messy room

How to Organize Almost Anything, even Rocks

It’s the day after Christmas, and as I sit here writing, I’m acutely aware of a vast ocean of rubbish surrounding me. If you’re a bit of a neat-freak like me, then perhaps you can empathize when I say that the experience is, shall we say… slightly uncomfortable. Everything strewn about, and not a single bit of it organized in any particular way.

When it comes to the aftermath of the holidays, a bit of chaos is to be expected. After all, most of the boxes, paper, and empty liquor bottles that helped make your parents more tolerable, are going to be discarded anyway. But what about

paying the bill

Getting Stiffed? Try Crowd Funding your Shindigs

So the cycle has begun anew. The New Year has past, my hangover has finally subsided, and I’m back into the regular swing of things at work. Yet, just like every New Years, that which I most dread has occurred. Today I received my bank statement. Now as far as bank statements go I suppose it could be worse. I still have money in my bank account for one, all of my regular bills have been paid, and I’ve still got $25 in my savings account. So all things considered I’m not doing too bad in the finance department. Yet, I’m still sitting lighter than I ought to be, and now I

messy bedroom

The Art of Proper Cleaning

If you’re not especially tidy and tend to throw everything into large garbage bags right before company’s coming over, you’re my nightmare. If you’re one of …