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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Organizing on a dollar or less
I don’t know about you, but when the economy took a nosedive in 2008, I began searching high and low for cheaper alternatives to everything, from food to gas to clothing. With taxes increasing along with the cost of gas and seemingly everything else, there just doesn’t seem to be enough in the wallet these …
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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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The Tax Man Cometh
Everyone is familiar with Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, “The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” That inevitable date with the tax man has arrived. For many, this year was another year of burdensome and time-consuming tax filing and next year looks to be more of the same. And a cursory search of …
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The morning rush
By Sue McMillin and Jennyce Garber “Find peace in the morning rush, and you will have a good day.” Mike Dolan One thing I often hear from working moms is that they would love a strategy to deal with the morning routine – the proverbial “Up and At ‘em” ordeal that they deal with each and …
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Thrive where you live
A funny new word has made its way into conversations of late. That word is McMansions, alluding to McDonalds’ habit of adding “Mc” in front of its latest food offering. McMansion is a derogatory term for a type of large, mass-produced luxury house which is oversized for its neighborhood. Americans are often obsessed with 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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From Virginia to Hong Kong
I can guarantee that a time will come in all of our lives when we will need to downsize our space and our stuff. It may come as a result of retirement and a move to a smaller home. Downsizing while moving may come as a result of new budgetary constraints or the need to …
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