Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Friday, 9 December 2011
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Have nothing to wear!? Here's the solution
Every morning after I wake up I never know what to wear. I have had this problem since I can remember myself. So, few days ago I had my last drop of patience gone and I decided to change this situation.
My goal was to wake up and have 5 outfits ready for me to wear at any time of the week. And this is for all kinds of activities – whether it’s a gym or a business meeting.
First thing I did was I went through the whole wardrobe. I started from my pants - I took them all out from my closet and tried them on to make sure they are right size, right length, have no stains, fit with my shoes perfectly and don’t need any repair. Those that didn’t fit the criteria went to another pile to take care of later (give away to charity, repair, or clean).
After my pants, I did the same with my T-shirts and shirts, blouses, skirts, etc. While doing all this I tried all the things on and organized them by color and by season. By season I mean winter and summer. As it is winter now - I put away summer clothes.
After all this is done, now it’s time to put our outfits for the week together. I would advise you to get your agenda out and see if you have any important meetings to attend, casual days, special events, etc. Most of us have the following agenda: regular business days, special events, cocktail parties, casual days, sports, romantic dinners, nights out, important business meetings, weddings, etc. Now, take some time and think of what occasions you have the most in your life and then adjust your wardrobe accordingly. Have fun doing so and don’t forget to identify pieces you are missing, therefore you can do shopping smartly in future. And while you are doing all this I will prepare some pictures of my selection for the coming week and post them in my next post under organizing category.
By the way, even Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City" had a great time doing it! Why can't you?
My goal was to wake up and have 5 outfits ready for me to wear at any time of the week. And this is for all kinds of activities – whether it’s a gym or a business meeting.
First thing I did was I went through the whole wardrobe. I started from my pants - I took them all out from my closet and tried them on to make sure they are right size, right length, have no stains, fit with my shoes perfectly and don’t need any repair. Those that didn’t fit the criteria went to another pile to take care of later (give away to charity, repair, or clean).
After my pants, I did the same with my T-shirts and shirts, blouses, skirts, etc. While doing all this I tried all the things on and organized them by color and by season. By season I mean winter and summer. As it is winter now - I put away summer clothes.
After all this is done, now it’s time to put our outfits for the week together. I would advise you to get your agenda out and see if you have any important meetings to attend, casual days, special events, etc. Most of us have the following agenda: regular business days, special events, cocktail parties, casual days, sports, romantic dinners, nights out, important business meetings, weddings, etc. Now, take some time and think of what occasions you have the most in your life and then adjust your wardrobe accordingly. Have fun doing so and don’t forget to identify pieces you are missing, therefore you can do shopping smartly in future. And while you are doing all this I will prepare some pictures of my selection for the coming week and post them in my next post under organizing category.
By the way, even Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City" had a great time doing it! Why can't you?
Monday, 7 November 2011
Home Organization: Meal Planning (Hamburger Patties)
Another thing you can cook to organize your meals better is hamburger patties. And that's what I did this weekend: I chopped finely onions and put them in a bowl, in another bowl I put 1 egg, salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce (had to google the spelling of this one, fuf), few drops of Tabasco sauce, and mixed it all together. After, I took ground beef and added chopped onions and the mixture of sauces and spices to it mixing it all well together.
I made few small patties out of it and cooked it well.
To store it, I took a glass container and put patties in it separating them with a wax paper so it's easier to take them out after.
I made few small patties out of it and cooked it well.
To store it, I took a glass container and put patties in it separating them with a wax paper so it's easier to take them out after.
Labels:
home organization,
meal planning,
organization,
organizing
Friday, 4 November 2011
Home Organization: Meal Planning
As I've opened up the category of organizing myself and my life, I would like to start off from my meals. To interest you, I want to mention here that in last 3 months I've lost 2o pounds without dieting. So, are you motivated enough to read further?
One of the reasons I succeeded was I pre-cooked my meals and stored them in advance. Here, I am going to show you how I did it step by step.
First of all, I cooked the soup and blended it.
Then what I did was I took the containers and I put the soup in them.
Now it's time for labeling! On the labels I wrote what kind of soup is in it and the date.
And then I freeze it.
So, now I have my vegetable portion ready to eat at any time. All I have to do is to take the container out, put it in the microwave for 1 minute and then pour it in a pot and heat it up on a stove for another minute or so. You can add some milk to it, depending on the soup recipe, but do it only after you thaw it, because it's not good to add milk to the soup and then freeze it - it will spoil the soup.
The meal is ready to be served!
One of the reasons I succeeded was I pre-cooked my meals and stored them in advance. Here, I am going to show you how I did it step by step.
First of all, I cooked the soup and blended it.
Then what I did was I took the containers and I put the soup in them.
And then I freeze it.
So, now I have my vegetable portion ready to eat at any time. All I have to do is to take the container out, put it in the microwave for 1 minute and then pour it in a pot and heat it up on a stove for another minute or so. You can add some milk to it, depending on the soup recipe, but do it only after you thaw it, because it's not good to add milk to the soup and then freeze it - it will spoil the soup.
The meal is ready to be served!
Labels:
home organization,
meal planning,
organization,
organizing
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