Posts Tagged ‘storage’
Keep the Ball in Play
In: Systems
7 Jun 2010The World Cup has turned my thoughts to soccer, but not away from organizing. There’s a useful organizing analogy out there on the football pitch. How well do you think a team would succeed if their strategy was to collect balls on the sidelines? Their chances of winning would be even worse than North Korea’s [...]
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- Tags: archive files, money, storage
The ABC’s of Storage
In: Systems
1 Jun 2010Here’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 D. All of the above. Of course the correct answer is “D.” Attics, basements, and closets are our storage friends. All too often, however, they turn into forgotten wastelands. It [...]
Bungle in the Bundle
In: Clutter Control
19 May 2010There is a false sense of security that comes from some familiar bundles. More often than not, bundles don’t help you stay organized. One example I have talked about in my blog Envel-nope! is, not surprisingly, the envelope. Yes, the sealed envelope is the most appropriate vehicle for delivering you mail, but it is terrible [...]
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- Tags: bundles, dry cleaning, storage
Top 10 Closet Storage Do’s and Don’ts: #4
In: Closet
12 Jun 2009This is the fourth entry in the series Top 10 Closet Storage Do’s and Don’ts. 4. DON’T store ANYTHING in a rounded basket with a handle. I know how it goes. A friend gives you a beautiful gift basket and when it’s emptied, you just can’t bear to part with it. ”Surely I can find [...]
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- Tags: archival, closet, seasonal, stackable, storage, worst organizing
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
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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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