Comments on: Organize This! http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/ Examining my life, for what it's worth Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:16:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Swistle http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Swistle Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:25:34 +0000 http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/#comment-353 I am a BOTTOMLESS PIT for clutter talk right now, and I hope you will post about your progress AGAIN AND AGAIN. One thing I find semi-useful is thinking "Does owning this item PLEASE me, or does owning this item OPPRESS me?" It doesn't always work, though: my grandma's china kind of oppresses me, but I can't see pitching it, at least not yet. I am a BOTTOMLESS PIT for clutter talk right now, and I hope you will post about your progress AGAIN AND AGAIN.

One thing I find semi-useful is thinking “Does owning this item PLEASE me, or does owning this item OPPRESS me?” It doesn’t always work, though: my grandma’s china kind of oppresses me, but I can’t see pitching it, at least not yet.

]]> By: Stacie http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Stacie Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:14:12 +0000 http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/#comment-349 The virtue of a small house is that it forces us to get rid of crap. I can't beleive you make your own cheese, though that does explain the cheese ads. The virtue of a small house is that it forces us to get rid of crap.

I can’t beleive you make your own cheese, though that does explain the cheese ads.

]]> By: pann http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/comment-page-1/#comment-348 pann Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:56:13 +0000 http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/#comment-348 Artemesia: I found that using a kit made me feel a lot more comfortable trying making Mozzarella for the first time. I got it from cheesemaking.com and it was not too hard, and we love fresh mozzarella. The hard thing about making your own cheese for me is measuring correctly. Temperature matters, as does the quality of the rennet. Freshness of the milk, too. It is only slightly cheaper for me to make mozzarella than to just buy it. WhatWorks: I get overwhelmed too. VERY. I think it's essential to limit yourself to one small area at a time. For example, I attacked just the spices. My next trouble area might be all the junk on the top of the microwave (should I just throw it all out?!) D is the organized one of the two of us, even though it comes more naturally to me than to him: he has worked on it and cultivated his organization. Anyone can... you just need support. Artemesia: I found that using a kit made me feel a lot more comfortable trying making Mozzarella for the first time. I got it from cheesemaking.com and it was not too hard, and we love fresh mozzarella. The hard thing about making your own cheese for me is measuring correctly. Temperature matters, as does the quality of the rennet. Freshness of the milk, too. It is only slightly cheaper for me to make mozzarella than to just buy it.

WhatWorks: I get overwhelmed too. VERY. I think it’s essential to limit yourself to one small area at a time. For example, I attacked just the spices. My next trouble area might be all the junk on the top of the microwave (should I just throw it all out?!) D is the organized one of the two of us, even though it comes more naturally to me than to him: he has worked on it and cultivated his organization. Anyone can… you just need support.

]]> By: WhatWorksForMom http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/comment-page-1/#comment-347 WhatWorksForMom Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:23:23 +0000 http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/#comment-347 Decluttering is FUN if you're good at it. I get so overwhelmed so easily. Can I rent you two for a weekend? Errr, maybe a week? Decluttering is FUN if you’re good at it. I get so overwhelmed so easily. Can I rent you two for a weekend? Errr, maybe a week?

]]> By: Artemisia http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Artemisia Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:59:34 +0000 http://www.thisexaminedlife.com/organize-this/#comment-345 Good job! Decluttering is fun! If you don't know about this site already, I highly recommend subscribing to the RSS feed from unclutter.com. http://unclutterer.com/ I love to throw, donate, throw, donate and throw some more! I do - I get high from it! But the spice rack would be painful for me to deal with, but it desperately needs attention. I'll let you know if I have the will power to tackle it tonight after work! Oh - and I just recently started making my own paneer cheese (boil milk and add lemon juice, separate the curd, drain and compress). I don't have the nerve yet to dive into anything requiring rennet. Any advice if I decide to take the plunge? Good job! Decluttering is fun!

If you don’t know about this site already, I highly recommend subscribing to the RSS feed from unclutter.com.

http://unclutterer.com/

I love to throw, donate, throw, donate and throw some more! I do – I get high from it! But the spice rack would be painful for me to deal with, but it desperately needs attention. I’ll let you know if I have the will power to tackle it tonight after work!

Oh – and I just recently started making my own paneer cheese (boil milk and add lemon juice, separate the curd, drain and compress). I don’t have the nerve yet to dive into anything requiring rennet. Any advice if I decide to take the plunge?

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