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Weekend Weightlifter – camera check

Rebecca — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:46:36 +0000

It’s the last weekend before Christmas, so it’s a good time to grab all of your recording devices (phones, cameras, video cameras, iPads etc – whatever you’re going to use) and make sure they have storage space on them and have a full charge. If they take batteries that might need changing, ensure you have spares for emergencies.

You have all weekend, so you may want to take all the photos and videos off, file them and back them up, too. That way you have a fresh start with completely empty cards.

Merry Christmas, and enjoy capturing those special moments!

Clutter-free gift ideas

Rebecca — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:42:42 +0000

We all have too much stuff and not enough quality time these days. Rather than make it worse this Christmas, why don’t you have a go at reversing it a little? What better way than to get some gifts that won’t clutter up the lives of your loved ones. After all, who needs more stuff? Here’s some ideas to get you thinking:

Movie tickets
A dinner voucher (or you can combine them and get a movie/dinner package)
A baby-sitting voucher (again, combined with dinner and a movie would be awesome for busy parents)
A voucher for some organising or decluttering (from Clear Space, of course!)
A voucher for an assistant-for-a-day/week
Tickets to a theatre show or sporting event that is meaningful for them
A home-made “I’m your slave for a day” voucher (or if you prefer..”I’m your personal assistant for a day”)
A donation to a charity (see Oxfam Unwrapped or World Vision Smiles to buy a goat, a school kit, or blankets on behalf of someone – there are hundreds of gifts to choose from)
Flowers delivered every month for a year (or even once is just as nice..and far less expensive!)
An annual membership for their favourite sporting club
A car detailing package
A spring-clean service for their home
A gardening service (don’t do this if they love their gardening!)
Singing lessons
Music lessons (guitar, drums, piano etc)
A massage
Dancing classes
Art classes
Gym membership
Voucher for a treatment of their choice at a beauty salon
iTunes (or similar) gift card
A homemade frozen or fresh dinner home-delivered (great for new or extra-busy mums)
A zoo membership (South Australians click here for Zoos SA membership details)
A ticket for an adventure such as a ride in a racing car, vintage fighter jet, jet boat, hot-air balloon, sky-diving (but be sure they’re up for it!) or something milder like a hike, canoeing or a day-trip boat cruise
An opportunity for them to meet their hero. For my husband’s 40th I hired Stuart Dew from Port Adelaide FC to make an appearance at his party. He will never forget it!
Take them out for the day and let them do whatever they want to do, eat whatever they want to eat and go whereever they want to go (great for kids)
Hide a picnic lunch somewhere for the two of you and give them the GPS coordinates so they have to find it (make it a scenic route!)
Photography classes
A session with a stylist
A coupon that entitles them a few hours of your time helping them organising their digital photos
A week of full-time housekeeping (yes, please!)
A week of a personal chef (again…yes, please!)
Take them out volunteering for a day with you (you have no idea just how much you’ll gain in return)
An e-book reader (so they can reduce their book clutter)

All of these things either save time or space or give a unique experience and memory. Far better than adding to our cluttered lives, don’t you think?

The 2012 Christmas Countdown Planner

Rebecca — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:24:30 +0000

Source: http://www.design-decor-staging.com

Back due to popular request is the Clear Space Christmas Countdown Planner. Download it here: Clear Space 2012 Christmas countdown calendar

It’s a simple “one task a day” planner that isn’t fancy or complicated. It doesn’t promote perfectionism, nor does it have unrealistic expectations of you.

It’s just a no-frills, get-it-done kind of thing!

Enjoy!

Christmas is coming!

Rebecca — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:08:40 +0000

Source: http://www.design-decor-staging.com

The decorations have been in the stores a while now (it won’t be long before they’re in before July, I’m sure!) and we can sense impending festivities. Are you excited? Or terrified? Or a bit of both?

Download the 2011 Clear Space Christmas Countdown Calendar and you’ll be able to approach the holiday season without freaking out too much. It gives you one task a day to focus on in order to get organised well ahead of time so that Christmas is relaxing. You won’t feel rushed, and you will be able to enjoy the fun things about Christmas instead of all the stress that it usually brings!

Enjoy!