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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- Easy Stress management techniques- Time management and organizing - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Luka MalgajWhile stress comes and goes for most people, for some it never goes away. Such people will show poor performance, be very irritable and lost their temper over trivial things. One of the most important things to do in such cases is get help. Unless it’s out of control, it need not be a ...
Views: 1324(3 votes) - Homework Log for the Frustrated Family - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Tracey FarmerAfter many, many arguments and numerous updates from my son's school about grades less than 90, I decided to intervene and help alleviate some of the frustration that Ryan, his teachers and myself were feeling about his homework grades. Ryan is an extremely intelligent child who has just ...
Views: 2135(3 votes) - Perfectionism - Is it Keeping You Disorganized? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Ellen KramerPerfectionism is defined by American Heritage dictionary as a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. Perfectionism is a self-defeating behavior that is often disguised as a virtue. In fact, many non-perfectionists often wish ...
Views: 3098(3 votes) - Sharing Space and Dealing with Moments of Chaos - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are many wonderful things about living with others, but dealing with their clutter is most certainly not one of them. Living with my partner (and before that roommates) has always been a special challenge during times of emotional stress. You see, when I’m sailing through life, ...
Views: 724(3 votes) - Ten Reasons Tasks Never Move off Your To-Do List (and how to fix it) - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Laura StackI recently surveyed my readers on the eternal question of productivity: Why is it that some things on your to-do list never get done? Some great responses rolled in, ranging from the classic (too many interruptions) to the matter-of-fact (I don’t feel like doing it). But as diverse as the ...
Views: 1230(3 votes) - ***Home Organization Tips Everyone Can Use - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Get OrganizedIn a truly well organized home, everyone pitches in to keep things neat and tidy. If your home is feeling cluttered, or if cleaning day is stressing you out, here are some simple home organization tips that everyone can use. To get started, you will need to determine how much time you want ...
Views: 2107(5 votes) - Top 5 Tips for Spring Closet Cleaning - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from Sarah HathornAs a professional image consultant one of the things that always amazes me is how many clothes professionals own that they never wear. Women tend to wear only 25 percent of their wardrobes, and men wear 85 percent of the clothes in their closets. That statistic indicates that women like to go ...
Views: 2087(5 votes) - ***Cleanliness Made Easy with These Closet Organizers - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Get OrganizedAre you looking to protect your wardrobe from dust, moths, and dirt all while making your wardrobe easier to access? Try one of these convenient closet organizers! These simple products protect your clothes, letting you get more wear out of your wardrobe. What’s more, these organizers will ...
Views: 3463(2 votes) - ***Create More Space with These Bathroom Organizers - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Get OrganizedNo matter what size your bathroom is, there never seems to be enough space for all the important items you need to have at your fingertips. Towels, toilet tissue, cleaning supplies, beauty products, medicine, first-aid products, hair dryers, toothbrushes — the list is endless. With so many ...
Views: 2629(2 votes) - ***Jewelry Organizers that Can Tame the Largest of Collections - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Get OrganizedAre you an avid jewelry collector? If so, you probably have necklace and earring sets in all colors and countless rings in your jewelry box. If that’s the case, your biggest problem is how to store it so you can quickly and easily find what you are looking for. Jewelry organizers are most ...
Views: 3027(2 votes) - ***Jewelry Organizers That Keep Your Treasured Pieces in Order - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Get OrganizedWe’ve all fallen victim to disorganization, especially when it comes to our jewelry. You know the drill – your necklaces sit, wrinkled and potentially ruined, in a pile at the bottom of your drawer, your rings in a clump, your bracelets are scattered around the house – don’t even get started on ...
Views: 2284(2 votes) - ***Kitchen Organizers to Make a Home Chef's Life Simpler - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Get OrganizedThe size of the American household is shrinking, according to the results of the latest census. At the dawn of the twentieth century (1900), four people occupied the average home, but today that number is down to just 2.6. There are several logical explanations for this. Increased wealth, a ...
