In my business, I have to spend a lot of time listening…….and not talking. Whew, for this magpie that is a difficult thing to do and sometimes I just don’t do it as well as I should. However, listening is one of the most important things you can do, day in and day out. What […]
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As I work with clients, as an organizer and a life coach, I find one consistent issue, not taking the next step. Let me show you a little bit about what the next step looks like in my life and see if there is anything you can apply to your own life. The towel
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I have a new love/hate relationship in my life……..my FITBIT. My son and his girlfriend gave me a FITBIT for Christmas. I had been looking at them and thinking it would be a really good thing for me to have and lo and behold I unwrap my Christmas present and there it was, in all
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I have several different projects going on each year and I finally gave in and realized I am a paper project planner girl. I have tried to plan projects digitally and it has not worked so I found this gem and I am so happy! This is the ARC system from Staples. It is
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The final step of Christmas “take down” is the tree. The first step is to remove all the ornaments. I lay a towel out so I can see them all on my oriental rug…..some of them can get lost in the pattern of the rug. I sort them, on the towel, by kid’s ornaments, fragile
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It is that time of year…..you have enjoyed the Christmas decorations but now it is time to take them all down. Here is a step by step process of how I attack my “take down”. Hopefully you will find something here you can use while putting your decorations away. Gather all your “like” items together.
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I hear it all the time from clients or prospective clients: I have ADHD or my kids have ADHD or my husband has ADHD. I, myself, am convinced I have ADHD and I am a professional organizer! Granted, I am one of 7 children, growing up in the 60’s when those acronyms meant nothing. I
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The other day it hit me…..a lot of the things I do are based on basic math principles. Here are several examples: If you want to weigh less you have to eat less junk food and exercise/move more. If you want to have less clutter, you have to bring in less and get rid
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I am a Certified Professional Organizer….sounds impressive right??? Well, here is the truth about me: 1. I can still be a messy Millie. Check out this photo of my current work area. Yes, it all makes sense to me, therefore, I am organized but it is still, nonetheless, messy. 2. I do not have my
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