Word count: 304 Read time: 1-2 min Here’s a paradigm my clients find hard to believe: after you have organized your office or home, it only takes one minute for every hour you spend — in that room — to maintain the order. That’s right, implement a one-minute maintenance plan and you will never be …
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Spring Canyon in Buena Vista, CO
I just spoke in Buena Vista, Colorado, at Spring Canyon, a Christian military retreat camp this past week. What a wonderful experience. Many families come each week for R&R and to listen to speakers from all over the country. I spoke twice to the families. Then I went to observe the maintenance area …
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Give your kids what they really want: your time, energy and focus
At one time or another, we’ve all heard these sentiments: “When I was growing up, I had so little that I never want my kids to experience the poverty that I went through.” As I’ve worked with families all over this country organizing their homes, almost everywhere I have gone I have seen moms and …
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Spring cleaned and stress free!
Spring is bashfully making her appearance. Flowers are decking themselves out in their colorful spring finery, and trees are starting to bud. Spring winds are blowing away the cobwebs of winter, and nature is waking up after months of slumber. Ironically, besides being the first full month of spring, April, which is just a few …
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Got the winter doldrums?
January and February are often thought of as “doldrums” months. But as Pulitzer-prize winning author Phyllis McGinley humorously quips, “A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.” Why not maximize your down time with some organizing and de-cluttering. Why not pick out a long-forgotten cluttered closet or messy cabinet and meet it head-on. Take the …
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Danger ahead, behind and on every side
An old proverb says, “Bad company corrupts good morals.” Check out this post from 2012 and refresh yourself on the 9 MOST DASTARDLY OPPONENTS to getting and staying organized. Normally I’d say, “Enjoy!”, but “Watch out!” seems far more appropo.
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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“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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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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