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Post-It Notes
Emily Vander Tuin, a residential organizer, shares a simple organizing tip using post-it notes. Continue reading
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Top Organizing Myths: Part 2
MYTH 1: Organizing is a one shot deal. This is a really hopeful myth. But sadly, so untrue. If you organize your garage and a year later you look at it again and it’s a mess you might say this … Continue reading
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Top Organizing Myths and ways to get over them
A myth is a story we tell ourselves or each other that has no basis in fact or natural event. Such a common way to deal with something we don’t want to look at realistically, right? “I have time to … Continue reading
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Love your home again!
Have you ever invited a friend over and just before they arrived, you saw what they will see (dusty shelves, overflowing with books, papers, piles of laundry clean and dirty etc. etc.) and felt pre-embarrased? So, you spent the next … Continue reading
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YOU decide
When you face your organizing options remember this: You need to decide. You need to decide how much of this thing (be it sponges, magazine subscriptions, shoes) do I need for my life work for me? How does this work … Continue reading
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My 5 part organizing Methodology
There are as many ways to organize as there are organizers. The trick is to find that organizer who is compatible with you. The way I organize is as holistic as is appropriate for each client and project. Each of … Continue reading
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Rebuilding Together San Francisco
I am participating in a new volunteer project this year. Rebuilding Together San Francisco. “Rebuilding Together San Francisco provides free repair and renovation programs for low-income, elderly and disabled San Franciscans and for nonprofit and community facilities. Our programs address … Continue reading
Your organizing Style
I often get asked “Is there just one way to organize?” Often, there is a critical undertone to this question. Like “I’ve tried to be organized but it still hasn’t happened.” Or, ” I feel badly because I read one … Continue reading
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Wastefulness of Decluttering
I subscribe to just a few blogs. I must love them very much if they are to be put into my email inbox multiple times a week. This here Blog is one of them: Zen Habits I’m giving you … Continue reading
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Emily’s Organizing Tips part 2
Learn 3 organizing rules that will help and direct you to living a more organized life. Continue reading
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