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Ginny Gassman is the owner of Tidy Cove, LLC, providing professional organizing services to the New Hampshire Lakes Region. Tidy Cove helps homeowners clear spaces, free-up time and reduce the stress of having too many belongings. Focused on transferring skills,

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Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Strategies for crossing items off your to-do list: 2 of 23
Great news! You have a To Do list. One of the simplest and most useful tools of the organized is the list, and you're a step ahead if you're working on one. If you want to be more productive and get more things off that list faster, the following ten tips will help:1. Get your space in order. Clutter and disorganization in yo... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Organizing your home and your life: 6 of 40
Have you come to a tipping point in your life? Do you feel you must, once and for all, get organized? Organizing is only fun for crazy people such as professional organizers, so it's important to embark on organizing projects in a way that will be productive and keep you motivated. The following tips will help you get started... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Relationships: 25 of 95
GULLIVER RETURNSDorie sat up in bed. It was still dark out. She looked over at the wall screen: 3:17 A.M. What had woken her up? She glanced around and then she knew. Frank was gone. He would never leave her side unless-. Maybe he was standing in front of the kitchen door with a bellyache. Venturing out of her bedroom, she tu... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Best things about spring: 12 of 40
The winter of 2007 in New Hampshire featured the second most snow since records began to be kept in the late 19th century. It seemed as if the snow storms were interrupted only by periods of treacherous sleet and freezing rain. As of today, April 9th, there are still huge piles of corn snow beneath the trees, on north facing ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Ethnicity & Gender (Other) Metrosexuals from the female perspective: 6 of 13
As a woman, I'm ambivalent about the metrosexual male. I don't know what to think. Take my feelings about NFL QB Tom Brady as a case in point. Sometimes, I feel he is not representing the New England Patriots with the appropriate toughness. For instance, when he: a) Carries Giselle's pink pooch carrier on the streets of Manha... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Static cling window film: Overview: 1 of 2
Specifying products for my new custom built house has been a challenge. The bath fixtures, the lighting fixtures, the banister and balusters, hardwood flooring, stain and paint - the decisions we need to make are endless. On good days it's fun, on bad days it's overwhelming. As our house project proceeds, we've grown more con... More..
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Knitting basics: The garter stitch: 6 of 6
A few years ago, my friend Barb gave me a knitting book that changed everything. After reading it through, I learned how to knit a sweater that would actually fit. The book taught me how to create a sweater using a formula that took the yarn's gauge and the garment's required measurements into account. Once I figured out the ... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Finishing projects: What to do when motivation wanes: 3 of 3
When Motivation WanesSometimes life itself becomes bland. Nothing tastes good. Nothing feels good. The kitchen renovation project you were so excited about last week seems like a drag this week. You're a person who never procrastinates-except now you're procrastinating. You had words with your husband this morning and you'd r... More..