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A Call To Action: Why Now Is the Most Exciting Time I’ve Seen in 30 Years of Business as an Organizing Consultant - by Barbara Hemphill- Get Your Deck or Patio Organized for Spring - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Maya WillisIf the upcoming spring season has you stressing about your disorganized deck or patio, don't despair. It can actually be quite simple to get your outdoor spaces into great shape. Spring is the perfect time to start fresh and get organized. Here are a few organizational tips you can use to get ...
Views: 1239 - Getting Organized - An Inside Job - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Kelli Wilson“You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life….” Jane Seymour When you get still and look at your life today is it all that you dreamed of? Have you created an environment that matches how you envisioned your life? ...
Views: 789 - Getting Organized and Taking Care of Business - by Submitted on May 16, 2022 from Alice LandryOur daily lives often keep us so busy and caught up in trying to plan for the immediate day that we neglect the overall big picture. While Spirit reminds us to slow down and be present in the moment, you might find it challenging to relax if your personal space is cluttered, paperwork is ...
Views: 1649 - Getting Organized for Spring Cleaning - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Maya WillisAlthough the cold and icy winter weather might make it difficult to envision warm and sunny days, spring is literally just around the corner. There's no better way to welcome spring than to give your home a good all-over cleaning. Since spring signals a fresh new start for nature, it's a great ...
Views: 967 - Getting Organized to Work from Home. - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Claire McFeeProductivity and Organization is the key to a successful business. This is especially the case if you work from home and have all the added distractions of home life right there beside you (behind you, in front of you - you get the point). So, you will need to organize your home life better ...
Views: 988 - Getting Organized, Why Bother? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Carrie GreeneHow many times have you told yourself that you really should get organized? You may have promised yourself that you’ll do it and you've even set aside whole weekends to finally get the job done. Somehow, the weekends come and go, and it still isn't done. You know it is going to take a lot of ...
Views: 848 - Getting Organized: How To Deal With The Mail - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Carrie GreeneThirteen and a half inches! Every day for one week I measured the amount of mail I got. All totaled, over a foot of paper came through my front door. Only half an inch of it was even remotely important. How you handle the mail coming into your home is one of the keys to reducing your ...
Views: 781 - Getting Organized: What's it all About Anyway? - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2009 from Carrie GreeneI know a lot about getting organized and clutter, yet the more I talk about it the more I realize that getting organized and decluttering is not what it's about. So then what is it about? It is about creating time, space and energy so you can focus your attention on the things that are ...
Views: 787 - Getting Organized: How to Put Things Away and Find them Again! - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Carrie GreeneIf you are like many people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD) you find getting organized a constant struggle. You push yourself to spend time and energy “cleaning up”, then, within days or hours, it looks like nothing was done and worse it is impossible to find ...
Views: 4388 - Getting Perfectly Organized - Laurel Plum Online - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Laurel PlumI do not believe it is possible to be perfectly organized. Our lives are in constant modes of change. Some changes come fast. Some changes creep in slowly over time. What works today may not work tomorrow. What works for one person, may not work for another. Birth is the beginning. Death is the ...
Views: 1595 - Getting Rid Of Clutter and Loosing Weight - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2012 from Marilyn BohnIt was a warm July morning, birds were singing outside my open window and the curtains ruffled in the breeze. I was standing in my bedroom and I was scared. I thought scary things are supposed to only happen in the dark on cold rainy nights. I had a good reason to be afraid as I was trying to ...
Views: 1680 - Getting Rid of Clutter Once and for All - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Cameron CarterThe type of lifestyle that most people have these days is very hectic. Our days are usually filled to the brim with responsibilities at home and at work, as well as several social obligations. Oftentimes, this leads to mental chaos that prevents us from functioning to the best of our ...
Views: 990 - Getting Settled Faster after Moving - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Maya WillisYou’ve moved! The big event is finally behind you, but now you have a lot of unpacking to do. This part of the job can be as hard as packing up and moving itself. However, by planning ahead and being organized in the way you pack your boxes, you can make settling in to your new home a lot easier ...
Views: 1197 - Getting Started on a Major Organizing Project (i.e. the Entire House) - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Connie ReinecciusIt is the time of the year when people want to get their homes organized for the holiday season. Not knowing where to start can be a very daunting task and when faced with a whole house organizing makeover, it can seem overwhelming at first. Most people go from room to room, doing small things ...
Views: 1116 - Getting Your Pantry Organized for Dieting - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Maya WillisIf you need to lose weight or just want to live a healthier lifestyle, making a commitment to eating healthier can be a great way to start. Although it can sometimes be a bit of a challenge to stick to healthier eating habits, organizing your pantry can definitely help. If your pantry is like ...
Views: 1055 - Give a helping hand through chronic illness support - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Jake EdmundYou may not realise it, but many people out there have a chronic illness. There may even be people you know who suffer from a chronic illness, but simply do not talk about it. This goes to show how wide reaching chronic illness is, and how important it is that we give our support to those who ...
