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		<title>Around the Watercooler January 15</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way back in my old life I longed for the moments in the day when I could catch up on the latest gossip(yes dirty nasty gossip), great dinner recipes and most of all connecting with my peers. I visited the cooler so I could share my latest Home Organizing Solutions and Tips&#8230;yes I was organized [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Way back in my old life I longed for the moments in the day when I could catch up on the latest gossip(yes dirty nasty gossip), great dinner recipes and most of all connecting with my peers. I visited the cooler so I could share my latest Home Organizing Solutions and Tips&#8230;yes I was organized back in my Banker days too. Everyone loved to hear my latest adventures in slaying clutter.</p>
<p>As a WAHM (work at home mom)  the watercooler is not as much fun. First of all I don&#8217;t have one and if I did I would be the only one there.</p>
<p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1459" title="women at watercooler" src="http://organizingconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/women-at-watercooler-150x150.jpg" alt="AT THE WATERCOOLER" width="150" height="150" /></p>
<p>Those days are long gone but&#8230;today I feel the need to hang around the watercooler. If you were here we could chat about&#8230;.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/A-Family-Stripped-Down-Peter-Walsh-Moves-In">This week on Oprah</a></span></h3>
<p>Peter Walsh and Oprah are sending families a wake up call with their Stripped Down Challenge.   Looks hard but I think our families are worth it. What do you think?</p>
<p>Here is a summary of the<a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.oprah.com');" href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Peter-Walshs-Stripped-Down-Family-Challenge#slide"> <span style="color: #0000ff;">“Stripped Down” Challenge.</span></a></p>
<p>1.       No cell phones or texting<br />
2.       No electronics (e-mail, computers, iPod, TV, microwave, etc)<br />
3.       Prepare and eat healthy meals together<br />
4.       Clean and organize the house<br />
5.       Family must hug and say “I love you” to each other at least one a day&#8230;<em>this is my favourite</em>.</p>
<p>PS&#8230;what do you think of Oprah&#8217;s new website? It looks like a major change to facilitate the use of &#8220;Social Media&#8221;. With links to twitter, facebook, myspace and youtube to follow our favourite TV friend.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://unclutterer.com/2010/01/14/clutter-related-fun/">This week at Unclutterer </a></span></h3>
<p>Whoever said organizers did not know how to lighten up and let loose have obviously not played the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/simplerliving/the-clutter-game/18435/">Clutter Game</a></span>&#8230;my score of 120 is a bit embarrassing.  I think I will leave the video games for the kids&#8230;I prefer board games myself.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://lifehacker.com/">Over at Lifehacker</a></span></h3>
<p>With the weekend upon us I wonder how many of you will be spending the weekend playing catch-up. How would you like to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5411044/unclutter-your-workdays-to-free-up-your-weekends"><span style="color: #0000ff;">&#8220;UnClutter your workdays to free up your weekends&#8221;</span> </a>?</p>
<p>If you have not already done so you can help our friends and family in Haiti through any one of these organizations&#8230; <a href="http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=33898&amp;tid=001"><span style="color: #0000ff;">The Red Cross</span> </a>, <a href="http://www.worldvision.ca/give-a-gift/Pages/EarthquakeinHaiti.aspx"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Worldvision</a></span> or <a href="http://www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies/haiti-earthquake"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Oxfam</a></span></p>
<p>Please stay well, be good to yourself and others and I look forward to meeting you again &#8220;At the Watercooler&#8221;.</p>
<p>Elaine</p>
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