The A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: D Is For Decluttering
A lot of people think that organizing is about the systems you set up — having everything color-coded and alphabetized and stored by season. That’s certainly part of it, but arranging your places and...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: E Is For Efficiency
How many times a day do you hear the word “efficiency” in a conversation (especially at your workplace or during a professional meeting?) This has become one of the most overused and least understood...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: M Is For Maintenance
Are you one of those people who treats “getting organized” as a one-time event — a project to be completed, a task to be crossed off your list? You set aside a weekend (or a week or a month) for going...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: N Is For Necessity
I help my clients eliminate clutter of all kinds — piles of stuff, stacks of paper, overflowing schedules, more expenses than they can afford, toxic people in their lives. And one of the first...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: O Is For Order
Everyone knows that getting organized is about creating “order” in your life — but what the heck does that mean? Going back to my good pal Merriam-Webster, putting something in order is defined as...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: Q Is For Quick Thinking
Here’s a bit of organizing irony for you — while it’s good to plan before you begin a task that involves a lot of decision-making (like going through a pile of paper or cleaning out your attic),...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: S Is For Self-Management
When you hear the term “time management,” what do you think of? You probably envision using calendars and check lists and electronic programs to set more effective goals and boost productivity and...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: T Is For Time-Sensitivity
Some folks assume that all you need to manage your time better is a planner, a reminder system, and a set of rules about how to structure your day — not so much! Applying someone else’s time systems to...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: U Is For Unfinished
It’s easy to feel out of control when you have unfinished to-do’s hanging over your head. Mastering new tasks as they come in is one thing — but you’ll never be truly organized if your life is...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: X Is For (e)Xcess
Okay, so I know I’m cheating a little bit on this one — but words starting with the letter “x” are hard to find! And every organizing effort needs to include a determination of how much is too much....
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