An associate of mine sent me a great article. I thought it would encourage my readers. Enjoy! ~ “The Psychology of Clutter” by Melinda Beck Jennifer James and her husband don’t have a lot of clutter—but they do find it hard to part with their children’s things. The guest cottage behind their home in Oklahoma City is …
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Eliminate clutter and make life easier
A year ago this time I published this post in my Quick Read and Life Lesson categories. If you didn’t catch the post then, catch it now! And if you read it before, consider reading it again! Eliminate clutter and make life easier! Have a great summer! ~ Clutter. Even as we toss clutter out the …
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Making promises become practices
In our last post we explored the truth that order and organization bring the promise of balance, harmony and discovery in your life. So how do we turn those promises into actual practices in our lives and get organized? Mastery over our physical space in our office or home all begins with understanding the Five …
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Promises Kept
We hear promises every day from advertisements, from slick salesmen and from politicians. We are often disappointed by the fact that so many of these promises are often unkept and unfulfilled. Unlike those salesmen and politicians, I have a promise that I can deliver on: getting organized will bring more balance, harmony and discovery to …
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Don’t freak out, declutter!
It’s time to declutter your business office or cubicle. Part I by Jennyce Garber Your cubicle is a chaotic disaster. The boss is breathing down your neck because you can’t find the printout that he wanted you to bring to the meeting. Your co-workers walk by and make snarky remarks. You can’t find anything in the …
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Defeating the winter doldrums
From my thirty years of being a professional organizer, I have found that kids really do love order. They just need a little push in the right direction. Why not take this month of February to train your child how to have a clean and organized space? Why is it so difficult for many teens …
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“I just don’t have enough time.”
Actually, you have all the time there is… Take a few minutes and look at your office and home. Are you thinking from a misplaced paradigm? Are you thinking, “I don’t have enough time”? If so, look at that statement from another perspective and begin to realize that you have all the time there is. …
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Buy something new? Give away two!
We find ourselves in that most wonderful time of the year — the Christmas season. People are decorating, baking, and sending out Christmas cards. And, of course, shopping for gifts! The malls, stores, and internet sites are packed with holiday shoppers out to get the best deals and spend lots of money, all in order …
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Checklists make life easier
Kudos to Real Simple! For all of you checklist enthusiasts, here’s a valuable checklist to print and save: the grocery shopping checklist. I promise you’ll love it. Cell phone snoop Checklists are a well-known but often ignored organizing power tool. The concept seems too simple: make a list and check items off as they are …
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Remove small irritants that hinder you
“It just seems I am constantly plagued by little irritants that absorb my time and eat up my day…” So runs a common complaint from many of my business clients, often when they have moved into a new office or cubicle. Why? Because they immediately start work and don’t give themselves adequate time to adapt …
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