Doesn’t it seem like everything breaks during the holidays – or at least at the most inconvenient time? Here are some simple tips to maintain your home so your Christmas is merry and bright: Maintain your landscaping. Throughout the year, set reminders to check the height of your shrubs and trees. Check with your county or neighborhood association once a year as well – there...
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WIFI SCANNER + SMART ORGANIZATION SOFTWARE [ WIN YOUR OWN ] NeatConnect transforms paper into digital files and sends them straight to the cloud — without a computer. At home or at the office, the wireless NeatConnect sends your files straight to Neat, email, cloud services, and wherever else they need to be. Their powerful software uses InDocument Identification Technology™ to automatically identify, extract,...
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“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso Does your fridge look like a cluttered museum? Have you had to invest in a magnet company to keep up with everything your child does? Here are some questions about how to organize your child’s artwork and create a family archive, without making your family room...
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Do you ever think back to the days of building blocks and admire the freedom you had to build, build, build? As a child, “more is better”. It seems like, at some point, you had to trade in the building blocks of childhood for the stumbling blocks of adulthood. I call them clutter. Some clutter creates bigger barriers than others. Missing Tupperware pieces, yesterday’s junk...
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Did you know – clutter and chaos costs us! Living with daily clutter contributes to our stress levels, weight gain and financial debt. We either spend so much time looking for something we can’t find or spend too much money to replace something we already have! To put this into prospective, here are some stats for you: CLUTTER COSTS TIME Getting rid of clutter would...
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Technology can be a great organizing tool! Now, you can find apps on your phone, your iPod, your iPad, your tablet, desktop and your laptop for almost anything!! However, most apps tend to keep you busy and pre-occupied! So, to help you declutter your life, we found some apps that will help bring relaxation and some extra time into your life! For more of...
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Have you thought about being overwhelmed? Have you ever consider that, other than uncontrollable life circumstance, most of the stress we have is self-induced. Expectations we have of ourselves, taking on too many things at one time and being a protectionist all create pressure on ourselves. Besides asking for help, here are two suggestions that will help simplify your life and get you on your...
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It is back to school time and it is time to unclutter! But what does that really mean and how do you lead by example when it comes to organizing a child’s room? Professional Organizer Autumn Leopold of Smart-Happy-Organized shares some of her favorite tips: 10 Lessons for Parents and Kids When I hear the word clutter, I think of an endless process and the...
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Moving a child into a dorm takes a lot of organizing! You forget how many things you use on a daily basis and take for granted having at home. Not only is the packing process important, organizing in typically small spaces takes some creativity. Here are several key tips for packing and staying organized all year: Cleaning out the childhood-treasures Geralin Thomas, a Professional Organizer...
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According to National Public Radio, the average American house size has more than doubled since the 1950s. Yes, that means more space. Just what we all need…right? Think about this. C. Northcote Parkinson once said, ‘Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.’ This means that if you’re told to have a project due next week, the project will be finished...
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