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Declutter Your Kitchen Pantry

March 27, 2010

Do you know what you have in your pantry? Are all expiration dates current? Is it full of processed foods? To get yourself organized for healthy eating and to focus of whole versus processed foods which I will speak about it my next post take inventory of your pantry. If this wasn’t part of your [...]

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Secrets of an Organized Kitchen

March 20, 2010

Because the kitchen is one of the most used rooms in the house it is easy to understand why it attracts clutter. I agree with a recent article in Woman’s Day magazine (April 1, 2010) by Melinda Dodd entitled Kitchen Confidential- secrets of a super-organized space that if you have a place for everything you [...]

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The Decluttering Cure: Conquering Chaos

March 13, 2010

The Oxford English Dictionary defines Chaos as: Utter confusion. Behavior so unpredictable as to appear random; formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe. The unplanned life can create chaos. Chaos comes in many forms but UNPREDICTABILITY and CONFUSION are the key factors in all its variables. Answer these questions to [...]

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Habits of Highly Organized People

March 6, 2010

The March 2010 issue of O- The Oprah Magazine included a large section devoted to organization. That must mean that spring is in the air. Actually most magazines have a standard organization or declutter article these days. Part of the article in this magazine  included “The 10 Habits of Highly Organized People” which I thought was spot [...]

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Clutter Busting: Souvenirs and Collectibles

October 24, 2009

Do you have collections of baseball caps or spoons from all your vacations? Did you inherit your aunt’s figurines? Or do you have so many seashells that you don’t know what to do with them? Many times we keep souvenirs or collections because of the feeling associated with them, not because they are useful. Are [...]

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Support for Organizing

September 26, 2009

So did you clear away the one file pile as suggested in my last post? How did it make you feel? If you didn’t, set a goal to do so this week. The more clutter you have the more overwhelming a task de-cluttering can be and the longer it can take. And yet the rewards [...]

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Benefits of Getting Organized

September 19, 2009

In the article “Out with the clutter, in with…the calm, the money-saving and more. Surprising benefits of getting organized” (Woman’s Day- September 1, 2009) author Denise Schipani indicates that she was surprised at how some purging and neatening made her feel. I agree that there are benefits to organizing including those listed in the article: [...]

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Dealing with Business Card Clutter

May 2, 2009

Do you have piles and piles of business cards? Are you feeling guilty that you haven’t called any of the people you met at that meeting last fall? We all start out with the intention at business events of connecting with those we meet for potential beneficial relationships. We go into the meeting with the [...]

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Clutter Control: Conquering the Paper Pile Up

March 28, 2009

The best defense is a good offense when it comes to handling papers. The key to getting a handle on paper is to deal with it starting at the front (or side) door. Daily when you get your mail, start by sorting it before you get too far into the house: Pull all the advertisements [...]

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The Hazards of Clutter

March 24, 2009

Physical and mental clutter can: • Burden your mind. • Make you feel tired. • Keep you in the past. • Confuse you. • Affect how people treat you. • Make you procrastinate. • Cause disharmony • Put your life on hold. Clutter causes anxiety. It distracts you. And it does cause stress. This can [...]

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