Views: 3781(2 votes) - ***Save Space with Helpful Bathroom Organizers - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Get OrganizedYour bathroom should be one of the most relaxing rooms in the house: a simple, clean haven from the increasingly jumbled, overcrowded and public world outside. If your water closet offers somewhat cramped quarters, keeping all your essential toiletries and linens organized can be a bit of a ...
Views: 2711(2 votes) - ***Untangle Your Jewelry with These Organizers - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2010 from Get OrganizedAnyone with even the most modest jewelry collection is familiar with the sparkly tangles and brilliant knots that often accompany it. If your jewelry box looks more like an impossible to manage, jumbled treasure chest, these fabulous jewelry organizers are just the thing to get your best bits of ...
Views: 2862(2 votes) - ***Use These Organizers to Clean Your Kitchen - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from Get OrganizedA place for entertaining, communing and, of course eating, the kitchen is in many ways the focal point of any home. But with an ever-hectic lifestyle becoming the norm and cooking reality shows claiming bigger slices of the pop culture pie every day, it’s tough to be an adventurous cook and ...
Views: 1646(2 votes) - 5 Worry-Free Ways To Take Care Of Inherited Memorabilia - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnMy 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 ...
Views: 1415(2 votes) - 8 Ways to Save Time to Revitalize You - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnWe 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 ...
Views: 1198(2 votes) - A Sure-Fire Way to Gain Respect and Admiration at Work This End of Year - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Karin StewartThe fourth and last quarter of the year is often the most critical to obtain a good annual review or a promotion, because it comes right before review time, and people, including managers, tend to remember recent events better than older ones. However, Q4 is also the most stressful, fast-paced, ...
Views: 1388(2 votes) - Attention Baby Boomer Generation - Understanding Your Silent Generation Parents and Their Clutter - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Beverly OMalleyThe baby boomer generation was born after 1945 when their parents (the silent generation), started to establish families and communities after the hardship of the second world war. Many baby boomers are now finding themselves with elderly parents to care for. Decisions regarding caregiving ...
Views: 3596(2 votes) - Compulsive Hoarding, Cluttering, and Collecting - Pathology vs Pride in the Accumulation of Stuff - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Beverly OMalleyCompulsive hoarding is not collecting. A person with a hoarding disorder is often unable to perceive their mess in the same way that outsiders do. There is no logical reason for hoarding behaviour. It is almost certainly a sign of a mental illness or at the very least an indication that there ...
Views: 3460(2 votes) - Getting Ahead of the Game--Holiday Shopping Made Easy - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Renee UrsemChristmas decorations have begun to appear in stores and malls all over the country. People are already starting to think about (and stress over) gift-giving, and it’s only October. Do we need to panic? Can selecting a gift for someone be easy? While it may always be difficult to find a ...
Views: 1248(2 votes) - How to Stop Wasting Time - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Ellen Kramer"Waste Time Faster." This is a phrase on a billboard advertising high speed internet. I laugh each time I see it, but it also makes me think about how much time we do waste on the internet. Playing around online is just one of many activities we use to avoid getting things done. Of course, ...
Views: 1988(2 votes) - Making Your Workspace Work - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from joshua zerkelImprove comfort and increase productivity with a few simple tips! Once an afterthought, people who spend time at a desk have come to recognize the benefits of creating an ergonomic, efficient workspace. Whether you’re spending time at a desk at home or at an office, a comfortable, well ...
Views: 967(2 votes) - One New Habit - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Renee UrsemHappy New Year! Each year brings the possibility of change. Even though we can make changes at any point in the year, each January we start out the year with a list of good intentions. Yet, 30 days later, most of our well-laid plans for change have been set aside. We try to make too many ...
Views: 1157(2 votes) - Organizing Makes Total Sense - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Deborah McIncrowPlain and simple, really. If there are areas of your life that steal your energy physically, mentally and emotionally you can’t expect to be able to take care of your own body, your own feelings, your own wants and needs in regard to your health and wellness goals until you begin to take care ...
