Haul Out The Holly! And Haul It Away!

Christmas Crazy

The holiday season has now officially begun! Thanksgiving has come and gone – and with it our waistlines. Black Friday dropped like a rock through a plate glass window; I don’t know about you but it was so crazy I still feel shattered by it! Did you survive? Did you hit the midnight madness sales? [...]

Opportunities in Transition: Downsizing

Spring Rain

There seems to be a degree of unrest around these parts of late, and of course, it revolves around this fickle weather. From sun to rain to overcast then mist, this Spring has been a bit of a mess; it seems to have everyone around here in a bit of a pickle, in a mood [...]

Getting By With a Little Help From Our Friends

Spring Daisies

Hidey Ho, blogosphere and readers of the ReDo Word! Welcome back to my world of design, decor, organization, and general fun! I hope that you have fully embraced Spring – I have! – and that you’re loving every minute of the gorgeous weather. Flowers on display, house tours to take, landscaped neighborhoods to visit – [...]

Has Spring Sprung? It’s All In Your Perspective!

Punxsutawney Phil

Good day to you, all the readers in the blogosphere! And Happy Valentines Day! It’s a beautiful day here in St. Louis – at last the sun is shining, the ice is melting, the streets are being cleared and I am living in hope for a gorgeous week of sunny, warm weather! This is exactly [...]

Why Wait For Spring When You’re Snowed In??

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Hello again readers and visitors of the ReDo Blog! Welcome back to the next installment of ‘why I write about what I love doing.’ I’ve heard it said that you should love what you do – and I do love what I do with ReDo! And I’m grateful I get to do it. I never [...]

Ring Out the Old, Bring In the New!

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Happy New Year, ReDo readers! I hope your 2011 has has kicked off with a bang (or a whimper, should you prefer a more subtle introduction) and that you are ready to seize all that the new year has to offer you. This is such a great time of the year for many people: it [...]

Decluttering Your World, Virtually: Part II – Media Files

Just a small handful of the many types of excess files on your computer

As with last weeks blog post on email, I thought it would be great to follow quickly on the heels of that organizational nugget with the next step of digital dirt and computer clutter: Media Files. Oh yeah, you know exactly what I’m talking about!! All those MP3′s, WMF’s, AVI’s, .JPG’s, .PNG’s, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, [...]

Decluttering Your World, Virtually: Part I – Email

A Crowded Life, Virtually

Here’s something we don’t often think about when we clean and organize our homes and offices: cleaning up our virtual world. We are surrounded daily by virtual junk mail, bad data, potential viruses, media files… the list is lengthy! Too much junk, both real and unreal, can often wreak havoc and make it tough to [...]

Men’s Dressing Area

Pulling together a simple, elegant and masculine dressing area for my nephew; dark woods, glass and mirrored surfaces, acessories to keep him organized and looking good! Great pieces all from IKEA!