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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

7 Tips on How To Get Your Spouse Organized

Do you find yourself nagging your spouse to get rid of clutter and to organize? Nagging doesn’t work and can drive a wedge between you. These 7 tips will help get your spouse organized without nagging. As a professional organizer one questio I am often asked is, “How do I get my husband to get organized?” I have given this some serious thought and have come up with a few ideas that will help you help him without turning into a nag.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

10 Fresh Ideas To Get Rid Of Clutter In Drawers and Closets

It can be so frustrating to want to be organized and try many different things to get organized but nothing seems to work. We are not all the same, we learn differently and we like different things. What will work for one person may not work for another. As a professional organizer I receive questions from people all the time who want to be organized. A sweet young girl wrote me the following:

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

6 Simple Secrets On How To Declutter Your Home

When women find out that I am a professional organizer inevitably they ask if my home is organized. When I simply say yes then they ask me if all of my cupboards are organized. When I say yes they ask if my closets are organized. Again I say yes. My home doesn’t look like a page out of a magazine because we live in it. A home can have a homey feel and at the same time be organized. Think of someone who you think is totally organized. Here are 6 secrets on how they keep organized. It is simple to declutter your home when you know how.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

11 Awesome Things to Do This Summer

In the summer are you frazzled and tired of your kids at the end of every day? Are you counting the days until school starts? Summer can be a time to help spark your creativity and your child’s creativity as well. Hold a family meeting where kids can choose an activity they are interested in. Older children can help younger children which can help siblings bond to each other and teach them respect for each other. Some suggestions of what to do so children don’t get bored and you don’t pull your hair out: 1. Plan a picnic.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

5 Eye-Opening Tips To Assist You In Getting Rid of Clutter

I love watching the Olympics and the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver have been no exception. When one of the experienced cross country skiers fell and slipped into a ravine and hurt herself the commentator said he “just couldn’t write this stuff”. It was the first time I have ever seen such a fall. I cross country ski because I love skiing but am afraid of heights so I can’t go downhill skiing. I am in awe of the athletics that just zip down those hills with no fear or race on those tiny skating blades.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

4 Life-Enriching Ways To Simplify Your Life

Awhile ago I saw a sign with these words: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify. Someone had crossed off the first two words. I had to chuckle. Just simplify. In my role as a professional organizer I have been working with a woman who has had no less than 6 deaths of close family members (including a young daughter and her parents all within 18 months). She received a great out pouring of love and things from her friends which actually created a burden for her.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

8 Easy Tips On How To Declutter Your Home For Summer Fun

Chill out this summer and get organized with these 8 easy tips. With a little planning ahead it is a snap to organize your home for summer fun.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

3 Practical Tips For Getting Rid Of Clutter

Are you tired of spinning your wheels when it comes to getting rid of clutter and it seems to take more time all the time. Try these 3 simple tips to lighten your load. I remember when I worked in an office someone had the brainstorm that we as workers would every 15 minutes write down what we had been doing. Let me tell you this was exhausting and for me a big timewaster.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Filing System: Find Any Paper in Under 15 Seconds or Less

We all have a lot of paper coming into our homes constantly; either from the mail, work paper, children’s paper and other sources. In order to conquer the paper problem that many of us experience in our homes and to reduce clutter we need to have a working filing system where we can find ...

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

How To Reduce Paper Clutter & Keep Records Of Important Papers

You have heard the saying, "Two things in life are certain: paying taxes and dying". Neither is pleasant to think about but if we don't want to leave our heirs with a lot of paper clutter and extra expense and headaches there are certain things we need to get in order.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

9 Ways to Protect Yourself from Online Fraud

As a professional organizer I frequently work with people who have been the victims of Internet fraud and I bet you probably know someone or have heard of someone who has also been a victim. Become proactive and protect your identify so you won’t become a statistic of Internet fraud. We live in ...