Views: 1029(2 votes) - Pay Now or Pay Later - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Renee UrsemI don’t like to file. Surprised? After all, I’m an organizer. I should like to file, right? Well, I don’t. Like you, there are many other things I would rather do. There are probably other boring, mundane tasks that you’d rather have the organizational fairy do as well: o Opening ...
Views: 1251(2 votes) - Success Development - Why Financial Goal Setting Is Essential - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2012 from Tony BurnellOne of the barriers to success development is the inability to handle money. Money is a necessary commodity and if we do not learn to control it, it will control us. Even if you do not have a goal to be wealthy, you do need to learn basic financial goal setting to achieve your other goals. You ...
Views: 1433(2 votes) - Taming the Time-Zappers - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Renee UrsemAhh, summer. In June summer stretches out, appearing limitless. Now as August and the back-to-school ads bombard us, we realize that summer soon will be gone. Have you accomplished some of the plans you made in the spring? If not, you may have fallen victim to a time zapper. What ...
Views: 2540(2 votes) - Why You Want to Get Organized This Holiday Season - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Karin StewartOnly during tax season do we feel disorganized equal intensity as the beginning of Fall, just before the holidays. Why? Because faced with deadlines we can't control, change or move, we feel even more stress as workloads increase and the pressure to fulfill social and family obligations grows ...
Views: 1148(2 votes) - 3 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Client Information Organized - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Tracey LawtonFor many solopreneurs a large part of their business is working one-on-one with clients, and that means having a way of keeping all of their client information organized and easy to access. In this article I'm going to share with you my top three tips for keeping everything together, so that ...
Views: 2678(9 votes) - Decluttering your Destiny - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowOne of the marvelous ways we can make our lives calmer, our environments less muddled and free our minds is to take care of mental and physical disorder. Having unfinished business to take care of weighs on you creating an energy drain and until your this and that is thoroughly taken care of ...
Views: 1290(5 votes) - Organize Your Desk & Office Space for 2010 & Beyond - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Mary DykstraIt’s ‘GO’ Month (Get Organized)! Moreover, it’s a new year and a new decade. This is the perfect time to set the tone for a new phase. Remember, small changes over time lead to a huge cumulative positive change. Let’s talk about your office & desk area, whether it’s a home office or a ...
Views: 2180(5 votes) - Scheduling Realities - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowThere’s no doubt about it, you live a busy life with many different genres that require your attention, your time and your energy each and every day that you awake. There is no doubt in my mind that it requires constant effort to not only take care of all our responsibilities on the outside, ...
Views: 921(5 votes) - What an Email Inbox is NOT - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Donna LindleyConsider your physical mailbox at home. Would you store pieces of mail in your mailbox that require action? What about mail announcing that your friend has moved and has a new address? How about mail reminding you of an upcoming appointment? I didn’t think so. Your email inbox should not be any ...
Views: 1390(8 votes) - ***Increase Your Living Space with Closet Organizers - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Get OrganizedIt’s easy for clutter to accumulate throughout your home. Especially in households with large families, it can be hard to maximize your storage space and find room for everything your family needs. Over time, closets and other storage areas can be taken over with clutter. When your closets ...
Views: 2081(3 votes) - ***Kitchen Organizers that Clear Cabinet Clutter - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Get OrganizedAre you tired of searching your kitchen cabinets and not being able to find anything? When you open a cabinet, are you flooded by an avalanche of cans, pans, or spices? These are some of the signs that tell you it’s time to organize your kitchen cabinets. The good news is that there are numerous ...
Views: 2668(3 votes) - ***Shoe Organizers Unclutter Your Life! - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Get OrganizedAre your shoes piling up in your closet? Are they scattered haphazardly under your bed? A shoe organizer will help you create order out of chaos by reducing clutter and creating much-needed space. Turn your closet into a tranquil, organized space with these wonderful shoe organizers. Store a ...
Views: 2555(3 votes) - ***Smart Kitchen Organizer Ideas for Busy Moms - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Get OrganizedWatching cooking shows on cable television is oftentimes more about indulging a fantasy than it is about learning how to cook a particular meal. The fantasy isn’t about eating the food either. It is about having access to those amazing kitchens! Seeing those unbelievably spacious kitchens ...