Views: 894 - 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: 932 - Good Scents For Your New Home - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2008 from Karen KoeddingHave you ever noticed how everyone's home smells different? I believe that your home scent is a comfort to you, and one of your basic instincts that let’s you know that you are safe and where you belong. When you move into a new place, you really won't feel comfortable until you rid your home ...
Views: 1183 - Got Clutter? Do the Spring Fling! - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Lisa MontanaroSpring marks the transition from winter into summer. It is a time that most of us equate with renewal, increasing day length, and a symbolic changing of the seasons. Spring is seen as a time of growth, when new life (both plant and animal) are born. The term is also used more generally as a ...
Views: 1130 - Great Organizational Techniques Start with the First Step - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Maya WillisIf you’re like most people, you probably think of many great organizational ideas and plans every single day. Unfortunately, because of busy schedules and other time constraints, most people never take the time to implement these great organizational plans. Of course, you cannot reap the ...
Views: 1247 - 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: 1086 - Grocery Shopping List -- How To Get Your Family To Use One - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Colleen LangenfeldA grocery shopping list is one of the smartest and easiest tools you can use to lower your monthly grocery bill as well as significantly cut your household stresses. But let's face it. If you can't get your family to use the grocery list, you're still saddled with the work of pulling it ...
Views: 1102 - Grocery Shopping List Power -- Step 1 In Saving Grocery Money - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Colleen LangenfeldA grocery shopping list can be the front line tool you use in saving money on your grocery budget each month. There are several more sophisticated ways to save grocery money, but none is easier or faster to implement than the lowly grocery shopping list. Interestingly, this is a tool that ...
Views: 866 - Growing Interest in Architectural Fabric Structures Worldwide - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Steve SonThe effects of technological growth are invariably reflected in the field of architecture. The increasing popularity of Architectural Fabric Structures or Tension Fabric Structures as they are commonly known, is a testament to this reality, as manufacturing and other industrial and commercial ...
Views: 1219 - Hangers - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Janet SchieslOh, how I hate wire hangers! No, I am not related to Joan Crawford, but at times I’d like to utter those famous words of hers. I think someone is playing a cruel joke on us all and wire hangers are actually meant to tangle together in an unruly mess when more than a few empties find themselves ...
Views: 810 - Helpful Tips to Organize Your Wardrobe - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Maya WillisOrganizing your wardrobe is a great way of maximizing its usefulness. Without proper planning and organization, it can be difficult to mix and match clothing items to put together great outfits. In fact, sometimes it can be difficult to even find items in your closet if you don't have them well ...
Views: 1687 - Helping Parents & Kids Organize Back To School - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2008 from Bernadette FlaimThree dreaded words can strike fear into the heart of even the most prepared parent: back to school. Parents need to be organized to cope with the frenzy of activity that surrounds back to school time. Between registration and its reams of paper, clothes and supply shopping, developing new ...
Views: 1144 - Holiday Entertaining-The Organized Way - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerIt is getting close to that time of year when we are going to be entertaining more than usual and we will need a Master Plan in order to remember everything on our lists. Entertaining can be stressful, there are so many things to think of and plan for, things to purchase, not to mention when we ...
Views: 1070 - Holiday Party Planning Made Simple - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Vali HeistMake holiday party organizing simple by starting a checklist well in advance. Your goal is to be a calm host/hostess on that evening and enjoy your own party! 1. Decide on the who, when, and where • Establish a budget. • Keep all receipts and information in a notebook or binder. • Include ...
Views: 1168 - Home as Sanctuary - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Beth DargisHow do you want to feel when you walk into your home? Soothed? Relaxed? Comforted? At the moment how to you feel when you walk into your home? Most of us want a place we can relax in and be renewed. This will be different for different families. Some like a little clutter and homeyness. ...
Views: 1160 - Home Filing Made Simple - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2007 from Beryl WestbyOne of the questions most frequently asked of a professional organizer is “How do I deal with the papers that need to be filed in my home?” An example is an email I received today from a lady asking for me for help with her filing. She stated that she had taken the day off to catch up on her ...
Views: 2240 - Home Office Organization - by Submitted on May 27, 2008 from Janet SchieslIf the kitchen is the heart of the home, the home office is the information center of your home. Does your home office work efficiently? Can you find what you need? Do you enjoy spending time in the space? Let's focus on what you need to bring order to your space: furniture, an effective filing ...
Views: 1022 - Home Office Organization that Finally Makes Sense - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from Janet BakerRunning a home office can be very trying no matter whether you are using it to keep track of the family's finances or running a small business there. If you don't keep track of your papers and other items in a manner that makes sense, you will never be able to find things when you need them. ...
Views: 880 - Home Office Organizing Simplified - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Emily HerrickWouldn’t it be wonderful if we felt good instead of overwhelmed when we walk into our home office? While for a lot of people this may not be the case, it’s not an impossible dream. The great news is that the boring office of the old days is truly a thing of the past, and nowadays we have the ...
