Archive for 2010
A Purge By Any Other Name
In: Clutter Control
24 Sep 2010Is it possible to get organized without purging first? Not really. In a healthy household, old stuff must circulate out as easily as new stuff circulates in. Circulation prevents accumulation. When it’s as natural as breathing, it’s easy to stay organized. “Purge” means not only toss, but donate, sell, gift, or simply reassign. Nonetheless, many [...]
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- Tags: editing, purging
Organizing Outside The Box
In: Clutter Control
15 Sep 2010Boxes are indispensable tools for GETTING organized, but to STAY organized, you need to “think outside the box.” It’s the first question I get when an excited client agrees to begin work with me, “What kind of containers should I buy?” I hate to dampen their enthusiasm, but I always explain that I will determine [...]
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- Tags: boxes, containers, Systems
Shred-iquette
In: Paper Management
5 Aug 2010Nothing keeps me busier than paper management. Computer advocates once promised a “paperless society,” but in an age when we are printing out our emails, paper is here to stay for a while. Before I can get to my best advice on paper management, however, I must first stop and have a conversation about SHREDDING. [...]
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- Tags: shredding
Eat, Drink, and Be Organized!
In: Systems
31 Jul 2010Coalhouse Pizza is the most wonderful thing to happen to my corner of Stamford since I moved here. This blog, however, is not a restaurant review. It is your key to unlocking clutter. So what does Coalhouse Pizza have to do with organizing? On Tuesday Coalhouse Pizza featured a beer dinner, five courses of delicious [...]
Where Should I Put the Mail?
In: Paper Management
21 Jul 2010It’s a common question but it has an uncommon answer. Mail doesn’t go anywhere. That’s because it stops being mail the second it comes out of your mailbox. Bills-to-pay need a home, material-to-read need a home, and statements-to-file need a home, but it’s a mistake to allow the daily collection to take up residence ANYWHERE. [...]
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- Tags: bills-to-pay, mail
About Matt Baier Organizing
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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- Lisa Corrado: Matt, you are so right when you say many of what we consider tasks are actually projects. And I real [...]
- Steven: Tasks are simple. If you try to finish the tasks then think that you have completed the project. You [...]
- Elaine Hoffmann: I want to thank you and your amazing team for the great work you have done organizing my basement,at [...]
- Linda Kuppersmith: What a brilliant concept. As a business owner that wears several hats (Sales, marketing, accounting [...]
- Matt: Karen, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to your inquiry. I have used several different smart [...]