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

How To Maximize Your Time with 9 Rejuvenating Tips

Discover 9 rejuvenating tips on how to maximize your time and how to get rid of clutter. Saturday was one of those days when I needed to work and I wanted time to do some fun stuff like quilting a quilt for my daughter. I set the timer and worked on work stuff one hour and then I did the fun stuff for two hours. I did this for several hours and I was really energized. I got a lot of work done and a lot of fun things I wanted to get done besides.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

The Gift of Letting Go of Clutter

Excitement was in the air as gifts were being selected for Christmas giving. My 16 year old daughter who has always been into environmental issues and working on making the earth a better place decided this one year she wanted a special watch. The face of the watch was a sepia/gold color of the world. The band was leather and she absolutely loved it. I thought it was quite pricey but I decided I would buy it for her and that would be her big present. Every few weeks she would say how much she wanted that watch and would again show me a picture of it.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Crop Circles Inspire Organizing Clutter

When I opened Google today there were these pretty little circles at the top of the screen and I clicked on it to find out what they were. I found out they are crop circles. These are patterns created by the flattening of crops such as wheat, barley, rye, or corn. Many people think these circles are formed by the paranormal or by ball lightning or vortices in the wind. Others believe the circles are man-made hoaxes. Some of these circles aren’t actually circles at all but are beautiful geometric patterns but the name circle has stuck as a generic term for crop patterns.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

7 Critical Reasons To Hire A Professional Organizer

The sky was over cast and the day was cold. But I was warm inside the home of rna delightful, intelligent, interesting, busy mom who also has the role of being a wife, counselor to her family, chef, and chauffer just to name a few of her jobs that she does every day. Oh and she works as a nurse part time. She hired me, a professional organizer to tackle her teenager daughter’s bedroom and get it organized. Her goal was to find things that had been lost, create a room where there was no clutter and she could bring her friends to

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Stop Drowing, 6 Tip On How To Declutter By A Professional Organizer

It was summer, it was hot and we had an exchange student from France. We wanted to show her as many places as we could in our state and have her experience everything like hiking, camping and water sports. We have a reservoir about 45 minutes away where people water ski. We didn’t have a boat so skiing was out of the question but we had a friend whose canoe we could borrow and at least go out on the water.r

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

How To Organize Your Home In 4 Simple Steps

Does the thought of de-cluttering your home, closet, a drawer or any space in your home make you uncomfortable? Perhaps you feel tired, sad or ashamed so you feel which stands in your way of de-cluttering your home. If you said yes to any of these questions perhaps you are hanging on to beliefs that just aren’t true when it comes to getting rid of clutter. I was talking with my friend who shared this story with me and I have to say we had a good laugh. We were talking about our belief systems and what beliefs we hold on to even when they are proven to be false.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

5 Organizing Ideas to Control Clutter

Wouldn’t it be great to have a clutter control wand that was magic and you could wave it over your closet, drawers, shelf’s, filing cabinet, book cases and other places that were cluttered and it would whisk away the clutter so you didn’t have to deal with it? The problem with that is what you ...

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

How To Catch The Excitement To Organize Clutter

Have you ever watched a television program where the people on a beautiful boat are deep sea fishing? They are all decked out in “boat attire” with their white shorts and colorful shirts holding very long fishing poles. When someone gets a bite the pole dips down into the ocean and everyone cheers and yells, “You’ve got one”. And the excitement begins. Everyone focuses on that fish being reeled in to the boat.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

6 Drop-Dead Cool Ways To De-clutter Your Home Without Even Trying

I was a social service worker for 24 years. I worked in an office and commuted to work every day 18 miles one way. Totally out of the blue one day my supervisor came to me and asked if I would be willing to telecommute. This meant I wouldn't have to drive to work every day, I wouldn't have to put on makeup every day, I wouldn't waste time at work with people stopping by my office and wanting to chat any ole time of the day, and I would have an extra 30 minutes night and morning.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Fall Clutter Control in Your Closet

An aunt visited us a few years ago just after we had our living room carpet replaced with blue carpeting. As we visited she said she didn’t like the color blue. I was amazed that anyone could not like the color blue. After all the sky is blue and the ocean is blue. Now I have no room to talk as I don’t’ like the color brown—in textiles anyway. I like beautiful wood. I think I have finally figured out why I don’t like this color.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Clearing Clutter in the Kitchen Once and for All

As a professional organizer I work with women and seniors clearing clutter in their kitchens. This is a problem room for many people. Clearing clutter can be done pretty easy if it is done a little at a time and isn’t allowed to get out of control. One great idea that works well in clearing ...

