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Professional Organizing Expert
Carmen C. Coker Quick Facts
Main Areas: Home & Relocation Organization
Career Focus: Professional Organizer, Business Owner, Author, Speaker
Affiliation: National Association of Professional Organizers

Carmen Coker honed her organizational skills during seven years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. In May 2007, after leaving the military and completing a short stint as a Department of Defense analyst, she established Clutterbugs.

 

Her goal is to assist people with the sometimes overwhelming task of putting order into their lives. Clutterbugs offers a wide range of programs and services including individual coaching and seminars.

 

Carmen blogs at Get Organized, which has been featured in Better Homes and Garden's Scrapbooks, etc magazine and was named one of the "Top 5 New Year's Worthy Websites" by the Santa Monica Mirror.

 

She has over 500 hours of organizing experience and is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers.

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Carmen C. Coker

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves … self-discipline with all of them came first.
Former U.S. President Harry S. Truman

 

A place for everything, everything in its place.
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin

 

…keep a tidy soul.
Author Mark Twain
Getting Started With Carmen C. Coker

Home Organization Online: http://www.home-organization-online.com/

Discover hundreds of FREE tips, tools, and products that will boost your home organization skills and help you get organized once and for all!

 

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Clutterbugs Website: http://www.OrganizeClutterbugs.com/

 

The website and store for my professional organizing company Clutterbugs.

 

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Get Organized! Blog: http://getorganizedtips.blogspot.com/

 

A blog for the organizationally challenged! Tips, advice, and general musings about getting organized.

 

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Organize YHB!: http://www.squidoo.com/OrganizeYHB/

 

Do you always find yourself in situations that could have been avoided if you had been prepared? There is no time like the present to STOP getting caught with your pants down! Get organized.

 

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Organizing a Room: http://www.squidoo.com/organizing-a-room

 

So organizing a room or maybe multiple rooms in your house has been on your "to do" list for awhile now.

You know it has to be done, but it's too much...too boring...too hard...too complicated...

And where do I start? How do I start? What should I do?

The following page covers the ABCs of room organization. It's a guide designed to motivate you to start organizing a room, explain how to go about organizing a room, and provide resources to assist you with organizing a room...any room on your list!

 

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Time Management Planner: http://www.squidoo.com/time-management-planner

 

A time management planner is essential to getting and staying organized -- especially in today's world! Demands are up, extra minutes in your day down.

In my line of work as a professional organizer, I come across different planners, organizers, and datebooks on a daily basis. Some good, some bad, some ugly!

And then there are the time management planners that knock your socks off. Maybe because the concept is so simple yet works so well. Maybe because it does something really cool. Maybe because it's really original.

Whatever the reason may be, I've collected some of the best right here. Just for you to discover. And maybe, just maybe...you'll find one that is perfect for YOU!

 

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Christmas Organized: http://www.squidoo.com/christmas-organized

 

When you stack up Christmas Organized next to Peace on Earth or Goodwill Toward Men, it seems so simplistic, so do-able. But in reality, experiencing a Christmas Organized is almost as difficult to achieve.

All the shopping, all the parties, all the cards, all the cooking...why must it be so crazy?!

Well, it doesn't have to be.The following page will provide you with lots of hints and helpers to make the season a whole lot brighter!

YOUR Christmas Organized is just around the corner...

 

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Organized Purses: http://www.squidoo.com/organized-purses

 

You see the phenomena everywhere you go: women frantically digging in their purses to find a ringing cell phone, a lipstick in hiding, or buried car keys.

Let's face it! Organized purses are a rare breed.

It's so easy to allow your purse to become a catch-all for just about anything...until slowly but surely, your purse ends up weighing 50 pounds, and it takes you 5 minutes to find what you're looking for.

Another problem with handbags? Where and how to store 'em! If you're not careful, your closet can get really cluttered with all those cute purses you just had to have...

The following page highlights tips, tools, and products to give you the organized purses you have always dreamed of - both inside and out!

 

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Organizing Stores: http://www.squidoo.com/organizing-stores


Whether you're searching for multiple organizing stores or just one, you'll be able to find exactly what you need on this page.  It's one-stop-shopping for all the major players in the organizing industry...and then some!

 

As a professional organizer, I seek out quality organizing stores and organizing products to use for all sorts of projects.  You name it, I've organized it!  This page contains information on the organizing stores that carry and stand behind the best organizing solutions available on the market.  I not only refer these organizing stores to customers, but I also shop at them myself.

 

Be sure to check out this section: Coupons, Discounts, Savings, and Offers. It's updated monthly so that you can reap the savings!  

 

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Butler Bag In-Depth: http://www.squidoo.com/butler-bag

 

The Butler Bag is hands-down THE GREATEST handbag ever!

As a professional organizer, I'm constantly searching for things that make life less stressful and more organized. When I discovered the Butler Bag, I was naturally very excited. A purse that is functional and stylish? Finally! I am now the proud owner of not one Butler Bag but two!

On the following page, I describe the Butler Bag in detail, highlighting the major features that make it such a fabulous find.

If you want to discover how the Butler Bag can change your life, then keep reading. Once you go Butler Bag, you'll never go back! :)

 

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Printable To Do Lists To Get Organized: http://www.squidoo.com/printable-to-do-lists-to-get-organized

 

Printable to do lists and checklists are some of the most helpful tools available for those wanting to reach their organizing goals!

Putting your "must do" tasks onto paper allows you to mentally focus, sort, and prioritize. Your life is right there in front of you in black and white - and you can then easily clarify what needs to get done, when it needs to get done, and how it needs to get done.

 

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Free Printable Grocery List: http://www.squidoo.com/free-printable-grocery-list

 

Stocking up on food is a necessity for any household. And since going to the grocery store is a must-do, then it's best to make it as painless as possible!

In order to do just that, you must be armed with a few things to make any trip to the grocery store quick, efficient, and cost-effective:

(1) Quick cooking ideas for meal planning,

(2) A free printable grocery list to write down the items you need for those meals,

(3) A free grocery coupon or two to save you $$$, and

(4) A coupon organizer to keep it all together!

And you can find all of these tools right here on the Free Printable Grocery List web page...
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