Views: 1073 - 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: 1315 - Household Chores Checklist - It's Not Magic! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Colleen LangenfeldIf you're like many people, you've used tools like a household chores checklist to try and improve the organization in your home, but have been disappointed in the results. There can be many reasons for this, but one of the most common is believing in the magical powers of charts and ...
Views: 2149 - Household Chores Checklist - Use One To Save Your Marriage - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Colleen LangenfeldAre you tired of fighting with your spouse over who-does-what chore every night after work? Or has it gone farther than that and you have stopped talking about household stuff altogether in your marriage? This is a hot issue in today's fast-paced culture. We've added a lot to our lives over ...
Views: 2034 - How an MBA Degree Imparts Skills Relevant to Manage Workplace - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2020 from Dev BhoomiIt is an ancient saying by author Sun Tzu "The tactics without strategy are the noise before the defeat” and this saying when interpreted in the arena of business then, comes the place where our title gains relevance. Now the employers have become more ingenious; therefore, before starting the ...
Views: 849 - How B2B platforms are Using Influencers in Their Marketing Strategy - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2018 from Beatrice McGrawAs the significance of social media platforms is rapidly increasing, B2B marketers have felt the need to look past traditional marketing techniques and become innovative. Those days are long gone when a simple cold call or TV Ad could boost your sales. In today’s modern B2B environment, clients ...
Views: 743 - How Can i Boost My Business By Blogging - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2018 from I StrategyzerBlogging has made some amazing progress since its first appearance in the late 1990's says the best Content management companies. Blogging was at first utilized as a special stage to share a man's considerations, sentiments, suppositions or encounters – an online diary or journal with an ...
Views: 864 - How CRM Solutions is Impacting Enterprises - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2017 from Ajay GoyalCRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. In its simplistic form, a CRM system assists companies to sustain their industry associations and the helping informational systems associated. CRM allows you to develop create customer touch points automatically. It is a toolset that depends on ...
Views: 1571 - How Did You Get Stuck in a Clutter Trap - by Submitted on May 02, 2023 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonYou arrived on earth without clutter. Your parents and doting relatives started you on a pathway to accumulation. By the time you were a year old, you had mounds of functional clothing, twenty outfits suitable for dress-up, too many stuffed animals, custom-sized furniture, a silver spoon, and a ...
Views: 450 - How Do I Begin to Declutter When I Feel Overwhelmed By My Stuff? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2013 from Dorothy ~ The Organizer ~ BreiningerLast week I was asked twice by people in totally different circumstances, how a person can begin to declutter, when they feel overwhelmed both by their “stuff” and their emotions, as well as the very thought of tackling the task. The most challenging step when decluttering is the first – ...
Views: 2299 - How Do You Make To-Do Lists? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Jeannette KoczelaOne day during a group coaching session the topic of list making came up. It was interesting to see that some of the people made to-do lists daily and others never worked off of a list. It occurred to me that perhaps I should write a post about how to make a to-do list that works for ...
Views: 1254 - How Effective e-Commerce Development Helps in Drawing Shopper Attention - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2018 from Rahul MathurWith increasing needs of e-Commerce industry, it is imperative for every online retailer to have an effective online business platform. You can get loads of benefits by going to a comprehensive e-commerce development company and acquire a good range of products and services. For many ...
Views: 1205 - How I DeCluttered My Parents 4300 Square Foot Home - by Submitted on May 14, 2008 from Darren JohnsonIt all began with a decision that was grounded in emotion. I wanted to keep my parent's house in the family. My two brothers and sister had neither the time, not the inclination to keep it. So, quite simply, I bought them out. The sale happened in July 2004. I moved into the house around ...
Views: 1528 - How Laravel development can be beneficial for enterprise - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2019 from Tarun NagarWhat is Laravel Framework? There are many types of web development frameworks. Laravel is one among them. It is one of the most simple and easy going frameworks. Laravel framework makes the processes of developing a fulfilling and fun experience for the developer. Laravel developer are ...
Views: 1306 - How Machine Learning can improve Software Development - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2018 from Vishal BhatiaMachine learning, a branch of Artificial Intelligence (AI), is a new development that is welcomed by all. Perhaps what makes it so interesting and unique is its vast potential to affect software development at a fundamental level on a very large scale, probably more significant than FORTRAN! It ...
Views: 1100 - How much does it cost to develop an e learning app? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2020 from Brillmindz TechnologiesHow much does it cost to develop an e learning app? The education segment has been constantly evolving with a focus on improving the connection between teachers and learners. The teaching process has been transformed into a cost-effective and impactful medium with the ability to offer easy ...
Views: 637 - How much it cost to develop money lending app only for android - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2019 from Tarun NagarMobile application technology has really changed the entire business approach to grow quite significantly. It has become one of the most important aspects of the technology world and has given businesses a lot to think about to dominate in their respective services. The application ...
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