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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cleaning out your closet
- Helping people clean out their closet is something I love to do. It helps me understand them by seeing what they have collected and what they hold on to. I find it satisfying to make order out of chaos. I sit on the bed as garments are brought out and displayed before me. The first few outfits I comment upon, declaring either, "Looks great, keep it." "Needs repair, is it worth it?" or "Get rid of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Saving memories without losing your mind
- The summer is flying by for Cindy and her family. It seems like just last week when they visited Disneyland. In fact, it seems like last month Nicole was born and now she's 7! Yes, the kids are growing up too fast and yet not fast enough all at the same time. Thank goodness for pictures!Cindy started scrapbooking when she was pregnant with Nicole. She has the first 2 years of her life docum...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Relieve vacation stress by planning ahead
- Cindy looks at the calendar and sighs. Ah, the end of May. What a busy time! Memorial Day is just around the corner and the package for her mom for Mother's day is still sitting on her bedroom floor. There are graduations to attend, parties to plan and vacations to pack for. The thought of getting away for a family vacation brings a smile to her face, but preparing her family for that trip is anot...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Spring cleaning: mission garage organization
- Spring is here and the garage door is open. This is a scary thought for Cindy. Her garage is so stuffed that she can't even park her cars in there. But the kids are wanting to get their spring toys out now that the weather is nice. As she begins moving piles of clutter from one place to another to unearth Nicole's bike, 3 year old Megan is having a hey-day in the piles of stuff on the garage floor...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Managing mealtime madness
- It is 5:00 pm and Cindy has no idea what to make for dinner. In the process of searching through the freezer, she causes an avalanche of frozen foods to fall to the floor. Meanwhile, her hungry baby is crying and the phone is ringing.After checking the Caller ID to see it's another sales call, she grabs a cookbook to search through as she feeds Zachary. Cindy starts flipping through recipes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Improve your workplace to make your life better
- What does "quality of life" mean to you? If you want to improve it, you have to define and measure it. Most people think of it in terms of lodging, car, financial income, medical services, and social position. That point of view, however, is not fully complete. An average person is spending more than half of his/her life at work. That is why the level of comfort at workplace is an essent...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Family management tip #3: getting ready for the new school year
- Clothes. Check. School supplies. Check. No doubt you've got to have all the physical goods required to carry your child through the school year. But perhaps the most important way to get prepared for the new school year is by planning to spend your time and your family's time wisely.It's important to take a step back from your busy schedule to think about how you want your family to spend t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Effective closet cleaning tips - let go of more than skeletons
- I know I have a problem when I have to battle with the overflow every time I try to shut my closet door. Well, okay, it's not really a closet, more like an overgrown cupboard, but as it's all I have something's got to give. When it comes to clothes and shoes, I'm the worst. Perhaps it's the result of coming of age in the last two decades of the century ? living through wave after wave of recycled ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to prevent piles of paper!
- If you have piles of paper all over your desk, you're going to love this article.The method is called FAT. I'm not sure who invented the acronym but it really works.A piece of paper requires 1 of 3 actions..1. File- A paper such as a bank statement that doesn't require you to do any action (usually) just needs to go in a file system. If you do not currently have a file system,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Introducing the power hour concept to plough through mountainous tasks
- Have you ever been totally overwhelmed by a massive task confronting you? Ever felt daunted by the thought of even making a start on such a massive quest? I thought so. Read on...Recently I suffered a serious injury. I won't bore you with the details other than to say that I underwent major surgery that required many weeks of recovery and painful rehabilitation.While all that was hap...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 steps from clutter to control
- Are you overwhelmed by clutter wherever you turn? Here are 5 practically painless steps to a clean slate.1. Begin by identifying the areas which are most impacting your ability to function effectively. Then place 2 cartons at each offending "station," labeled TOSS & SAVE.2. Each time you walk by, place one item in each - no excuses, one item in each carton.3. When you can no l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Taking care of you: de-clutter
- De-Cluttering our lives can be an extremely liberating exercise. There are many types of clutter than can hinder us having the quality of life we want and deserve. There is clutter that is in our minds as negative self-talk. There is the clutter that physically exists in our homes, cars, offices, such as old newspapers waiting to be recycled, stacks of magazines you will never read, old clothes th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The true definition of an organization
- The true definition of an organization is one that is organized. Organized in all areas of fundamental business best practices. A business that is not organized should instead be known as a chaoticization.A successful organization is the product of organized individuals all aiming for the same goal; all affecting eachother simultaneously through their actions. They share the same resources ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Words that inspire - simplify
- What do you gain if you SIMPLIFY?Dictionary* says:to reduce to basic essentials, to diminish in scope or complexity, to make more intelligible.What it REALLY means:removing clutter and interference from your life and work; looking at large obstacles as the sum of small challenges; choosing to do less, have less, want less.Why it MATTERS?SIMPLIFYing, both p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Family management tip #2: choosing the right organizer for your family
- What method do you currently use to organize your family? Do you mean my paper calendars or my electronic ones, you ask? If you're like the vast majority of people we surveyed, you're probably using a wall calendar on or near the fridge. And, for portability, you keep the same information on your pocket day planner, which you carry around.You might also have some information on a personal d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - It?s spring cleaning time? let?s make room for abundance!
