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Our journey to pay off our mortgage, build a business and move to The Algarve in Portugal.
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Being prepared
Rachel over at Small Notebook has done a post about preparation and how its the key to her being organised. I think in this way we are very similar. I'm exactly the same, there's a reason I've given myself five years to move abroad!Rachel is asking h...
Organising your blog reading
I though about doing a post on how I organise my blog reading with Google reader, however Simple Mom, one of my favourite blogs even though I don't have small children, has provided a far better explanation than I ever could.Subscribing to Blogs 101 ...
Organising my Email
I'm now taking a longer term view with simplifying the things in my life, however I'm becoming increasingly aware of how quickly time goes - its probably the countdown timer on my desktop!I realise that life is too short to check 5 in boxes daily (re...
Organising: Travel documents
I like to keep it simple when travelling, one suitcase for two/three of us, and only one piece of hand luggage. I also use the following zip up wallets to make life easier at the airport.You can buy really expensive travel documents holders however I...
A typical day chez Move To Portugal
Lizzie and other bloggers have been posting their typical days so I thought I would follow suit. This is a typical work day for me.6am: Get up - Coffee and Internet together. I read all the posts in my Google reader, read the headlines in the NY Time...
Organising: Our housekeeping schedule
Lizzie from Lizzies Homeworld gave me the idea for this week's organising post. Having seen the photos of my house she assumes that I clean a lot, lol, oh if only you new the truth Lizzie :)I don't clean a lot but I am very tidy. I'm very ruthless ab...
Organising: My meal planner
I'd love to do a post about how I use my meal planner without fail every week, always sticking to it, always following the meals, but I'd be lying. I probably stick to it about 60% of the time.When I do stick to it, it definitely saves me money, when...
Organising my paperwork
This is the simple method I use to keep all our paperwork/bills organised and paid.When anything arrives in the post during the week it goes on top of the boxes under the pig, then once a week on a Sunday morning I pay it, file it or shred it.We have...
