Oooh, Jewelry!! And Other Stuff

More of my Etsy shopping has paid off! Yesterday I received a pair of earrings and a matching necklace that I got from MPS Craftworks. Of course I had to wear them today!  Pretty, huh?

Last night was pretty productive for us. We took a nice walk, did some clothes shopping for Michael's upcoming work trips, I did cat letters (TYs for SCFAW), and I worked on our Home Inventory.  Home Inventory?  The background: I got this from Lifehacker on Monday:

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Know Your Stuff Inventories Your Home

Windows and Mac OS X: Offered as a free download from the Insurance Information Institute, the Know Your Stuff Home Inventory software is a full-featured tool for cataloging your possessions in case disaster should strike. Wizards guide you through the basic setup of your inventory, then using Know Your Stuff's simple interface you can add rooms and items to the inventory. For each item you enter you can assign photos, receipts or appraisals, make/model/serial number, quantity, and replacement cost.

There are guides to help you get started on the Know Your Stuff web site, very helpful if you've never done a home inventory before and aren't sure where to start or what to include in it. Obviously if you invest the time and energy to create a home inventory you'll want to make sure the it's is secure. From the Know Your Stuff application you can export the file you've created and save it to external media or to a remote location, upload the file to Vault 24 (a remote backup solution integrated into the software, which unfortunately costs $15 a year) , or you can go the old fashioned route and print the inventory off and store it in a safe location. The Know Your Stuff Home Inventory software is a free download for Windows or Mac.

Know Your Stuff Home Inventory Software [via Download Squad]

Being ever worried about an unforseen disaster (one of my many sweetly paranoid quirks), I downloaded and installed the software on my Mac last night. I got most of the living room logged, and now need to take some photos (I'll also do some videos in the upcoming weeks). This is something most of us have on our "to do" list, but I for one have never taken the time. Getting through a room left me with a sense of accomplishment.

Tonight will be haircuts (I know -- our lives are soooo exciting!).

Have a Happy Day!