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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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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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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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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Remove Small Irritants
This 3rd installment of Principles to Live By and Enjoy Life More Fully hits us where we live and work. Our challenge is problem identification, and sometimes that takes an extra set of eyes. I have found that when my clients move into a new office, they immediately start work and don’t give themselves adequate time to set up their …
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Do the worst first
In this 2nd installment of Principles to Live By and Enjoy Life More Fully, I offer a simple concept that will serve you well and make your work and home life easier. Yes, you should eat the frog. Maybe you’ve heard the quote widely attributed to Mark Twain, “Eat a live frog the first thing in …
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Timely Tips XIV
This week’s Timely Tips are fantastic! Enjoy! Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when hard-boiling eggs to make the shells incredibly easy to peel off. Credit to Delighted Momma Use a fork to press garlic when there isn’t a garlic crusher available. Via Real Simple Re-purpose an old …
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Timely Tips XIII
I love searching the internet for great tips to make your life easier and more affordable! Enjoy this week’s offerings. Hang onions in cut-up tights or old stockings to make them last for months! Thanks to BuzzFeed for this tip! Store cupcake and muffin cases in a mason jar Via Table for Two …
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Timely Tips XII
Here are more great timely tips for you! I love it that we can save time and money by using these fantastic tips! Musty old towels can be refreshed by washing them in 1 cup of white vinegar on a hot cycle; then repeat with 1/2 cup of bicarbonate of soda Via Pinterest Upload …
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Timely Tips XI
Here are this week’s fantastic Timely Tips guaranteed to save you time and money! Use a toothpick to prevent tape ends from sticking back to the roll Thanks, Real Simple, for this tip! To sharpen scissors, simply cut through sandpaper. Via U-Create Crafts This has to be the simplest way to open …
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