Are Business Cards overtaking you? Is tracking your business mileage a sporadic event? If you are looking to improve some ineffective work habits, Spring is a good time to review, renew and reboot! Here are 3 simple office organizing tips that just might make your office a bit more organized and ready to “spring” into… Continue reading
Dear Diary Dear Daily Planner, It appears things have become a little disorganized in my office of late. I know there are many good reasons for this myriad of messiness but I still don’t like it. I don’t think clearly. I waste time. But here is what I do know… The piles are the result… Continue reading
It’s summertime…time for some light hearted fun… and so I shall blog about bread tags! As an organizer I love to throw things out if they are no longer useful. And I have to say I am always amazed at what people save…like bread tags! However I love to find new uses for old things. … Continue reading
First I heard the huffing and puffing. Then I felt the ground begin to rumble. It was then that I looked up to see 78 pounds of double layered black fluff come barreling at me. As he raced by me, I soon realized that I was not the intended target since his eyes did not… Continue reading
PAPER, PAPER, PAPER…we may dream of the paperless office but most of us are still forced to deal with it one way or another. It’s like an infiltrating army of ants. It comes via mailbox, meetings, and marketing. In fact I think it may even come in through the air vents a night. There are… Continue reading
I have a friend that every spring has visions of a well manicured lawn. He pridefully imagines his beautiful lawn…free of weeds and grubs. He imagines a vast flowing sea of green grasses that is truly the envy of all that pass by. So he does what any good landscaping dreamer does…each Spring he buys… Continue reading
Each year Professional Organizers from around the nation converge for the NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) Annual Conference and Organizing Expo. This past April, New Orleans hosted the event and indeed there were tons of educational opportunities available that ultimately promote, refine and advance the profession of organizing. Among these festivities, organizers and productivity… Continue reading
Growing up I have distinct memories of my mother rising at sunrise because her checkbook did not balance! She was determined to find that missing 3 cents and she knew that for HER…early morning was when the thinking cap fit best. Rather than time management, I like to think of it as ENERGY management and… Continue reading
In my travels as a professional organizer, I repeatedly hear and see many of the same roadblocks that cause people to get side tracked as they begin the process of organizing. Here are 5 common organizing mistakes that I see on a regular basis. None of them will prevent you from getting organized but they… Continue reading
There is one specific area where my skills as an office designer and professional organizer intersect perfectly. This brings us to…Organizing Tip #3 for 2013: Create Zones and Homes within home and business offices. As a designer, my focus is to create office space that FUNCTIONS as well as it looks. As a professional organizer… Continue reading