Archive for 2008
Two Sides of a Coin
In: Paper Management
1 Jul 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, July 2008 TWO SIDES OF A COIN If you think of storage as a one-way street, disorganization is inevitable. Instead, I find it helpful to think of storage as a coin, where STORAGE is heads and RETRIEVAL is tails. Storage without retrieval is not a solution. It is [...]
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- Tags: closets, David Allen, file cabinet, inbox, pocketbook, Post-Its, retrieval, storage
Safe Harbors
In: Systems
1 Jun 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, June 2008 SAFE HARBORS One of the most familiar complaints I hear from my clients is that they waste countless hours looking for important things they need all the time. Some of the usual suspects are glasses, cell phones, wallets, date books, and keys. I certainly can’t guarantee [...]
Negative Space
In: Floor Planning
1 May 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, May 2008 Negative Space? As an Organizer, I find the term “negative space” misleading. In design, negative space is the white area that falls between the dark “positive spaces.” Perhaps the most familiar example of negative space can be seen in the FedEx logo. As many of you [...]
The Annual Purge
In: Clutter Control
1 Apr 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, April 2008 THE ANNUAL PURGE I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. CIRCULATION PREVENTS ACCUMULATION. What better time of year than spring for a fresh start? Open the windows and let the musty winter out and the clean spring air in. Open the storage room and let the old [...]
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- Tags: categories, circulation, clearing, divide & conquer, focus, fresh start, garage, purge
Dedicated Spaces
In: Floor Planning
1 Mar 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, March 2008 Dedicated Spaces I know I’m not the first Professional Organizer to talk about dedicated spaces and that’s for a very good reason. While there are many different ways to GET organized there is no better way to STAY organized than to recognize dedicated spaces. Simply put, [...]
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Professional Organizer Matt Baier and his team declutter and organize homes and offices in Stamford, New Canaan, Greenwich, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, Fairfield, Westchester County, and New York City.
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- Clutter Control (32)
- Floor Planning (4)
- Paper Management (18)
- Systems (41)
- Closet (10)
- Time Management (11)
- Shred-iquette
- Eat, Drink, and Be Organized!
- Where Should I Put the Mail?
- De-cluttering Is Natural
- Organized Culture
- Clean Slate of Mind
- Organizing Business Cards
- Organizing Lessons From Your Bathroom
- Keep the Ball in Play
- The ABC’s of Storage
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- The ABC’s of Storage | Matt Baier Organizing: [...] out of your closet space, check out my series on closet storage. For more on attics, check o [...]
- The ABC’s of Storage | Matt Baier Organizing: [...] The first subcategory is kid’s schoolwork and artwork. This can represent a huge amount of s [...]
- Bungle in the Bundle | Matt Baier Organizing: [...] example I have talked about in my blog Envel-nope! is, not surprisingly, the envelope. Yes, [...]