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Newsletter Archives
December 2011
Fresh Start
November 2011
Organizing for a Flight
October 2011
Closet Organizing
September 2011
Organizing for Retirement
August 2011
Warning Signs of Disorganization
July 2011
Essential Organizing Tools
June 2011
Where Do I Start?
May 2011
Reclaim the Garage
April 2011
In Case of Emergency
March 2011
Organizing for Dementia
February 2011
Organizing for Guests
January 2011
Paper Overwhelm
December 2010
Top Ten Causes of Disorganization Revisited
November 2010
Just in Case…Organizing for Death
October 2010
Kitchen Organizing
September 2010
Photo Organizing
August 2010
It’s the Small Things
July 2010
Procrastination
June 2010
Expert Organizing Tips
May 2010
Tips from my Clients
April 2010
Tips for Setting Up a Garage Sale
March 2010
Unusual Ways to Organize
February 2010
Staging your Home for Sale
January 2010
Favorite Places to Buy Organizing Products
December 2009
Wrapping It Up
November 2009
Prepare the Pantry
October 2009
Costumes & Decorations
September 2009
Enough
August 2009
Help for the Home Office
July 2009
Getting Crafty
June 2009
A Better Bedroom
May 2009
Eco Organizing
April 2009
Getting Ready to Garden
March 2009
The Path To Clutter
February 2009
Easing Into Downsizing
January 2009
Organizing For Renovation
December 2008
Organizing For Next Year
November 2008
More Of My Favorite Organizing Tools
October 2008
Making Life Easier
September 2008
Clearing The Closet
August 2008
How To Let Go Of Stuff
July 2008
Managing Medical Records
June 2008
Road Trip Organizing
May 2008
Collections Instead of Clutter
April 2008
Getting Ready for Tax Time
March 2008
Where to Begin
February 2008
When You Want to Help
January 2008
Top Ten Causes of Disorganization
December 2007
Organize for Air Travel
November 2007
Organize for Small Spaces
October 2007
When Life Happens, Reorganize
September 2007
Bathroom Organizing
August 2007
Paper Organizing
July 2007
Uncluttered Kids' Rooms
June 2007
Top Ten Organizing Tools
May 2007
Grapple The Garage
April 2007
Managing Your Time
March 2007
Spring Organizing
February 2007
Help for Caregivers of Aging Parents
January 2007
National Get Organized Month
December 2006
Year End Organizing
November 2006
Give Thanks for Being Organized
October 2006
Holiday Kitchen Organization
September 2006
In Case of a Weather Emergency - Organize!
August 2006
Back to School Organizing
July 2006
Declare your Independence from Summer Clutter
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ORGANIZING TIPS OF THE MONTH: JUNE 2010
Expert Organizing Tips
There are many ways to find organizing ideas which work for us. Some come to us through our own experiences. Some come from the experience of others. Here are some I have found. Note the variations in what is successful for different people.
- Go on a negative energy scavenger hunt: Walk through your house and make note of the things that make you frown. Get rid of those things and give your mood a lift.—Mark Stibich, PhD, longevity expert
- Push the Reset Button: When you are overwhelmed, literally take a step back. Pretend to hit the Reset button in yourself by pushing your thumb into the palm of your other hand. Such a simple act makes a big difference in changing your mindset so you can tackle a task.—Elizabeth Hagen, author, Fearless Organizing
- Use a Kitchen Drawer as a Landing Pad: Empty a drawer and use it to hold everything you dump when you arrive home—keys, sunglasses, change. Cuts down on countertop mess.—Marie Ricks, author, Organize as You Go
- Create a Kitchen Annex: Store seldom used kitchen appliances and sewing pieces together in a closet. No use in filling prime kitchen real estate with things you only need a couple times a year. –Christine Vick, cofounder, www.StoreandStyle.com
- Ask This Question of Each Task: “Does it bring me closer to my goal of X?” if the answer is yes, do it. If the answer is no, delegate or delete it. –Sandra Martini, productivity expert
- Gift of Obligation: Ask yourself if you are keeping a gift only because of guilt about giving it away. If so, remember a gift is given without strings or obligations, and the receiver is free to do as they wish with it.—Maria Gracia, founder, www.GetOrganizedNow.com
- Hunt a Treasure: “The positive act of searching for treasures is a more effective organizing method than the negative act of throwing junk away.” Keep the treasure. Non-treasures are discarded or given away. –Judith Kolberg, founder, Atlanta Hoarders Task Force
- Eliminate Superficial Clutter: Do a rapid-fire sort to jump start an organizing project. Look at something only long enough to decide if it is trash or warrants a second look. The bigger the trash pile, the less work going through the keep pile. –Peter Walsh, author, It’s All Too Much
- Touch Everything Once a Year: Separate your home into 10 zones. Take one zone a month, except July and December, touch each thing and evaluate whether to keep it. –Jonda Beattie, author, From Vision to Victory
- Have an Organizing Mantra: “Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” Amen. –A.A. Milne, author, Winnie the Pooh
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