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- How to Get an Organized Home Office for Cheap - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Heidi DeCouxEveryone wants an organized home office and home filing systems. But lots of us don’t know how to get them! Is this you? Here are a couple good tips on using recycled items to get organization in your space. Your Small Stuff: Don’t sweat the small stuff works, unless the small stuff are ...
Views: 1409 - 7 Common Problems Stopping Your Small Business Success - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Heidi DeCouxThese seven common mistakes keep small business owners from living their dreams fully. They keep them buried in every day work and far out of touch from their big dreams. Or just as bad lofted in their big dreams while their day to day business fall apart at their feet. You want to be a ...
Views: 1038 - Could You Be a Better Small Business Owner by Stopping These Mistakes - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Heidi DeCouxYou might be a small business owner, but you have big dreams. Big dreams that are being shelved so you can drudge through the day-to-day responsibilities of your business. You may be keeping your business afloat but you feel like you’re treading water. You want to be a great business owner ...
Views: 901 - An Easy Fast Method to Organizing Your Office - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Heidi DeCouxEvery time you walk into your office you should feel inspired, creative, calm, and ready to work! If you don’t it might be time to make some changes! These three tips can help you create a great place you will want to come and work in. Keeping an Organized Work Area The less “stuff” ...
Views: 1116 - Get Rid of Your Paper Calendar Forever - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2012 from Heidi DeCouxYour phone beeps and you look down at the incoming message. To your horror you realize you were supposed to be in a meeting across town 15 minutes ago! Not going to make that meeting combine that with the fact that you just found a note about an impending project deadline jammed into a stack ...
Views: 1166 - Kill the Mental and Physical Clutter- Now! - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Heidi DeCouxYour life is full to the brim with STUFF and commitments. You would like to simplify, but where do you start!? Start with this simple list of five activities. You’ll be feeling more Zen in no time. 1. Know What is Most Important in Your Life. We all have core values, things that are most ...
Views: 1023 - Great Tips for End of the Season Shopping - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxThere are several common consumer traps you want to avoid falling into this time of year. Do you know what they are? Stores will be working hard to get you to spend more time inside their doors. The smells the decorations they are all working toward this. Why? Because they want you to spend ...
Views: 991 - Your Best Holiday Prep Done Fast - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxOnce the invitations are sent, the meal is planned, and the shopping is done you realize you need to clean. And you need to clean fast. Getting your home guest ready doesn’t have to take all day. Get your home guest ready fast and save energy for your guests. Needing More Prep Time. If ...
Views: 1037 - Get Organized, Stop Procrastination - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxPaper, paper, paper! You keep meaning to get your home filing system put together and organized. But somehow there always seem to be other things to do, or you always seem to be running out of time. It may simply be the case that you are a procrastinator. And you will have to come to terms ...
Views: 1473 - Kids Getting Organized - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxBabies don’t start out as organizers. They learn it as they grow from being a part of an organized family. Having an organized family, however, can be hard work. You can make it easier on yourself though. Get everyone to buy in to becoming an organized family. This means your kids too! ...
Views: 1040 - The Best Tips on Organizing Desk Drawers - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxDo you know that when you open up your desk drawers you’ll be met with a mosh of papers and supplies? Is it hard to find what you want and keep your papers in good condition? Then it is time to start organizing paperwork and office supplies in your desk drawers. Empty Out Your Drawers: ...
Views: 1290 - Developing a Simpler Life - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxHave you ever wonder if living a simpler life is possible? It is! There is a growing movement to live with less. And by living with less you can finally win the battle with home organization making you happier for sure! If you live in an older home you may have more than once marveled at ...
Views: 1129 - Going Digital and Getting Organized - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxTaking pictures gives many people joy. Collecting memories of all the wonderful friends and family members around us. Digital photography lets us take better pictures then we ever have before. It also means, however, that you are taking many more pictures than previously. With the ease of ...
Views: 846 - The Simple Way to Clear Clutter - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxOn your to do list is “clear clutter” always there? Are you getting stuck because you are worried you will need items again one day? As a professional organizer, the two questions I get asked most frequently as it pertains to “how to clear clutter” are: • “How do I figure out what ...
Views: 968 - How to Get Ready for the Fall in 9 Steps - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxThe smell of fall is in the air. This means it is time to think about home organization. These nine quick steps will jump start you on your way to an organized home. And an organized home will make you a happier person this fall and winter when you are spending your time indoors! Before ...
Views: 975 - Get Your Books Organized Now - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxDo you want your shelves to be the envy of everyone who comes through your door? Create a home filing system for your books. Combine this with a few aesthetic changes and you will be on your way to a beautiful bookcase. The simple steps below can guide you there. It will only take an ...
Views: 877 - The Best Chi Flow For Your Office - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxAn effective home office where a successful business is run can be created through the use of feng shui. Feng shui will produce the best flow of chi in your office. What is chi? It is the life force present in all things in the world. Blocking chi can cause many things to go amuck. You will ...
Views: 1411 - Creating a Simplified Home - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxA home with no clutter can be a happy welcoming place. People sometimes associate a minimal home with cold and unfriendly feelings; this never has to be what happens. Simplifying just means you keep the things you truly love and clear out the clutter and miscellaneous things with home ...
