By Monica Friel Are you sending a child off to college soon, or do you know someone who’s about to embark on this great adventure? Here are some tips for an organized transition to college dorm living: Weed Out. Eliminate what you can before you even begin packing. Think clearly about what you’ll need to …
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By Monica Friel Summer is here! If you have school-aged children, you know the havoc that can wreak on working from home or getting projects done around the house. Here are some suggestions to help you navigate between working and enjoying quality time with your kids at home. Get work done early in the morning. …
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By Monica Friel We all want our beloved earth to last and flourish for future generations. How we utilize what we have can truly make a difference in our pursuit of helping the environment. When you think about your stuff; what you buy, how you use things, why you keep what you keep, it enables you …
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By Monica Friel Are you busy? It seems like we are all so busy trying to keep up with it all. So how do we stay on top of the hectic schedules and remain organized? Here 5 ways to keep your schedule running smoothly: Schedule It All Put every activity, meeting and plan into your …
By Monica Friel Does your New Year’s resolution involve getting organized? Make 2015 the year that you commit to better organization. Don’t think of being organized as an elusive, far-off goal. Create routines to help lighten the load and bring the chaos to order today. Here are 5 tips to help get you started: Structure Your …
By Monica Friel Is it hard to find the time to get to that looming organizing project? People often say they don’t have the time, but it may have more to do with having the energy than the time. You can always find time for what’s important, but sometimes it’s hard to find the energy …
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By Monica Friel Of course there are many different ways to deal with the deluge of receipts that continually fill up your wallet and pockets, but what is the best way to organize them? That answer really is individual. When we work with a client who has “receipt clutter” we offer several suggestions, here are a …
By Monica Friel The fall is a great time for cooking and eating, creating new recipes and bringing back old ones. Having a well organized kitchen is crucial for good meal planning and preparation. Making optimal use of the space in your kitchen is more important when you’re spending extra time creating new recipes and …
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By Monica Friel If you have a Smartphone, get to know it well so you can make use the terrific functions it can perform. Here are a few ways you can use Siri (or Android voice command) to get organized: With Siri, hold down the home key and talk. Here are some things you can …
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By Monica Friel Summer will soon be upon us. If you have school-aged children, you know the havoc that can wreak on working from home or getting projects done around the house. Here are some suggestions to help you navigate between working and enjoying quality time with your kids at home. Get work done …
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The process of getting rid of things can be a difficult one. There are many reasons why we hold on to objects. Here is a list of some of the types of objects people hang on to, and some helpful advice on how to encourage the purge. Items of Value This is the struggle we …
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By Monica Friel After a long, harsh winter, your home may be in serious need for spring cleaning. The brutal winter has caused us to put off projects that might have otherwise been dealt with during winter months. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the chaos, it only makes it worse if you continue to put …
By Monica Friel Paper is the number one culprit of clutter in most any home or office. Staying on top of the constant flow of mail and miscellaneous papers that accumulate is a big job that never really ends. Here are a few tips to help keep the paper pile-up under control: Process Mail Promptly: …
By Monica Friel What is the state of the files on your computer? Is everything filed where you can reference and retrieve it quickly? Rather than wasting time in a state of chaos, invest time in organizing a system for digital files on your computer. Here are some tips to get you digitally disciplined: Categorize: …
By Monica Friel Did you make a New Year Resolution for 2014? Getting organized is the #2 resolution this year according to statisticbrain.com. It always seems to be one of the top resolutions, so what are we doing wrong that it shows up again year after year? Maybe there needs to be a change in …
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By Monica Friel Having to sit in an office to get work done has become a thing of the past. Over half of today’s corporate work gets done outside the office. We went from having to work in an office to the convenience of work-at-home. Now technology has allowed us to break free from the desk …
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By Monica Friel Do you feel overwhelmed by clutter? Even paralyzed by it? So many of us do — especially at this time of the year. So, in this season of making lists and checking them twice, here is a list that will help you prepare for the Holidays and make them a bit more enjoyable. …
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By Monica Friel Have you ever been motivated to organize your desk/office space and gotten lost in the details? Have you made a plan to get organized and found yourself wasting time trying to figure out how to print the perfect, color-coded file labels? Too often we find ourselves having good intentions to get organized, but …
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By Monica Friel Of course there are many different ways to deal with the deluge of receipts that continually fill up your wallet and pockets, but what is the best way to organize them? That answer really is individual. When we work with a client who has “receipt clutter” we offer several suggestions, here are a …
By Monica Friel By now many kids are back in school, or just getting ready to start. This is the time of year when organizational systems are put to the test. Did you have the chance over the summer to complete all of those organizing projects that were on your list? If not, here are some …
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