Life is so fulfilling when you accomplish your daily goals. Completing tasks, big or small, and checking that box provides instant gratification. However, some tasks are more difficult and the end result may be out of our control. With so much stress waiting outside our front doors, striving to create and maintain an organized home … More Organized Checklist
As a Professional Organizer, I have found that how my clients squeeze their toothpaste says a lot about how they organize their homes and lives. My findings, from my personal experiences, are as follows: The 4 most common toothpaste dispense techniques: Flatten from bottom Roll up from bottom Roll up from bottom and secure with … More How do you squeeze your toothpaste?
As a Professional Organizer I feel my life is about planning. Planning appointments, planning vacations, planning carpools, planning meals for the week (btw – we all should be doing this on Sunday). With all the planning we do in our lives, why not plan to get organized? People do not like the process of organizing because … More Plan to Get Organized
With the new year comes resolutions of weight loss, exercise and organization. As a Professional Organizer, I believe if you are organized, other resolutions will fall neatly into place. The thought of organizing your entire home, or even an office, can seem overwhelming. The key to organizational success is chipping away at small … More 5 Tips to Get Organized in the New Year
Believe it or not, there is actually a way to put away your groceries. It involves more than emptying a bag and tossing items in a pantry and fridge. 1. Make a list – Always always always shop to a list. Look in your pantry, fridge and freezer and write down what you need. Toss … More Grocery Organization 101
Ahhh…Serenity now. Organization is my therapy. Being organized in all areas of my life keeps me calm and sane. Someone said to me the other day, “You must never sit still at your house. You must clean up and organize all day.” Quite the contrary. I am very relaxed and have plenty of time … More Organized Therapy – A Place For Everything
Does winter have you blue with nothing to do? Are you depressed because the holidays are over and the long cold months ahead are upon us? Are you looking around your drab home in need of freshening wondering where to begin? Well, snap out of it! February is the best month to get the billion things … More 6 Steps to Get Everything Organized
“If you are on time, you are late” is a motto I live by. It shows respect for other people’s time. If you start work at 2:00pm and you arrive at 2:00pm, you are late. By the time you greet everyone, put your things away, perhaps even take a trip to the restroom, it could be … More Organized Tardiness
Years ago a friend gave me a cup holder that says, “Organized people are just too lazy to look for things.” I love this cup holder, and I use it every day as I reach for a pen. I am not too lazy to look for a pen. I always find my pen the first … More Secrets of an Organized Organizer
April is the month we long for after a cold winter season. Flowers bloom, the sunshine warms and Spring is in the air! However, amidst the calm beauty of Spring lurks Uncle Sam who has people frantically scrambling through papers gathering last-minute receipts and statements for tax preparation. Rather than seeing the stress of tax time, … More Tax and File Organization
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