Organizing and streamlining are similar yet different. When we think about organizing and the words that come to mind are: Sort out Arrange Classify Put in order To streamline, on the other hand, we think about: Create efficiency Restructure Simplify Declutter We complicate our lives with our possessions and the… Read more
When do your piles of information and possessions cease to inform and be useful, and instead become an anxious burden? The answer: when you have too much excess and can’t access what you need. Some like to call them piles of organized chaos. Stuff is stuff, I say, whether we… Read more
If you don’t already know it and live it… all those piles around you are only piles of delayed actions… you know, the things that you will get around to doing later… BUT, we all know that ‘later’ never seems to get here. To avoid procrastination, follow the tips below…. Read more
Christopher Flett writes about the importance of business organization. In the articles that I write over the next few months, I’m going to offer you a tool each month to consider, implement, and manage. I have chosen ‘tools’ that I think will add to your ability to develop business in… Read more
Growth is a good thing. However, the growth of clutter can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. By spending as little as 15 minutes a day decluttering, you can conquer the chaos. Often we walk into a room or open a closet door, only to quickly turn around and… Read more
Nancy Zimmerman of Your Money by Design shares some quick tips to help sort and organize your money financial affairs. 1. Define the purpose of your money. It may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised. If you think about it, is your money supporting your current lifestyle? What are your… Read more
Have you given up on your storage space? Like most, storage and utility rooms become a dumping ground for your belongings when clearing other areas in your home. Often, you place items in your storage rooms that you promise to sort through later or items that you can’t bear to… Read more
Storage and utility areas are often the most challenging since these rooms are out of sight (and, therefore, out of mind). As a result, people tend to use them as dumping grounds when clearing other areas in the home and for items, they can’t bear to throw away. The key… Read more
Sort, Purge, and Emerge From Chaos was written by Julia Crawford and originally published in North Shore News. I pride myself on being a fairly organized person. Nonetheless, I seem to leave behind a trail of clutter wherever I go, like a silvery slug trail. Working from home, ongoing house… Read more
Liberating That Precious Junk was written by Andrea Phillpotts. She is a writer and teacher in Richmond. Opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of any school district, organization, or school. Her column appears every other weekend in The Richmond Review. The crocuses have risen and glorious… Read more
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