• What’s In Your Purse? 3 Simple Steps to Organize and Lighten Your Load

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    Does your purse remind you of a landfill? Is it crammed with papers, makeup, and odds-n-ends from days gone by? Does the weight of it dig into your shoulder?Read more…
  • Finding Your Inner Domestic Goddess

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    Before Martha there was June, June Cleaver that is - she knew how to live the life of the domestic goddess. Her home was always sparkling clean; housework was done in heels and a pearl necklace. She baked cookies in a frilly apron and was perfectly coiffed.Read more…
  • Clean Sweep is It for You?

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    Getting organized at home can be challenging especially for homes that have one parent households or both parents work, or where the family's schedule is constantly go and go some more. For most people, having an organized home is a continuous test of patience and determination.Do you have a specific place, more then one spot, or an entire room in your home that desperately needs a clean sweep?Read more…
  • Clearing Off Your Desktop

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    Clearing Off Your DesktopProfessional Organizers agree that if you can’t see 50% of your desktop you are not working at peak efficiency!How many times have you felt overwhelmed by the pile of papers on your desk? You look at it, become agitated, get a headache, feel helpless, lose hope that you will ever be able to get control of your life.Read more…
  • Increase Your Knowledge

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    There is an old adage “knowledge is power”. In part this is true. Without knowledge many could not rise to the top of the social economic & political ladders.Read more…
  • Organization for Freelance Writers

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    One of the most important marketing things I did was to have my website redesigned by a professional web designer who knew what the search engines liked and didn't like. I actually had things on my pages that were repelling the searches--things like pasting text from MS Word into the editing page of MS Frontpage. If you want a clean page that the engines will read and find easily, you need to use code language.Read more…
  • Everyone Hates Filing - Yet, Everyone Wants An Organized Office, Right?

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    True, I’m not typical because I really don’t hate filing. In fact when it makes my searches shorter and easier, I actually like it. So will you once you get organized and start your home or business office the right way.Read more…
  • Optimize Your Thinking with Mind Maps

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    So, you’ve decided to take that long needed vacation. You’re heading out on the open road to somewhere you’ve never been. What’s the first thing you do?Read more…
  • Secrets to How the Swiss Stay So Organized

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    The Swiss are known as the “inn keepers of the world”, with good reason, their city, shops, hotels, restaurants and trains run like clockwork and look great doing it. So how do they do it and how can their methods be translated into your own home life?Secret 1: Everyone participates.Read more…
  • Super Size Me

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    There’s an old adage that says: The man who dies with the most toys, wins. Lori and I think that’s a bunch of bologna. The man who dies with the most toys, ends up leaving his family overwhelmed and frustrated that they have to deal with all of his stuff after he’s dead and gone.Read more…
  • The Dreaded Purge

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    Bill and Mary have been married for 32 years. Bill does most of the bill paying for their household. Bill has his own system for bills that need to be paid, and for bills that have been paid.Read more…
  • Pens Who Knew

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    The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. –Hans HofmannValuable or NotHave you ever watched PBS’s popular show Antiques Roadshow? It is one of my mothers favorite shows to watch every week.Read more…
  • Making Lists

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    Don’t you just love crossing things off of your list? I do. Lori is more of a list maker than I am, I keep more in my head.Read more…
  • Taking Time to Breathe

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    ChangesThere is a saying that goes, “the only thing constant is change” and it is evident in everything we do. Many people lead very organized lives and are able to stay on top of papers and clutter until something happens in their lives and throws them for a loop. Perhaps it’s a death in the family, a divorce, a new baby, or a new job.Read more…
  • Mapping

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    Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – BuddhaOverwhelmed?One of the most common things a professional organizer hears from their clients is, “I was really motivated and got started [organizing], but I just got too overwhelmed and stopped”.Read more…
  • These Are a Few Of My Favorite (Organizing) Things!

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    1. INVISIBLE BOOKSHELFI love books! Traditional bookshelves can take up a lot of space. I know; I’ve got a bunch of them!Read more…
  • Hypnosis Helps You To Take Power Nap Any Time You Want

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    What is a power nap? It’s nothing but a short nap taken during the day that totally rejuvenate you. Everyone, at some time or the other, needs to take a power nap.Read more…
  • Picking Out A Closet Organizer System

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    Closets are designed to provide extra storage space in a home while adding to the overall d?cor. While closet designers do their utmost to try and accommodate all storage needs into a mass-produced closet design, the truth is that any closet you buy could a few customizations to fulfill your storage needs.Read more…
  • Christmas Ornament Storage Savvy, Including Tips for Undecorating the Christmas Tree

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    Proper Christmas ornament storage means you'll still have those holiday ornaments next year--in one piece. Plus by packing them away efficiently each year, your holiday ornament storage will take less space in your home. Another benefit is you'll be able to easily find your holiday decorations and ornaments each season.Read more…
  • The Importance of Being Organized and Setting Goals

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    As you create your online business you will build up an ever increasing list of web sites, accounts, domain names, affiliates, memberships, etc, etc. You'll often find yourself in a situation where you spend far too much of your time trying to keep on top of managing your daily routine. By being unorganized you can easily lose track of what you were doing, or planning to do, and often you end up wasting half of your day on useless tasks instead of concentrating on what is important...Read more…

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