- I gathered some things you can do this spring while you take a minute to smell those roses. There are things we need to do to clear our space and to reflect on what exciting things we'd like to bring in. My approach to Spring-cleaning touches on areas that all professionals and entrepreneurs can relate to:- Reevaluation of our businesses - Follow Up Calls - Getting Rid of Clutter...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 common roadblocks to getting organized
- 1. All or nothing thinking/taking on too much." I'm going to take a few days off from work and finally get this house/office together!" Doesn't sound very realistic, does it? What usually happens?2. Not having a plan.Fail to plan, plan to fail. Be specific about what you're going to tackle. How long it will take and what tools or materials will you need in order to d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Clear your clutter and free your life
- Whatever your clutter problem the answer is the same: make a decision to clear your clutter and then take action to clear your clutter.Without action, the decision is meaningless. Without the right decision any action is undirected.Physical clutter is the debris that is strewn around your home and work environment: papers and files in piles on the desk and floor, dirty ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Organize your children & save your sanity
- It may be difficult to relate saving money with organization but the two terms really go hand in hand. If you are able to organize right down to the smallest detail, then not only will you save yourself countless panic headaches, but you will have more time on your hands allowing yourself to be more productive and get more accomplished.Organizing your own personal belongings can be a daunti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 reasons to organize your home today
- Home organization isn't just for neat-nicks or those drawn toward organized living. Even if you don't fall into those two stereotypes, you should consider learning and implementing some home organizing techniques. Why bother? Here are five good reasons to organize your home:PEACE OF MIND - When you have a closet packed full of miscellaneous items, don't you sometimes think "I've got to put ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 easy tips for digging out your desk today
- Has your polished mahogany (or modular plastic) desk been buried for so long that you can't remember what your desk is made out of? If so, use these tips to clear yourself some space to work in, and stay on top of your most urgent action items.Get it VERTICAL!If you take a piece of paper and put it somewhere flat, it takes up almost a square foot of space. The instant that you put an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 easy maintenance tips vs piling on the chaos
- Whether you are in your own business or an employee (or neither) -- if you have a family and a home you are in the business of having a life. I'm betting that none of you went into business to become hot at shuffling papers and reams of e-mail.Eighty percent of the clutter at work and at home is a result of disorganization, not lack of space! So if it's going to keep coming in and piling up...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How clutter chases money away
- Have you ever heard that having a cluttered home can cause money to run away from you? I know, I know...it sounds like airy-fairy mumbo jumbo, but think about it for a moment...Has your desk ever been so cluttered that you forgot to pay a bill and incurred a late fee?Has your cluttered purse caused you to forget to enter in a debit card purchase and you then overdrew your account?...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tossing and turning
- "The real question is, why do you want it? What are you going to do with it? That's where you've got to start; otherwise you're going to waste a lot of money."These are the words of Francis Carincross in her book 'The Company of the Future'. She tries to answer the question many of us have about saving paper.Regardless of the fact that we have been talking about the 'paperless societ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Technology...the culprit and the tool
- Technology has given us the tools to reduce routine tasking, yet we are all too aware that technology is seen as the culprit as much as the solution. We only need to look around us to see the developments of the past 20 years. American Demographics magazine tells us we receive a staggering 189 messages a day. They come to us through mobile phones, cell phones, faxes, pagers, emails and voicemails....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Life lessons - get what you want; a lesson from a green sea turtle!
- Sometimes major life lessons come from the most unlikely of sources. As strange as it may sound, I learned one of my biggest lessons about the importance of knowing what I want out of life and the best way to get it, from a green sea turtle.I was snorkeling off the coast of Hawaii. The day had already been spectacular, in that I had seen a purple spotted eel and an octopus, both of which we...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Six add tips for organizing everyday things
- Life with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) can be a constant hassle. Little things like lost car keys, tools that stick or don't cut well, papers that go missing all add to the general level of tension. These tips will help you come to grips with the nitty-gritty of everyday things.1. Things have a place close to where they are used.Putting things close to where they are used means t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting things done: a guide to next-action lists
- Getting Things Done (GTD), is a productivity methodology designed by David Allen. GTD increases your productivity by getting things out of your mind, and into a reliable system that you can trust. This frees your mind to work on the task at hand, instead of trying to remember a myriad of things at once. You will find yourself more relaxed, and more productive at the same time.In particular,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Choose spice racks that help you organize your home
- Today you have almost as many choices of spice racks as you do of the spices they contain. Spice racks are wonderful kitchen home organization gadgets. And a spice rack is a wonderful gift too for a cook. In our household, my husband is the chef. But I'm the shopper. And we own three functional and handsome spice racks that are in use every day. Before you buy your next spice rack for yourself or ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get rid of the clutter
- You really can have a successful business and a great life. Often we get caught up in growing our business or climbing the corporate ladder that we put our personal lives on hold. Rather than filling up your calendar with work, organizations, commitments, and activities that don't bring you joy, think about putting on your calendar the activities that you really want to do first. Make having a gre...
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