Views: 3872(3 votes) - ***Smart Kitchen Organizer Ideas for Busy Moms - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Get OrganizedWatching cooking shows on cable television is oftentimes more about indulging a fantasy than it is about learning how to cook a particular meal. The fantasy isn’t about eating the food either. It is about having access to those amazing kitchens! Seeing those unbelievably spacious kitchens ...
Views: 3872(3 votes) - Getting organized - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2010 from Ozias MucheriwaA considerable number of people are struggling trying to find ways to trim their bodies. They are desperately seeking for ways to shed off significant amounts of weight. This is because when a human body is left on its own it gravitates towards disorder. A bright and magnificent set of brains ...
Views: 1107(3 votes) - LOVE IT OR SHOVE IT: The Feng Shui By Fishgirl Challenge - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Katy Allgeyer"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." ~ William Morris THE FENG SHUI BY FISHGIRL CHALLENGE William Morris was England's most famous designer / craftsman who inspired the Arts & Crafts Movement in the mid 1800's. Think about what he ...
Views: 2930(3 votes) - Putting Off Closet Organization Makes Your House Less Tidy - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Gail MooreSuccessful closet organization takes a commitment to not to take short cuts. Every closet starts out organized. At least most closets start out semi-organized. Closets generally become disorganized over time. And generally closets become disorganized because we become a bit lazy. We often ...
Views: 857(3 votes) - The Power of Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2011 from Raphael Louis:Raphael Louis - Leader, Prime Minister of Canada for 2020 Raphael Louis grew up within a political environment in Haiti, where his distinguished family members and relatives held prestigious and influential government positions through public service institutions. Throughout his teenage years ...
Views: 1505(3 votes) - When Organizing, Trust Your Instincts! - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Lisa MontanaroI was working with a client recently to organize her home papers. We were purging papers that were no longer needed, and sorting the keepers into categories so that we could put them into files for future retrieval. So far, so good. My client confided that she considers herself organized at ...
Views: 1560(3 votes) - ***Jewelry Organizers: Protect Your Favorite Jewelry - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Get OrganizedAre you aggravated by your jewelry collection? Do you find yourself late for work or social events because you wasted time unraveling chains and digging through earrings and pins? Are you so overwhelmed by the mass of metal and baubles in your drawer that you only utilize a small portion of your ...
Views: 3179(4 votes) - ***Smart Bathroom Organizers: Speed up your Morning Routine - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Get OrganizedIt is amazing what people will do to get an extra few minutes of sleep. Some people make their breakfast the night before. Some skip breakfast altogether. Some people lay out their clothes for the next day before they go to bed. Others frantically root through their closet in the morning ...
Views: 2327(4 votes) - 8 Great Ways to Keep Your Family Organized - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have confessed in the past, to loving organization in all its forms. At work, at home, on vacation... it just makes me feel good. So, without further ado, here are 8 great organizational tips for the whole family. 1. Set an intention How do you want your family life to be? What would ...
Views: 1142(8 votes) - ***End Accessory Clutter with Jewelry Organizers - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Get OrganizedIt is no secret. As people advance through their lives, they generally continue to accumulate more and more personal possessions, whether it’s clothing, tools, electronics, or accessories. And while most people cherish their possessions, many struggle to keep them organize, safe and clutter ...
Views: 2081(5 votes) - ***All About Home Organization and Products that Can Help - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Get OrganizedYou love your home, but you don’t love clutter. A lot can pile up in little time at all. Mail, laundry, media… let’s not even think about the garage. For some, it’s tough to even think about reducing all the clutter in the home. With a little know-how, organizing your living space is a snap. ...
Views: 1906(1 vote) - ***How Kitchen Organizers can cut Meal Prep Time in Half - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Get OrganizedFor generations, mothers have been telling their daughters that the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. It other words, they had to learn how to cook in order to land a husband. The familiar saying lost a bit of steam during the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1970s, and a ...
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