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Toastmasters

Toastmasters is a International organization that teaches you communication and leadership though a hands-on experience. The meetings have a structured meeting format, however, instead of sitting and listening to someone else talk all of the time, you get to do speeches in front of…

environment …

No More Plastic Bags... Almost

In the news recently there has been news of many countries and cities banning and taxing the use of plastic bags. I am very excited to see that some places are taking action. We have to reduce our dependence on oil and this is…

social …

MOPS

I was reading Christie’s blog, Carla’s friend, and noticed one post about a group called MOPS. She didn’t describe them other than she liked the group and ended up joining, but I thought it probably had something to do with supporting…

food …

Health Store in Salisbury!

For the last 11 years there has been a health store in Salisbury, MD and until last week I never knew about it. I have even been to the shopping center where it is located and never noticed – and I think of myself as…

food …

Sweetness

With the removal of Splenda/sucralose from our home, a void has been created in the sweetener category. The search for a safe sweetener continues… When we switched to Splenda in late 2003, I gave away all of my refined sugar. Now, in early…

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Splenda Begone Continues

The continuing saga of the Splenda purge… Lots of research later, some alternative have been uncovered. The fun part has been finding alternatives to some of the foods that we have grown to love that contain sucralose. It has been easier than expected though.…

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Splenda Begone

To all of those family, friends, and acquaintences that I have raved about Splenda to – I will rave about it no more. I thought I was up-to-date on many of the food related issues out there, but apparently I dropped the ball when it…

furniture …

Hiding the DVDs

It is nice when a new piece of furniture really changes the look of a place. Not a couch or an entertainment center since a pretty big change is expected. This change came in the form of a Multimedia Cabinet that can hold DVDs,…

furniture …

Furnishing A New Home

Sometimes it is hard to get started when you are getting out on you own – balancing what you need and what you can afford. I have created a list by room on what are generally the essential pieces in a room that most people…

art …

Bamboo Tapestry

I like to vary what I put up on the walls of our home. I am going through a Japanese style phase right now. I had been using bamboo table runners on my dining room table and sideboard, but had recently replaced them with…

furniture …

A Room Divided

I have rearranged our living room again. This “obsession” with rearranging stems back to my early teen years and possibly earlier. After a while, I get tired of an arrangement. Luckily, I have a computer program that I can arrange furniture in before actually…

geekdom …

The Code Project

The Code Project is a wonderful site for programmers of all levels. There is much to read and learn there Please check it out. Here are a few of my recommended articles: .NET Framework LINQ Challenges and SQL Server Compact Edition Web Security Switching…

home …

A Tale of Two Katies

Organizing is a useful tool in accomplishing more in less time and having a fuller, less stressful life. Below is a story about how being organized changed one person’s morning schedule. The Old Katie The Morning Routine It’s 7:15am and only…

home …

8 Steps of Organization

The world around us can be a messy place. It can be hard to keep up with even the most simple of tasks when you are ridden with clutter. I like organization. I thrive off of it. It makes the day-to-day go by so…

social …

Blogging begins

I have officially started a blog. This is officially the first entry of my blog. There may be posts that predate this one but it is only because I modified the date. Date modification is necessary so past information on the blog becomes time…