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

5 Worry-Free Ways To Take Care Of Inherited Memorabilia

My aunt was married for the first time when she was 42 years old. She married Uncle Fred who treated her like a queen but they were only married for five years before he died. A year later she married a neighbor man whose wife had died at the same time as Uncle Fred. They were happy together for four years before his life was cut short from a botched operation and she was left alone. Her and her widowed sister then shared a house together until her sister died.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

How To Effortlessly Organize Small Spaces

It was a typical work morning. I was sitting at my desk reading through a report and people were coming into the office greeting each other. I could hear Neil through the partition complaining that he was late to work because he had to help his wife find her keys. The thing is this was literally an everyday occurrence. He would come in, put his brief case down and start grumbling about his wife losing her keys.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

4 Instructive Tools To Declutter Your Home

In the book Alice in Wonderland Alice falls down a hole. The first time I read this I felt so closed in I never finished reading the book. I know this is silly but that’s the way it was. Do you ever have fears about how to declutter your home and it seems silly but that is just the way it is?

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

4 Effortless Tips to Organize Clutter the Easy Way

It has been many years ago but I still remember it as though it was only last month. I was in the sixth grade and we were told by our teachers that we were going to sell magazine subscriptions. This excited me and I was raring to get out and start selling because of the promised prizes we could win. I looked over the prizes and decided I wanted a beautiful tiger that was a pajama holder that would sit on my bed.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

8 Practical And Time-Saving Tips To Reduce Paper Clutter

I just love the UPS truck when it is parked in front of my home and not just zipping by. I always wail..."come back, leave me something". How about you? Doesn't your mind leap to the possibilities of what he (I have never had a she) is delivering to your door? This was the case yesterday when my DYMO rechargeable desktop label maker was delivered. I am way excited to start using it because I know clearing clutter is easier when things are labeled.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

How To Declutter Your Childrens School Papers

Wouldn’t you love to have the paper contract for your child’s school? You would be rich. Our kids bring home so much paper every day from school and we wonder what should we keep and where do we put it all? Here are wonderful tips from a mother of five who is a professional organizer. The paper kids bring home is in one of three categories: 1. Paper you must review—permission slips, requests for signatures/money etc. 2. Child’s art work 3.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Seniors Learn To Clear Clutter and Downsize the Easy Way

Are you thinking about downsizing to move to a smaller home? You can downsize even if you don’t plan on moving. Reducing the amount of possessions on a regular basis will help avoid the physical exertion and emotional trauma of doing it all at once. Are you living in a home that has become too large for you and it is harder to go up and down the stairs? Are you afraid of getting rid of things because you are afraid you’ll be getting rid of your memories? Clearing the clutter from a house you’ve lived in for years can seem like an impossible or overwhelming task.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Get Rid Of Clutter Fast and Easy With These Simple Tips

Let’s face it, there are some things that we don’t like to do either because we think they are hard or we don’t know where to begin or how to do them. A few years ago I was making one of my daughters her freedom quilt (this is a red, white and blue quilt I give them on their 21st birthday). I was appliquéing blue snowflakes onto a white background. I hit a wall and I couldn’t continue making the quilt. Just the thought of sewing on it almost made me ill. Another daughter suggested I make only 21 blocks instead of the number I was aiming for.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

8 Ways to Save Time to Revitalize You

We were out and about in the car the other day buying supplies to make the cutest bags that will we are giving for gifts. We wanted to check with some other stores before driving all over town to see if they had the supplies we needed. Fortunately I had my planner with me that includes my address book. I had every phone number for each store we were planning on going to. Some of the stores I hadn’t called in over a year but because I had their number in my book we saved hours as we found out before going to their store if they had what we needed.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

