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	Live Organised - a practical guide to an organised life 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	31 days of easy organising solutions it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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one of my friend, Shelley’s beautiful salads

It’s possibly because we’re at the end of summer (but it’s still hot so not quite autumn yet) but I’m tired of thinking about and planning food. Although I do like reading about food, especially since I just finished Stanley Tucci’s memoir, Taste, today.

I was in Cape Town this week for work and a very lovely and concerned colleague asked me, “what are th

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Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

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“every father wants to see his girls settled and not end up old maids”
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“I stand here on this spring day in the center of my life. Chaos, din, and beauty. For a moment, I am still.”
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“One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not to be done at all.”
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