Car-ganizing
A car serves many Read More
Don’t Apha-bet On It!
An associate of mine joked the other day about how I was so organized that I had my sock drawer alphabetized. Naturally I took the joke in the spirit of good-natured ribbing it was intended, but for many organizing systems I believe alphabetizing can do more harm than good. Now don’t get me wrong,if you have items like old client files or CDs that are all the same type of thing, filing alphabetically makes the most sense, but...
Organizing Work-At-Home Moms
Anyone who has worked with me knows what a fan I am of Julie Morgenstern. If you want to read the best books on organizing, start with her classic "Organizing From the Inside Out." It begins with a story about her "day of reckoning" when she and her baby daughter missed out on a beautiful day because she was (then) so disorganized. I know from working with work-at-home moms that there always seems to be a nagging feeling of missing out, because of the tremendous challenge of keeping it all together.
Attic Attack
As you put your Read More
Showroom vs. Stockroom
Several people have Read More
Don’t Hide It Away, Play!
A very real obstacle Read More
Kitchen Organizing
Thanksgiving can be a Read More
Organizing Children’s Artwork
A child’s creativity is Read More
When In Doubt, DON’T Throw It Out
When In Doubt, DON’T Read More
Under-organizing
As I see it, the whole point of getting organized is to make life as easy as possible so that you can get to the things that matter most. Your organizing energy, therefore, should first go to the items you need to find and use the most.
Daily Mail Daily
The number one habit to stay organized is to sort the daily mail DAILY. If your clutter is so overwhelming you don't know where to begin, start with the daily mail. This may seem insignificant next to more monstrous organizing challenges, but the act of sorting your daily mail EVERY day encompasses some of the most fundamental organizing principles. 1. CIRCULATION PREVENTS ACCUMULATION.
Circulation Prevents Accumulation
This is the big one. This is the trunk of the tree Read More
