16, Jan 2009
The first month of the New Year is a great time to re-focus on your goals and start taking the steps to reach them. A good filing system such as Freedom Filer is a great place to start. But fulfilling those New Year’s resolutions and achieving their goals requires more… Read more
12, Jan 2009
Linda Chu and her client are highlighted in this Globe and Mail article entitled, “If That Report Collects Dust – Toss It.” It points out that professional organizing is not just for the home anymore. Companies are realizing that by investing in teaching their employees organizing skills, productivity increases. Employees… Read more
05, Dec 2008
We are living in a world of wireless communication. There are cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and music players (mp3) in our pockets and backpacks. In addition to that, we have multiple computers at home. As a result, it is a challenge to organize all of the information we… Read more
05, Oct 2008
Professional Organizer Linda Chu joins Simi Sara in the CityTV Breakfast Television studio. Linda tackles organizing desks. Find Simi’s hidden stash of shoes. Where does Dave keep his cowboy hat? Professional organizers streamline homes and businesses. We improve functionality. We reduce stress and anxiety because people don’t waste time running… Read more
27, Aug 2008
They say moving is one of the top five stress-inducers, right up there with the job interview, the pink slip, divorce, or critical illness. But the move doesn’t have to be a ticking stress-bomb. The Out of Chaos team coordinates every little detail for both home and business owners making… Read more
01, Jan 2008
In preparation for tax season, I had a conversation with Rick Spence of Money Sense magazine. I was quoted in the article “Paper Kills: How to kill your paperwork problems before they kill you.” We discuss how to get paperwork in order. We touched on the fact that entrepreneurs can… Read more
13, Apr 2007
Five days a week, paper mail comes to your mailbox. Your letter carrier does not distinguish what is irrelevant and what is important. That’s your job, but you are succeeding? The worse case I’ve come across was someone who had not opened mail (including the flyers) in over six months…. Read more
01, Apr 2007
How to Manage Your Email was written by Jacqueline Nunes and was originally published in Chatelaine. Here’s some news. Are you sitting down — away from your computer? Every day, 183 billion emails are sent worldwide, landing in the inboxes of 1.1 billion users. For many people with an email… Read more
01, Mar 2007
Email is relentless. Possibly unmanageable? Not unless, you consider using Outlook’s Do Not Deliver Before option. Occasionally, there are times when something comes to mind and you want to send a message to someone. But, you want to send it later when it is relevant. Then you are scared that… Read more
01, Oct 2006
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Jessica Werb of BC Business for an article entitled, “How to get your s**t together.” The growing popularity of home organizing TV shows and the increasing numbers of professional organizers in business tell us that people need some assistance in getting organized at… Read more
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I hired Out of Chaos to help de-clutter my kitchen. Now I can find all my kitchen gadgets. I could not have cleaned it up so thoroughly or organized it so well on my own. Great investment.
— Sarah M.