I am a Certified Professional Organizer. Here are some truths about me. 1. My house is lived in. Real life people live here so real life needs to happen here.2. I have a few stacks…..stacks of books, stacks of paper, and a pile of shoes.3. I have mismatched, handwritten file folders4. I […]
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The thought of de-cluttering leaves many people totally paralyzed and totally overwhelmed. I have many clients, surrounded by clutter, physical clutter and emotional clutter, initially incapable of attacking the piles, stacks, worries and problems. One of the first steps I take, when working with a client, is to break things down into smaller sizes. I
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A word I use, a lot in my business, is “deliberate” or “intentional”. To me, this is one of the most important words we can use in our day to day life……let me explain. Thesaurus.com has several synonyms listed for “deliberate” intentional purposed aforethought planned calculated thoughtful willful conscious When working with an organizing client,
(Apple.com) I have an IPHONE 4 so I do not have the latest and greatest of all things techie. I do like my IPHONE 4 because it does what I need it to do but I am sure it will do more. I have used several things on the IPHONE that I love but today
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Yesterday’s blog covered the subject of time suckers…..those sneaky little critters that stealthily come in and suck time out of our day and leave confusion and devastation in their wake! Today we are going to “re-cover” the time suckers and I’ll give you some ideas of how to keep them from attacking and destroying your
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Following through seems like one of the most natural things in the world to do. You start something and you finish it but that is not the case with a lot of, if not most people. Lack of follow through creates enormous problems: Don’t follow through on pursuing healthy lifestyle – weight gain and
(photo courtesy of danilin/freedigitalphotos.net) I wanted to give you a few tips on how to get out the door on time, each and every morning. It involves working backwards. Work backwards with me, through each
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This is a phrase I often use with my clients and with myself……do what you know. Many times we have a lot of knowledge about something but are unwilling to take the steps needed to act on what we know even though it will most often produce positive results. Many people I know
I am trying to change a “bad” habit. On the surface it doesn’t look like a bad habit but that is the way it is playing out in my day. The habit I am trying to break is getting up in the morning, immediately looking at my phone and checking e-mail, Facebook, Words with Friends
The dreaded “To Do” list never gets “To Done”! There is always something on that list and there sometimes seems to be the same things on it over and over. As I have dealt with clients and myself, over the years, I have found that one of the problems with the “To Do” list is it