4 Important Tips on How To De-Clutter Your Home You'll Enjoy

It was a beautiful cold day outside. I know it is cold when my outdoor thermometer says it is 4 degrees. I thought it might be broken but when it warmed up to 6 degrees I knew it was working as the temperature had changed.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

5 Ideas For Getting Rid Of Clutter That Will Make Your Day

One of my goals in life was never to quilt. All of that changed one beautiful rainy day at Cape Mears Lighthouse in Oregon. I bought a package with 12 lighthouse quilt blocks in their lovely tincy- tiny gift shop. I love lighthouses so these called out to me. I planned on asking my friend who was a master quilter if she would help me make these into a quilt. This was going to be my one and only quilt.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Discover 7 Different Ways To Declutter Your Home

I heard a commercial on television asking “how will you be remembered”. I started thinking about that and things I remember about certain people in my life. From the time I was about 6 years old until I was 12 we would pick raspberries every hot summer in my uncle’s berry patch. The adults would chat back and forth as we made our way down the rows of prickly berries. The wife of my uncle who owned the berry patch didn’t work in the fields. She evidently was cleaning and de-cluttering her house.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

How To Organize Clutter With 14 Uncomplicated Tips

Greek mythology is fascinating and the story of Pandora’s box is a spell binding myth. Prometheus was a Titan who was a champion of human-kind and was known for his wily intelligence. He stole the secret of fire from the God Zeus and gave it to mortals. But the theft of fire angered Zeus and as one of his punishments he ordered Hephaestus to create the first woman, Pandora, as part of the punishment of mankind. (Now that doesn’t seem quite fair that he considered this a punishment does it?)

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Are You An Organizing Failure?

Do you consider yourself a failure when it comes to organizing? Do you feel like giving up (or have you given up) trying to clear clutter in your home? As soon as you get a space cleared on a book case or on top of a flat surface does someone in your home come along and fill it up? Fill it up syndrome is alive and well in our home. It drives me crazy. One thing I do to thwart this syndrome is that I don’t allow the stuff to “live” there; I move it to its designated home. I find it is easier to just move something that to complain about it.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

10 Reasons People Just Can’t Get Organized

I have a friend who avoided going home after work because it was just too depressing. Her home was cluttered and disorganized in every room. She had fast food wrappers everywhere. Drinks had spilled on the couch and carpet that made a sticky mess. She couldn’t find her DVD’s because they were scattered everywhere. She had late fees galore on both DVD’s and library books because she couldn’t find them under all the clutter. She didn’t know how to declutter her home or her life. If this sounds familiar to you here are 10 Tips on how to declutter your home and your life. 1.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Clear Clutter to Reduce Risk of Fire in Your Home

One Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. I was looking out my kitchen window watching a fireman dressed who was dressed in his blue uniform carrying what looked like a heavy back pack on his back walking up the steep street in front of our home. I wondered where he was going and why he would be in uniform on a Saturday morning. It was already a hot 80 degrees heading up to 98 degrees in the afte oon.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

9 Terrific Tips on How To Declutter for the Holidays

Let’s face it; holidays can be a pain in the neck. I know there are those out there who love everything about the holidays, the hustle and bustle, the frantic preparations, sleepless nights, meal preparation, shopping and tucking gifts away only to forget where they are hidden. But some of us enjoy the hustle and bustle on our own terms. As a profession organizer I have 8 tips on how to declutter during the holidays to make them happier and less stressful. Essential tips to a sizzling holiday meal:

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Live A Clutter Free Life By Going Easier On Yourself

When you are busy getting tasks done but you don’t get it all done are you hard on yourself, thinking you are a failure? Stop being so hard on yourself and start using a planner to help you accomplish more that you want to do guilt free.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

13 Tips To Know Before You Go When Traveling To Foreign Countries

Traveling to foreign countries can be a lot of fun and a great cultural experience. With research and planning the trip can be double the fun and less hassle. You will come home with great experiences to put in your memory bank and to share with friends and family. Things to know before you ...

