Peeping Penelope: a look at Simplesong’s home office

February 7, 2010

It’s that time again: time for some voyeuristic peeking into a beautiful home office workspace.
This time, the home office belongs to blogger Suann Song from Simplesong, one of my favorite blogs. I found this little gem via another fantastic blog: Ill Seen, Ill Said (is that a great name, or what?) She does a great [...]

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Assignment: Computer Desktop de-clutter, or, do this now, you’ll be glad later

February 4, 2010

Today’s assignment:
Take just five minutes to clear off some of the accumulated items on  your computer’s desktop. This short period of time may or may not clear it completely, but it will help.

trash any files you don’t need anymore
put into folders any files you do still need
ideally, your desktop wouldn’t have more than 10 folders [...]

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Couldn’t be more excited: my first guest post

February 3, 2010

You can’t see me, but I’m doing my Happy Dance. Be glad you can’t see me. The Penelope Happy Dance is silly. And, a bit juvenile…and, might include some moves from Vanilla Ice.
But, I’m happy! I was asked by Mandi over at Organizing Your Way to do a guest post. (I know, can you believe [...]

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Inspired by: a Pretty way to organize your gift ideas

January 31, 2010

I just ran across this pretty little book from Russell and Hazel (one of my favorite places to score lovely office supplies) and it inspired me.
They suggest you use their Gift List Book for keeping track of ideas you have during the year for a great gift for someone.
Sure, this makes sense. That’s happened to [...]

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Announcement: Big Ideas Notebook Giveaway winner

January 30, 2010

First, I want to say a huge thanks for all the clever comments I received on the Big Ideas Notebook Giveaway.
You guys have inspired me. I’m now thinking of starting my own brand of Penelope Loves Lists Super Duper Amazingly Cute and Yet Stunningly Useful Office Products. As a part of the product line, I’ll [...]

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Penelope Loves Her Crock Pot: or closest thing to a clone I’m gonna get

January 27, 2010

I get such satisfaction out of cooking with my Crock Pot (or, more properly, my “slow cooker”).
I love that I can wake up just 15 minutes earlier than usual and prepare that night’s meal. I love that all day, I can think “I’m here at my office, working like a crazy person, and at home, [...]

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Big Ideas Notebook: a new favorite and our first GIVEAWAY

January 24, 2010

Yah! Our very first giveaway. Read to the bottom for details on how to win one of these great notebooks.
I have to admit that I just love anything from Chewing the Cud. I even like their rather unique name. So, when Viola and company came out with their new Big Ideas Journal, I knew I [...]

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Get ready for tax time: I wish this were fun

January 21, 2010

Sigh. Tax time. Taxes, financial advisers, time away from work to meet with these people and talk about boring things. None of this is real exciting. All of it’s necessary, right?
Some preparation needs to be done to get ready for the onslaught of tax documents that will hit your mailbox in mid-late January. This is [...]

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Notes and Notebook for Blogging Your Way class

January 20, 2010

I’m taking an online blogging class called Blogging Your Way from Decor8’s Holly Becker that I’m really excited about. It’s wonderful to have such an expert give us directed assignments that will help us think through what the heck we’re doing on our blogs.
And, it’s been so fantastic to meet lots of new bloggers.
I’ve gotten [...]

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Website I love: Booksfree.com – like Netflix for audio books

January 17, 2010

One of the most useful websites I’ve found in the last couple of years is Booksfree.com. The name is a bit of a misnomer, because it’s not free, but the service is such a value. At this point, I love it so much that I’d fight to keep it in my monthly budget. Actually, I [...]

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