360 Cities – World Panoramic Photography

While researching a trip to Bogota, Colombia, I stumbled upon this wonderful site with beautiful, high-quality panoramic photography of hundreds of cities. Advanced software allows you to scan up, down, all around famous sites. – Heather

Book City

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The friendliest, most helpful bookstore in town. The reopened location at Yonge & St. Clair has a great selection and provides browsing galore! And Lola, the Welsh corgi, is always offered a treat. – Christie

Calm the Clutter

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My friend and colleague Carolyn Caldwell of Wellrich Organizers writes a blog that offers strategies to bring calm and organization to your chaos and clutter. In my line of work, that’s a great thing. – Christie

Carl Honoré’s Blog


He is the unofficial guru of the ‘slow movement’ and wrote In Praise of Slow, the book that changed everything for me. From Alberta originally, he now lives in London, U.K. with his family. His latest book is called Under Pressure and deals with over-programmed children. He writes an occasional blog. – Christie

Chandler Burr – Perfume Writer

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The New York Times has a perfume reviewer… and he is Chandler Burr. My lifelong fascination with scent has me reading his weekly blog without fail! My current faves are in fact old friends: Les Must de Cartier and Nuit d’Hadrien by Annick Goutal. – Christie

David Allen, productivity genius

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Get greater results, faster and easier. David Allen is considered the guru of time management. I’ve given his book “Getting Things Done”, or GTD to his legions of followers, to several clients and to an organizing colleague or two. Reminds us that the worst place to remember something is in our memory. Write it down! – Christie

Free Rice

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Develop your word power. For every word you get right, they will donate 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger!

Highly Sensitive Person

Author Elaine Aron

Author Elaine Aron

Based on Elaine Aron’s research and writings, I am discovering the world of HSPs. Some of us are lucky enough to be one! I believe that having these traits makes me a better organizer. Take the quick test on her website to find out if you are too! – Christie

In Good Order and the Rick Mercer Report collide!

L-R Terry, my RMR colleague and IGO handyman, Christie, Lisa, Heather, Philippa and Judy on the Rick Mercer set

(L-R) Terry (my RMR colleague and occasional IGO handyman) Christie, Lisa, Heather, myself and Judy on the set of the CBC's Rick Mercer Report

My two worlds have finally merged!  When I’m not working with the girls from In Good Order,  I work as a props buyer at the CBC on the Rick Mercer Report. Since Christie doesn’t even own a TV, this was my chance to introduce the gang to ‘TV Land’.  What a great night that included a personalized tour, sitting in on the taping of the live show, and then a good gossip and drinks back in our props room! I think even Christie came away a little star struck. - Philippa

In Praise of Slow

in-praise-of-slowHow a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed written by Carl Honoré, a Canadian journalist living in Britain. Christie’s manifesto.