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The New Year will arrive in just a few hours. Most of us have been reflecting on the past year and setting goals for the coming year.  Getting the financials under control is a common resolution. I have been researching some no-tech, low-tech and high-tech tools that will help with this goal. I even found an “envelope system” app for the…

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Was decorating for Christmas easy this year? Could you quickly find what you were looking for in all of those boxes of holiday decorations? If you answered no then read on. I have some tips that you can implement now that will make next year’s decorating easier.



• Sort items into logical categories and store each category in a separate container. For example, a container that is labeled living room tree ornaments should only contain ornaments for that specific tree. Please… Continue

A few weeks ago I listened to an EOK Podcast on product development. My head was spinning. I know that I have a product or two or three that I can bring to market. Well today I discovered that I missed the boat completely on one of them.



I went to Office Max to by some office supplies. I saw a new line of organizing products designed by Peter Walsh (Clean Sweep and Oprah) called [in] place system.

These are items to organize action files and projects. He uses sticky notes for… Continue

As an organizing consultant, I help my clients take control of their surroundings, their time and their information by designing custom organizing systems for them based on their habits and by teaching them the organizing principles that I have learned over the years. I believe that organizing is both an art (the design) and a science (the principles).



One principle that has been on my mind lately is what I refer to as the Preventative Principle or the three-fourths… Continue