As professional organizers, we don’t want to just motivate you to get organized — we want you help you know HOW to get started! There are many reasons to get organized, but if you don’t even know where to start, how do you do anything at all? To begin the organizing process, sort your stuff into broad categories by piling like things together, like you...
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This may surprise you… but, clutter creates chaos in our lives! Are you surprised? It’s so true! Keeping stuff around that we don’t need or don’t use impacts both our personal sanity, relationships, resources and the world around us. Look at this list written by designer Christopher Thomas: Do you relate to that list? There are many things that we could all do without!...
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If you read our last 26 Reasons to Get Organized blog post, Get Back Your UMPH, we suggested ways to find more free time. Life is so full of tasks, deadlines and keeping up, we aren’t able to find “free time” often enough. The number one way to find more time is… to turn off the TV! Not giving up TV all together, but making...
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According to Geoff Godbey, co-author of Time for Life, about 25-hours of free time during our weekdays usually come in 30-45 minute increments. So, how can we get organized and accomplish day-to-day tasks on a regular basis? We have two suggestions to get back some “umph” and to keep it!! CLUMP IT! If you can clump tasks together, you will tend to be more...
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Most of us have a daily beauty routine – it is a part of most of our lives. Whether you simply wash and moisturize or have a full on make-up studio. We all want to feel and look put together and having an organized system for getting there makes it an enjoyable and productive process. So, how do you organized make-up? Here are a few...
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If you are not organized, being flexible is probably a great skill to have – stepping over papers, jumping over laundry. But, we are not talking about being physically flexible – although, there are advantages to that too. Life is about living and being organized helps you live life with less chaos. Apply these same ideas shared by blogger Stepfanie Romine to your home and...
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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination. Tommy Lasorda Working on having improved health and creating a balance in life are a lot like organizing – not a one-time event. Improving health, life, relationships and work is a continual process. You have to be flexible to change as your personal and professional life changes. Take time to...
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As we talked about in our last post, lowering stress can be a stressful task in itself! Author Carlow Cruz makes these suggestions for creating new habits to regain balance in your life: FAMILY TIME Spending time with your family brings great balance to a busy work-life. By spending at least one quality meal together a day will help everyone in your family feel...
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As we approach Spring, it is the perfect time to bring up STRESS MANAGEMENT! Spring is a busy time of year – new sports are beginning, the school year is beginning to wind down, not to mention… spring cleaning. Spring is a time of change – change doesn’t usually bring a sense of peace and relaxation to most of us. Change can often create emotional...
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“Regardless of what it is, if you can simplify it – do so.” Rachael Phillips, Huffington Post Goals are only achieved by creating a habit, then consistently practicing it – so, let’s create new habits! Here are a few tools to get it done: 1. Keep your surroundings organized and you will be more apt to reach your goal, because if you have too many things happening,...
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