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

4 Sound Tips That Work Like Magic to Organize Clutter

Every December it is with great anticipation that we watch the mail for our invitation to the open house at the governor’s mansion. Our mailman becomes our new best friend for a few weeks as he delivers Christmas cards and packages. But we only get one invitation where we get to dress up and shake hands with the governor and his wife. This year we also mingled with the actor Edward Herrmann (We loved him in the North Avenue Irregulars movie).

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

10 Spicy Tips for Organizing Clutter In The Guest Room

“T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The children were nestled all snug in their beds while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads”. Ahh… such sweet dreams. When you have guests coming to stay at your home during the holidays is it a dream come true or is it a nightmare? Are you frantically scooping up piles of laundry off the bed and clearing the clutter so there is just enough space for one suitcase and hoping they will arrive later than their planned time of arrival?

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

9 Tips on How to Declutter Paper in Your Home

I remember when computers were becoming really popular and we all thought they would take care of our paper work pile ups. A man working next to me said he thought they would create more paperwork nightmares. From my observations this has become true. I have 9 tips on how to declutter paper in our homes and offices: 1. Create a filing system that works for you. I use Freedom Filer that is based on placing everything in color coded categories. The first step is to gather up all your lose papers.

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

13 Organizing Tips for Car Safety for the Holidays

If you are traveling by car here are a few organizing tips to get your car ready before leaving and other trip ideas to make traveling pleasant and safe:I was driving to Colorado for a week to do some organizing. The car tires looked low so I went to a shop to have the tire pressure checked. I ...

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Seven Timely Tips to Organize Clutter for Busy Women

Children are a lot of work! For the last week I have been taking care of my grandchildren who are visiting from out of state. What a delight they have been and what a challenge it is to keep up with them. My 3 ½ year old grandson said to me “grandma, I love you”. I told him I loved him too and he said; “grandma I don’t love you very much, I only love you a little”. I have laughed at that so many times.

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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4 Things My $35,000 Turkey Taught Me On Clearing Clutter

My $35,000 turkey started out as a bargain. My daughter was shopping and she called to tell me the store had turkeys for 40 cents a pound. Wow! What a savings. Last year I paid 89 cents a pound so this sale would save me big bucks. Now, we only have a fridge with a freezer on top and I thought I could squeeze in one turkey. (What was I thinking?) I must have forgotten how a turkey is shaped. Instead of being flat it is roundish. But that isn’t the best part—she bought two turkeys.

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

Discover 8 Ways to Painlessly Declutter Your Home and Car

Summer is winding down—although you won’t know it by the unseasonably high temperatures outside but the calendar says it is. And State Fairs are blooming all over America. Fairs are so much fun. We just attended the first day of our state fair. We were eating our chicken in a pocket for lunch at some tables under the shade and I couldn’t help but notice all of the decluttering going on. There were people constantly picking up the littlest scraps of paper and throwing them away.

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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Mrs. Claus: 7 Sassy Ideas on How to De-clutter

As a child I loved dolls. I had endless tea parties with them sitting with me around the kitchen table. I dressed and re-dressed them in the clothes my mother made for them. She was an expert seamstress and I had wonderful outfits for each doll. I never remember my mother staying up until 2:00 a.m. or later on Christmas Eve finishing my doll clothes or baking and whatever else people stay up to do on that magical night of the year. Now I know it was because she had learned how to declutter her schedule and take care of herself so she could take care of us.

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Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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By Marilyn BohnRecently published1 topic

8 Timely Tips to Help You Stretch Your Time

We all only have so many hours in the day to do everything we want to do. Have you ever said, “Where did the day go, I didn’t get anything done”? Here are 8 tips on how to get more done in a day and maybe you can push that snooze button one more time. 1. When you can, multi-task to save time. For instance, put in a batch of wash while you cook breakfast or read to a child. Have a cake baking in the oven while you write a letter.

Primary topic: Organizing and Learning How to Organize

Organizing and Learning How to Organize

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