Receipt Control
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.
When Empty Is Full
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 where this need comes from, but I have seen that [...]
Organize Before You Mobilize
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, because good organization travels well. Save Money Good organizing begins [...]
Paper Drain Or Paper Trap?
Would you say there is more of a paper drain or paper trap in your work environment? In other words, does paper circulate easily, like water down a drain, or does it accumulate, like water in a plugged sink? If a sink is overflowing with water, we want the plumber to fix what is plugging up the drain IMMEDIATELY!
Organizing Lessons From An Orange
The photos to the right demonstrate a really interesting phenomenon. The orange is buoyant with its rind on, but sinks to the bottom when the rind is taken off. With less weight, it behaves more [...]
Knot Thinking
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. Actually, it’s more than just the bundles themselves that interfere, [...]
Organizing, A Month At A Time
Getting organized is a very popular New Year’s resolution, but it’s much easier said than done. A great way to approach it is to focus on organizing one room at a time. This is particularly [...]
When Ambition Outweighs Energy
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 observed that, for many of my clients, their ambition significantly [...]
The Best Defense Against Clutter
The best defense is a strong offense. Variations on this expression can be attributed to many sources throughout military history, dating as far back as Sun Tzu and The Art of War. It can also [...]
More-ganized
The neighbors are talking. Clients have been telling me that their neighbors are questioning why they are working with a professional organizer. They are asking because these clients happen to be very successful [...]
Trapper Keeper Thinking
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? In this commercial, the dumb guy has a semester’s worth [...]
Good Organizing Means Good Fun
Being organized means getting to the good stuff faster, or at least it should… I’m amazed at how often my clients expect me to scold them for not putting things away between visits. First off, [...]