Views: 883 - Enjoy Your Free Time More, Organize Your Scrapbook Supplies - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxYour day is packed with the things we are required to do, don’t you want to get the most out of the little time you do get to spend on your hobby? Scrapbooking can be a really great hobby. With so many supplies required you can be very easily overwhelmed by the task of keeping it all straight. ...
Views: 1410(1 vote) - Increase Your Productivity With the Right Tools - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxNo matter how you use your home office whether you work from home or only use your home office space to pay bills and check email you want a productive space. People want to use their time effectively, getting the most done in the shortest time. Using the right office tools will make it easier ...
Views: 1082 - Home Organization for a New Baby - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxAs calendar days tic by and you’re the view of your feet over your stomach becomes a more and more distant memory you likely have realized you soon will be facing one of your biggest home organization challenges yet! While you put together registries and browse shelf after shelf in the baby ...
Views: 1218 - 5 Simple and Effective Home Organizational Tools - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxAre you an organizing addict? On a day off do you find yourself walking around the aisles of the nearest organization store appreciating the baskets, containers, hangers, gadgets, and all the other “must haves”? We have goals for organizing home paperwork, closets, drawers and other rooms and ...
Views: 1136 - How Organizing Your Office Closet Can Make You More Productive - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxHome offices that don’t use their space effectively can become cluttered and unruly. That is why finding space for your home filing systems is so crucial. Many times home offices are smaller rooms, this makes it important to use every inch of available space efficiently including the closet. ...
Views: 1119(1 vote) - Treat your small business to a make over - by Submitted on May 31, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxA thriving business relies on both people and systems. You’ve recently acknowledged your administrative professionals for the important role they play in your business. Now it’s time to assess the contribution that your systems have given and maybe spend time giving your systems a minor ...
Views: 842 - 5 Steps to a Perfectly Organized Linen Closet - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxWhat do you see when you open your linen closet? Do you wish your tumbled bunches of sheets and towels were neat folded stacks? Ideally you should know at a glance both the inventory of your closet and where each item is located. A typical linen closet contains sheets, table linens and towels ...
Views: 1617 - Common Mistakes in Home Filing and How to Correct Them - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxYou put in the time and gotten started on a home filing system. But you still don’t feel like you can relax. You don’t think you’re any more organized then you were before you had a system. You may have fallen into some common home filing system pitfalls. Making these mistakes can make getting ...
Views: 1480 - Reduce Paperwork and Stress in Your Home - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxOrganizing home paperwork is not most people’s idea of a pleasant Saturday afternoon activity. Consequently paperwork tends to get out of control in our homes. We make plans to file bills, recycle old magazines, and shred bank statements. And we really did plan on doing it, yet some way we are ...
Views: 1147 - 5 Quick Tips to Improve Home Filing - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxAre there days when you wish your home filings system ran a faster and easier? You may work from home or only use your home filing system to store and organize the essential documents, bills, and receipts of your home either way you probably access your home filing system every day, or you ...
Views: 2023 - Quick Steps to Stop Wasting Two Weeks of Your Time Every Year - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxIf you are like the average American you waste an average of 55.2 minutes every day looking for papers & files. Can you imagine more productive or fulfilling things you could spend an hour a day doing? I can. All that wasted time over the span of a year adds up to a full two weeks of time lost! ...
Views: 970(1 vote) - 10 Simple Ways You Can Spring Clean Your Whole House - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxThe puddles on the sidewalks are growing and snow is slowly disappearing, the calendar confirms our suspicions that spring is just around the corner. Spring cleaning is a seasonal custom that brings us more than a clean home, it helps us embrace the new season, brings in the fresh air, and helps ...
Views: 2083(1 vote) - Simple Tips to Organize Your Recipes - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxOnce again you are digging through recipes trying to come up with a plan for the week so you can put together a grocery list. Everyone liked those enchiladas, where did that recipe go? Thirty minutes later you are staring at a pile of index cards and photocopied papers. You have uncovered four ...
Views: 966(1 vote) - What to do about Organizing Recycling - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxIs your recycling a mess you would rather not think about? Are you bombarded with images of brown paper bags and old boxes piled in the corner of a room? Most of us know the value of recycling; what we need is a system that allows it to be a simple, nonintrusive part of our daily lives. Having ...
Views: 810 - 3 Steps to an Organized Home Office - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxThis article will walk you through the fast and easy way to organize your home office. Are you ready to get your home office organized? 1. Remove the Clutter: Clutter can decrease our productivity just by being around it. Start with a trash bag and a recycling bin. Next form two different ...
Views: 824 - The Blueprint for a Successful Online Business - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxYour Strategy: A blueprint, or a well laid out strategy, is a vital part of obtaining a highly successful and profitable business. Your blueprint will guide how you acquire qualified prospective customers. How you translate that into paying customers. How to keep them as long-term customers and ...
Views: 852 - This Mistake Could Cost you BIG Bucks - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxAll too often, us small-business owners allow our web designers, marketing firm and business coaches to be in control of our business details. What do I mean by this? Here is a story that will give you a clear picture ... Yesterday morning I woke up and had a distinct feeling in my gut ...
Views: 768 - Top 4 Home Organization Tips and Tricks - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxIf your kitchen table has become more of a landing ground for the last 6 months of magazines, 2 weeks of mail, children’s projects and other assorted clutter rather than a place to enjoy family dinners, and the thought of opening a closet door or desk drawer makes you shudder then these four ...
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