When circumstances turn sour in your life do you respond with your emotions or devotions? As I see it, we have one or two ways to act when we experience painful circumstances. We can respond from our negative emotions (anger, resentment, jealousy, bitterness, despair, discouragement or depression) OR we can respond from our noble …
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Are You Being Hung by your Tongue?
Sometimes scripture is so clear and profound, but we miss its power when we do the opposite of what it clearly tells us to do. Here are a few Bible verses that are plain as day about how we are to speak! This is not just about others but also about our own lives. “Keep …
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Fridays are “Clear the Clutter” Day
Let me take you back 35+ years to the early days of professional organizing. There were just a handful of us that ventured out into that undiscovered country called “professional organizing”! I was one of the originals, and my friend Barbara was also one of those intrepid pioneers that journeyed into the great unknown. Now, …
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Adrenaline — The “Pull” of Choice!
Drugs are everywhere, easily bought and quickly consumed. We have drugs for almost every ailment and pain: depression, anxiety, fear, ADD, headaches, stomach turmoil, and arthritis, just to name a few. But what about busyness? Ah, that can easily be cured by more busyness, fueled by adrenaline! Adrenaline keeps us up, going, doing and performing …
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The Root Cause of Disorder: Organizing is Detective Work
I am always looking for root causes of distressing problems. As a professional organizer it is in my DNA to look for causes and effects, and not only that, but to look deeper for those root causes that need to be uprooted. Causes and effects all answer the basic question “why?” Why does …
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Organize with Style!
I often get questions from my clients about the role that style and artistic license play in organization of the office or home! They might say, “But, Sue, I understand that I need to de-clutter and containerize. But, where is the beauty in all of this? I must have beauty and style, or it’s …
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Science Now Shows What We Have Known All Along
Yes, indeed! You read that right! Science has now shown that clutter can actually give you anxiety. The author of this article, Anne-Marie Gambelin, says in her article that “clutter can also be defined as having a disorganized and overwhelming amount of possessions in our living space, cars or storage areas. Clutter creates stress that …
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File Cabinet Makeover
For those of you who have followed me faithfully over the last 35+ years, you know that I have a lot to say about filing cabinets and filing systems. For instance, in this article I talk about becoming a fearless filer by developing a great filing system. And in this post I talk about …
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Creating a Space for Creativity and Peace in Your Home
By guest contributor, Haley Kieser, from 1-800-GOT-JUNK Creating a space in the home that settles the mind and gets creative juices flowing is a necessity in today’s modern world. Whether you have an entire room that you’d like to transform into a peaceful sanctuary or even just a corner of your living room you want …
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Enough is Enough!
Christmas is coming in about a month. And I have a challenge for you. Instead of spending money on gifts, why not take your family on an overnight adventure into the woods or somewhere you have never ventured. Kids want their parents, not stuff. Oh, they will give you a list a mile long if …
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