Reduce To Produce
Ever had so much stuff piled up on your desk, that you didn’t feel like you could do ANY of it? Challenge yourself to pick [...]
Ever had so much stuff piled up on your desk, that you didn’t feel like you could do ANY of it? Challenge yourself to pick [...]
Picture this. It’s a beautiful spring day and you’re meeting a couple of friends at Starbucks for breakfast. Afterwards, as you walk out, you spot [...]
One of the most familiar items to go homeless in any work environment is the receipt. You may be frustrated with how messy they look everywhere, but the solution is never as easy as throwing them all out, because they DO matter. Not ALL of them matter, but without a clear plan, one tends to keep them all, just in case.
One of the things that makes it so difficult for us to stay organized is the need to fill empty spaces. I’m not entirely sure [...]
One question I get all the time is “Should I get organized before I move or after?” I say definitely get organized before you move, [...]
Knot Thinking A while back I wrote a post called Bungle In The Bundle, about how some familiar bundles hamper, rather than help, good organizing. [...]
On the subject of food, my mother used to tell me “your eyes are bigger than your stomach!” On the subject of organizing, I have [...]
The neighbors are talking. Clients have been telling me that their neighbors are questioning why they are working with a professional organizer. They [...]
Trapper Keeper Thinking How are your kids’ school organizing systems working so far this year? Do you remember the Mead Trapper Keeper from the 1980’s? [...]
Coalhouse Pizza is the most wonderful thing to happen to my corner of Stamford since I moved here. This blog, however, is not a restaurant [...]
Last week I had the pleasure of watching Othello in the park in Greenwich. The pleasure was heightened because the event was so well organized. [...]
Ah, the clear desk. There’s nothing like it. It represents control and a sense of accomplishment, but it’s more than just a nice idea. A [...]
Got a lot of business cards piling up, that you never find the time to organize? As with so many organizing challenges, the answer lies [...]
It’s very rare that a client needs me to organize the bathroom. There are several good reasons for this that can be used to organize [...]
Keep the Ball in Play The World Cup has turned my thoughts to soccer, but not away from organizing. There’s a useful organizing analogy out [...]
Here’s a multiple choice question. Fill in the blank with the best choice. “Just put it away in the_______________.” A. Attic B. Basement C. Closet [...]