As the end of the year is rapidly approaching, many people start jotting down goals and objectives for the coming year. Here are some ideas on how to get more out of every minute of the day. Let me ask you a question I read recently. “Suppose you had a bank that credited your account READ MORE
In the last month, as I have been helping people organize their home offices and kitchen drawers, I have unearthed about 37 gift cards and gift certificates. In one case, the gift certificate was issued by a local merchant in 1985 – yup, 27 years ago!! According to ABC News, the value of gift cards READ MORE
For years, I’ve told clients that if they don’t balance their checkbook, at a bare minimum they must review the statement for erroneous charges. It’s also important to eye-ball your credit card statement to make sure all the charges are ones you did, in fact, make. I’ve given this advice because, in working as a READ MORE
Over the past couple of months, a number of my organizing clients have gotten married. For two, it was a new marriage; for the other three it was a renewal of vows taken years earlier. It was an public affirmation of a promise, a commitment, made many years prior. That got me thinking. When it READ MORE
No wonder so many people have trouble getting and staying organized! Can you relate to this? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6oHBG3ABUJU&vq=medium] READ MORE
Letting go can mean parting with possessions. Many of us are emotionally attached to our possessions, and parting with things that have had a place in our lives can be difficult. In fact, for some people, this can be a very traumatic process. Often, people feel as though they need permission to get rid of READ MORE
My last blog post talked about clearing out the garage. Now that you’ve identified those items you no longer want, what do you do with all of your castoffs? One option is to hold a garage sale. Here is a list of tips to hold an organized and successful garage sale. Designate one room or READ MORE
All winter long, my neighbor parked $50,000 worth of car stock in his driveway while his garage remained tightly closed. With each of the many snow storms we had this past winter, I watched them dig out their car and sweep the snow from the roof. And with each storm I thought, “Gee, I wonder READ MORE
Daylight Savings time ends on November 7th this year. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour when you go to bed on Saturday night. So, what can you do with that extra hour? You could just sleep in; however, here are some suggestions to get a little more organized in not a lot READ MORE
If you’re like me, you are probably just getting dinner prepared, or sitting down with your family and the phone rings, perhaps even more than once. It’s a pesky telemarketer. You can block your phone number(s) — your home phone as well as your cell phone — to prevent telemarketing calls by calling 1-888-382-1222 or READ MORE
