repainting the wall--once everything is in place and I can get some color advice. I was able to get a swatch at RH this evening of the goldenrod striped drape I pictured above and it actually looked nice against both the tan and bone colored walls. DH made it easier as he does not like the red--so better to sneak in color with pillows, rug, etc. The drapes are being discontinued and marked down about 65% per panel which will end up saving me about $1,000 on my drapery budget--and since the roman shades are more than I anticipated, this makes it all the more tempting. I just decided to go for it--as I told DH, if nothing else I could sell it on ebay or return it. One step at a time, I guess....See More- 11 years ago
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