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September 18, 2018 by Sue McMillin

Letting Go of Books

  I am a voracious reader. I read at least one book a week and keep them because I do regularly refer back to them for insight, revelation and encouragement. I also apply what I have learned as I am mentoring, helping younger women navigate life and also organizing corporate offices or homes. I might …
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Filed Under: Articles, Tips for the Home, Tips for the Office

August 24, 2017 by Sue McMillin

One Way to Know that you are Wasting Time

One Way to Know that You are Wasting Time Do you want to discover instantly if you need to reorganize any area in your office? Ask yourself the question, “Am I going through my work to get to my work?” Whenever I ask this question in my seminars, I get major groans from the audience. …
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Filed Under: Articles, Desk, Filing, Organize Your Office, Paperwork, Tips for the Office

June 25, 2017 by Sue McMillin

For Heaven Sake, Organize Before You Remodel or Move

For Heaven Sake, Organize Before You Remodel or Move How many of you have ever remodeled your kitchen, home office, or bedroom? How many have thought about remodeling or moving your professional office due to lack of space? Hundreds of people have, and guess what they don’t consider before they remodel or move?   Organizing the …
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Filed Under: Articles, Free Tips, Life Lessons, Organize Your Home, Organize Your Office, Quick Reads, Tips for the Home, Tips for the Office

June 16, 2017 by Sue McMillin

Creating a Paperless Office

“Creating a paperless office can be a difficult challenge when the electronic directory is not organized…” So says K. J. McCorry in his excellent article linked here.  Organizing your computer documents Are you like the average worker that loses over two hours looking for lost or misplaced articles and emails? I encourage you to read …
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Filed Under: Filing, Quick Reads, Tips for the Office, Tools for the office

June 11, 2017 by Sue McMillin

Streamline Your Life

What do you think of when you hear the term “streamline”? To streamline is to make an organization or system more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods. I think we can all agree that this is an end-product that would be enviable, though it might be challenging. This fabulous article found …
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Filed Under: Life Lessons, Tips for the Office

May 7, 2017 by Sue McMillin

Nine Organizing Tasks: Nine Minutes

Nine Organizing Tasks in Nine Minutes or Less If you are like most people, your work day roars past like a freight train. The day is crammed with meetings, tasks and emails. You might think, “If I only had a moment to do __________…” , fill in the blank! And before you know it you …
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December 10, 2016 by Sue McMillin

Get organized! Principles to live by and to enjoy life more fully.

I hope you have enjoyed and applied the practical guidelines in this series, “Principles to live by and to enjoy life more fully.” These simple nuggets of wisdom will help you get organized so you can enjoy your life more fully and give you time to spare at work or at home. In this series …
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Filed Under: Life Lessons, Tips for the Home, Tips for the Office

November 30, 2016 by Sue McMillin

Four life-changing habits

The first of “Making Promises Become Practices” series, the Five Steps, explored the idea of how to make the promises that order and organization declare a reality in our lives. Today’s post tackles our habits. In my thirty years of being a professional organizer, I have found that long-held habits are often the bump in the road, or …
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May 16, 2016 by Sue McMillin

When more is less

My clients are absolutely the most wonderful people you could ever meet. I have had 35+ years of this wonderful ride, and every client has been a joy. They are also funny, especially in how they think and how they organize their surroundings. I could tell you story after story about their personalities and what …
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May 8, 2016 by Sue McMillin

A place for everything, and everything in its RIGHT place!

Next in our series of Principles to Live by and to enjoy life more fully I want to give you a new twist on an old thought. I know that you have heard the phrase, “a place for everything and everything in its place” many times, but have you ever considered that you might actually …
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Filed Under: Life Lessons, Tips for the Home, Tips for the Office

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