The Loft

The Loft at Donkey Hill

Apple Student Gallery.

Are you a student who loves Apple products? Are you creative? Do you love taking pictures, making music, or filming movies?

Then upload your media to the Apple Student Gallery. Share your creative projects with other students just like you!

Yummy banana bread.

I saw this idea for Fluffernutter banana bread online and had to try it. Just make your favorite banana bread recipe and add peanut butter chips and mini marshmellows. Yum!

Compliments to ljc fyi blog for the idea!

Stray Dog Designs

I just found this new online store through Simply Stated, the blog community from Real Simple online.

Check it out here: Stray Dog Designs.

“Messy” Article

This article made me laugh:

Thought your house was messy?

Please, fellow blog readers, do not present yourself as a study for the mentioned Institute on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering. Check out Uncluttererif you need assistance.

Mamma Mia #2

The full-length trailer for Mamma Mia has been released.  See it here:

 

For a better-quality video, watch it on Apple’s website.

The Sisterhood is back.

Check out the new trailer for the second Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, based on Ann Brashares bestselling novels:

 

There are four books in the series, and if you haven’t read them, I would recommend picking one up at your local bookstore, as well as checking out the first film from 2005.  The sequel hits theaters on August 8.

Currently reading…

Walt Disney:The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler.  The first complete biography of Walt Disney, from birth to death.  It may look large when you get it, but watch out!  The footnotes are about a third of the book!

Find it here at Amazon.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone out there in the internet world!  Hope you have a great day and a fabulous weekend with your special someone.  If you don’t have a husband or wife, boyfriend or girlfriend, have a fabulous time with some friends instead!

Love, shesapirate

OK Go

If you have never seen the OK Go treadmill video, you must have been living under a rock for the past two years.  Here it is just in case you missed it:    This is an amazing video, made with a home video camera, eight treadmills, and two weeks of rehearsal.Although most people know about this video, a lot don’t know much about OK Go beyond their mad treadmill skills.  Check out their CD “Oh No” with “Here It Goes Again”, the song featured in the video, as well as other great songs including “Invincible”, “Do What You Want”, and “A Million Ways” (OK Go’s first music video success).  Prior to “Oh No”, OK Go released a self-titled album that includes “Get Over It” and “C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips”.Check out OK Go’s website here. Also check out the band’s blog.

Minimalist Tip of the Week

Today’s minimalist tip is one that I feel is the most important tip for organizing your home - categorize your space.  As you organize rooms, write down the purpose for that room or section of a room - what activity belongs there.  For example, you may want the bedroom to only be used for sleeping and getting dressed.  Then take out any objects that do not relate to those activities.

In your living room, you may want to categorize sections of the room.  For example, one area may be designated as the TV section, another may be the reading section, and yet another may be the game section.  In the TV section, only your TV, a couch or a few chairs, and maybe a small table belong.  In the reading section, you only need a bookcase, chair, and some comfy pillows.

If an object does not fit into an activity or a category, throw it out or donate it.  By separating your daily activities, you will keep only the objects that you use and be able to see more clearly those you don’t.

Until you get used to the idea, it might help to post a list of the activities for one room or section of a room on a wall of that space.  That way you will never place an object there that does not relate to that activity.

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