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Feb 10
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Gardening and Organizing: What Do They Have in Common?

By | De-Cluttering, Garden, home organizing

I am an avid gardener. I’m in my garden every day. Naturally, I spend more time out there when the weather is nice and less when the weather is nasty. But there is something to see and something to do all the time. I am also a Certified Professional Organizer. I organize something every day either in my own home or while working with a client. Recently, I took a free class at a local garden nursery on caring for roses. I have always thought that gardening and organizing have lots in common, but I had one of those ‘Ah…

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Feb 03
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Attitude – it changes everything

By | accomplish, attitude, behavior, change, chores, family, tasks

How’s your attitude today? Are you ready to take on the world? To put your best foot forward? Or are you feeling not so confident about something. Maybe a little down in the dumps. Your attitude – how you feel about whatever it is you’re doing influences the outcome. Success When someone approaches a difficult task with the underlying belief that they will fail, they generally do. If on the other hand the person gamely tries and does their best, they may not succeed brilliantly but they do make progress. They make enough progress to know that if they keep…

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Jan 27
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My Favorite Organizing Mantras

By | chores, Closets, home organizing, Organizing Strategies, reminder, Uncategorized

I have been told time and again by my clients that they sometimes hear me inside their head, repeating one of my favorite organizing sayings (I’m going to call them mantras) when they are struggling with an organizing task and I’m not there. I think this is a good thing! I use these organizing mantras to prompt my clients when we are working together. I did not create these sayings – I’m not sure who did. What I do know is that they work! While there are many, many of these that I love and use these are my favorites….

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Jan 20
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Three Reasons To Get Organized: Save Money, Save Time, Sleep Better

By | money, NAPO, organize, save, Uncategorized

January Is Get Organized month according to NAPO; The National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals. It’s the time of year when many people make getting better organized part of their New Year’s Resolution. For some, getting better organized is not a stretch. They are pretty well organized so tweaking a few systems to get better organized is within their reach. For others, getting organized is a pipe dream. It’s something they want and dream about but rarely start. A few people wonder why bother getting organized. I’m going to give you three good reasons why you want to get…

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Jan 13
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Getting Back Into Routine

By | chores, daily routine, holiday decorating, holiday gifts

The holidays are over, and schools are back in session. Are you back into your routine? If you are a student, your weekday routine is planned by your school. Over the weekend you probably have school work and outside activities to occupy your time. If you work in an office (not in your home) it’s easier to get back into routine and focus on work. You know when you must leave home to get to the office on time. However, if you work at home or part-time getting back into routine can be a challenge. First, let’s talk about routines….

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Dec 23
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Manage Your Expectations

By | attitude, celebrate, expectations, Planning

What are your expectations for Christmas Day? Do you have a day planned that will be absolute perfection? Maybe it will have a Norman Rockwell sort of feeling to it – all warm and fuzzy. It could be this way if everything goes according to plan and if everyone there is in a good mood and falls in line with your idea. You run into a problem thinking this way because you can only control you and your expectations. Chances are that something during the course of the day will happen so that the absolutely perfect day you have in…

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Dec 09
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Be Kind to Yourself

By | delegate, healthy, kindness, self-care

  Recently, I wrote about the need for patience, particularly during this busy time of year and ways in which to show kindness to others. In order to show kindness to others you must first be kind to yourself. Eat Balanced Meals Treat your body well and eat balanced, nutritious meals. Try to keep the sugary treats to a minimum. Taste your food before adding extra salt. Plan to bring along a healthy snack if you are out and about for hours at a time. This will help you to stay healthy. Get Plenty of Sleep Research indicates that we…

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Dec 02
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Pack Your Patience

By | attitude, behavior, choice, kindness, manners, patience, strategy

Everyone knows that during the month of December lines can be long and traffic miserable. Even knowing that, we sometimes forget to bring patience along with us. We forget to allow extra time for traveling or waiting in line. More than that, we forget that everyone has their own agenda – a place to be and things to buy. We all have somewhere else we’d rather be than waiting in line. It doesn’t matter if it is the line at the grocery store, the mall, the TSA security line we all have a time clock ticking away in our heads….

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Nov 26
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Feeling Overwhelmed?

By | calendar schedule, celebrate, holiday decorating, holidays

It’s not unusual to feel overwhelmed at this time of the year. There’s so much going on! There are always work projects, household projects, and then add to that preparing for the holidays. How do you get these things done without stressing over them? I have a few tips to share with you. Let’s talk about shopping for the holidays. If you haven’t done so already, make a list of everyone you’re shopping for. If you’re shopping online, make a note by the person’s name of what you purchased, how much it cost, and when it is expected to arrive….

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Nov 01
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Things To Do Around Your Home This Fall

By | calendar schedule, chores, Fall Chores, HomeZada, inventory

  I love this time of year! The air is crisp, the trees are gorgeous with their fall colors and I’m anticipating decorating for the holidays. There are a few household maintenance chores that are really good to remember. I always plan to do them when we ‘fall back’. Turn the Clocks Back On Sunday, November 4th at 2:00 am the time officially reverts to Standard Time. I am not a night owl, so I’ll be changing my clocks before I go to bed on Saturday night. I’m happy we’re changing the clocks. This will mean that it will no…

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