Marcia Francois's Blog, page 91

{Saving time} Quick cooking tip

I love, love, LOVE cooking with coriander. To be honest, I used to waste far too much because I’d buy a bag for about R8 – R9 from Pick and Pay, and then use about half before the rest went all soggy, and throw it out. Til I discovered this stuff. It works SOOOO well […]

{Time management} pressing the pause button

Remember this post I wrote about the jacaranda trees a few years ago? Since then, I’ve been on super high alert from the moment October starts so that I can keep a watch out for the jacaranda blooms. This year I took it even further by carrying the big camera with me a lot just […]

Fun on Friday – organising with bowls

I have a bit of a love affair with this blue bowl. It’s the perfect shade of blue, the perfect size and depth and it just makes me so happy. It’s held washi tape, paper clips, post-it notes and other desk paraphernalia and I never get tired of it. Currently those are some gift tags […]

Anyone reading any 31 days blogs?

Did anyone notice? This year I’ve not participated in the 31 days of blogging on a particular subject. To be fair, I never plan to do it but as time inches closer, I find myself just jumping in! But not this year. Do you have your copy of last year’s posts yet? My 31 days […]

{Time management} Don’t let it whoosh by

I’m feeling it too, friends, that end-of-year tiredness, the slight crabbiness. But don’t let the last two months of the year just whoosh by you. Stop. Focus. Live intentionally. There are still two months left of 2013. I spoke with a journalist late last week on goal-setting (I’ll let you know when the piece is […]

Fun on Friday – washi tape inspiration

I recently bought a stack of new washi tape so some reorganising of my baskets had to happen. I have a few other rolls in the cupboard too but these are the ones I use most often for creating. I kept the rolls with only a little tape on the top and I even let […]

Are you drowning in email?

While the majority of people mention paper as their biggest organising challenge, a close second is email. Did you know that for every email you send, you get two back? (that was accurate a few years ago; it may have changed since then) The revamped Organise your office product bundle has some new thoughts […]

{Time management} Saving time in the kitchen

I was thinking about the things I do that really save me time. My kitchen routine is one of them. I only cook about twice during the work week but when I do cook, I cook at least two meals. It works for me because I only have those two nights when the kitchen is […]

Storing the brag books

Remember the brag book I told you about before? That was my first one but after its success, I now do one for every birthday. I also do the card books with binder rings. Someone once asked me how I store all these things and I said it really doesn’t take up much space at […]

What I learnt from my social media fast

Let’s face it – if you’re involved in social media, you’ll regularly hear your real and Facebook friends mention that the noise is too much. The social media noise, that is. We’re all aware of Facebook envy, where you imagine that people’s lives are the sum total of their updates, because nobody posts about […]