Lightening The Load

While there are stresses associated with relocating, each move offers you the opportunity to lighten the load -- letting go of things you don't use as you empty your closets. So as you handle and contemplate and pack each of your favorite treasures, ask yourself a few of the following questions.

Essential Tips for the Kitchen

Want to organize your kitchen? Here are some helpful tips to get you started.

How To Organize Your Paperwork

Many people have a huge challenge coping with the incoming paperwork. (Whatever happened to the paperless office?). Paperwork lands on your desk and somehow finds its way into your in-tray. Eventual...

Declutter Your Home in 11 Easy Steps

Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of organizing your home? Start on a smaller scale instead and it will be a whole lot easier. For example, instead of starting with the entire house, commit to star...

Making Space - Letting Go of Clutter

To make room for new things to come into you life, you have to create space for such things. If your environment or life is packed with things you no longer need or that no longer serve you, then you are holding yourself back. There’s no room for new opportunities, new relationships or new ideas to enter.

Digging out of Paper Clutter - part 2

In this article, the author, a Professional Organizer helps you to create a basic filing system. Part 1 discussed how to unbury yourself from piles of paper.

The Natural Law of Attrition

We know about the Tooth Fairy. But do we know about the Natural Law of Attrition Fairy? Does this explain the socks in the dryer?

Clutter Crisis?

Clutter costs you time, money, space, and peace of mind. Most of us complain about our cluttered desks, closets, bedrooms, kitchens, attics, basements, and even our cars, purses, and briefcases. Clutter is overwhelming, yet we continue to add to it. Why? And what can we do about it?

A Simple Effective Tool To Get And Stay Organized

Often we are in overwhelm because we are holding too many things in our brain. We are trying to make everything a priority and get it done now. When really we can eliminate 60 % of those things get m...

Do You Have A To-Do list?

Here's a great work from home tip. Create a to-do list! Do you plan you days? How about the week ahead. For the past 6 years I've learned that by creating a simple action plan, helps me get a good grip on what I need to get accomplished.

Letting Go of Clutter In Your Office

Some people would say I’m the last person in the world to be writing about clearing out clutter; I seem to accumulate so much of it. But I also get rid of it, when it reaches the point of bothering m...

25 Tips and Tricks for an Organized Move

Worried because you're moving soon? This really doesn't have to be a stressful, chaotic time. Here are some tips to help you achieve a successful, organized move. 1. USE A MOVING CHECKLIST. Make you...

Overcoming E-mail Overload Using Microsoft Outlook

Overcome by the flood of e-mails you're getting every day? Unsure what to do with all the stuff you get every day? I've compiled a few my favorites tips for dealing with e-mail overload below.

Saying Goodbye to Stacks of Paper and Distractions

A daily journal will save you time, reduce stress and make you more productive.

The Problem With To-Do Lists

It can be satisfying to check off those items on your to-do list. Too satisfying, perhaps.