Pliio Clothing Organizer

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Mama Cormier

….if there’s one thing I need it’s help organizing my clothes

I don’t normally advertise products on my blog but I recently purchased a Pliio organizer at our school’s silent auction. Clare Kumar is a parent at our school and the inventor of Pliio (I hope I got that right). When she first showed me this product I was intrigued and so when I saw it at the auction I had to have it. Here’s a video on how this product works.

I haven’t quite decided how I’m going to use the organizers but it will either be for my 30 some scarves or for my summer tops. If you’re interested in purchasing this product you can buy the Pliio at the following:

Bed, Bath and Beyond (Canada)http://www.bedbathandbeyond.ca/store/product/pliio-by-fhe-reg-clothing-filers/1041366790

Bed, Bath and Beyond (U.S.A.) http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/pliio-by-fhe-reg-clothing-filers/1041366790

The Shopping Channel http://www.theshoppingchannel.com/Closet-Organizers/Pliio-Clothing-Filers-Set-Of-20/pages/productdetails?nav=R:511666

For more information about Pliio you can contact Clare Kumar at:

NB – I don’t receive any kickbacks, commission or payment for endorsing this product.

School’s Out but I’m Back Next Week

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Mama Cormier

…..just couldn’t finish in the library

Normally the children are finished with school one day before the teachers but this year everyone had to stay in school right up to Friday. The last day for teachers is usually a clean-up day where teachers put away as much as possible so that the care taking staff can do a thorough cleaning in the summer.

Many of us found it very difficult to get our rooms to that point and despite staying for a couple of hours after the children had left some of us need to come back next week to continue with the purging and tidying. In the library I had one extra job that needed doing this year. I’m having new carpet tiles put down and in order for the workers to move the free standing shelves and the book carousels I had to empty them all and box the books again (same job as last year). I had children in all day who tried to help me with this task and we still didn’t finish.

As I wrote earlier the last two weeks of school have been very busy and stressful. I’ve mentioned before that stress and weight gain go hand in hand for me. Not only that but all week children and parents have been bringing in chocolates, cupcakes and cookies. We had a pizza lunch with the book club, a BBQ with the grade 5s, our staff party and our principal treated us to breakfast (muffins, Danishes, bagels, croissants) all in the same week.

This morning I put myself on the scale thinking that I had gained back all the weight I had lost recently plus more. I did gain four of the five pounds that I had lost but I was relieved that it wasn’t more. Now that most of my stress has been lifted for the summer I’m hoping to get back on track and drop all the weight that I’ve gained this winter.

I started the morning with a healthy breakfast and then went for an eight kilometre bike ride. For the rest of the day I’m going do some gardening, get out for a walk and drink lots of water. I’m also hoping to get up to the cottage this weekend to open the place up and then I’ll come back to finish up in the library. With any luck I should be able to get the job done in one day.