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If you're like me, you've struggled with this one for years. Enjoy! ![]()
When I wanted to write about Christmas this week, I wondered if it was too early.Then I saw two Christmas posts on a couple of my favorite "intentional living" blogs and I felt like I was in good company. So… onwards and upwards.
When you think about Christmas, what are the aspects that overwhelm you and stress you out?
For me, it's not knowing what's happening.
I'm a girl who loves a plan and I like to know who's hosting the lunch and what I have to bring.
I also like to have clear in my mind what we're doing about gifts and cards.
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I think paper bags are my new best friend - Thanks ClutterDiet!
Great advice on owning up to your own choices in organizing your time - thanks Lorie!
Here's Lorie Marrero from Clutter Diet with another great Video Tip for you. It's amazing how much of a difference just a little planning can make for your entire week!
Here's Lorie Marrero from Clutter Diet with another great Video Tip for you. Since I'm a HUGE Goodwill fan, I love this one!
Although I prefer these bins to the paper bags, as we have a local clothing recycle bin that resembles a big mailbox and you don't need to have them bagged up do donate there. Even more green!
Here's something I forget to organize - medications! Lorie has some great tips - enjoy!
Lorie Marrero's Clutter Video for today gives great tips on how to buy smart to make laundry easier! Take a look:
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I'm a big fan of Lorie Marrero and ClutterDiet.com! Lorie has some great clutter video tips that she produces every week, and I am going to bring you some of those here to Clutter Control Freak. This one is on menu planning - Enjoy!
Binder clips ROCK! Thanks for this GREAT tip, Lorie!!
This is a great shoe rack for tight spaces!
This is an awesome garment rack! Because of its portability, I use it for my frequent flea market sales, and for winter coat storage.
This cabinet is so versatile - you could use it for almost anything! It would be great for shoes and backpacks in my entryway.
For the man with lots of ties! Or belts?
It's often hard to keep the momentum going after you start an organizing project. Reason being, unless you are a professional organizer or self-proclaimed organizing junkie, organization can seem…boring…pointless…overwhelming…difficult.
Does this situation sound familiar to you? Then it's very likely that when you think about getting organized, your natural procrastination mechanism kicks into overdrive.
You are not alone! In fact, one of the most popular questions about organizing is: "How do I get/stay motivated?"
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I want one!
Here is a great video on organizing your pets featuring Ellen Damaschino!
These are great for craft storage too!
This is, obviously, just for fun. This one comes from Stephen Organizing - enjoy!
These Folding Carts are awesome!
A recycle project just for fun!
You too can have an organized work environment!
Join Marcia Francois for her next Virtual Organizing Seminar on Tuesday, February 24th from 11am to 3pm EST. This is an excellent seminar for those of you who work at home, have a small business, or simply want a more organized and efficiently run office. The seminar is divided into separate sessions with work-time in between for you to put the lessons into action!
What do you get …
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SheFinds.com is a great site with tips on fashion and beauty, buying guides and more. A few days ago, they featured a couple of Stacks and Stacks products - both the shoe stretcher and waist band stretcher.
Here's a portion of the post:
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Vicky and Jen.com is excited to release their 18th episode of The Big O: Organization with Monica Ricci, author and professional organizer. This time we covered Kids & Organizing - it was an informative and helpful topic! During the show, we announced the give-a-way of Monica's book "Organize Your Office in No Time".
Give it a listen, check out the companion page of resources here!
You can check out their blog here.
Monica Ricci, Organizing Expert, Motivational Speaker, Author and Founder of Catalyst Organizing Solutions, LLC. is the special guest on the latest episode of The Big O on VickyandJen.com.
"Your time is short and your to-do list is long, so give us an hour and we’ll give you an organized life!" Not really, but use our Under 60 ideas and you will be much closer. Join us for this episode of The Big O: Under 60 where we share lots of projects that can be done in 1, 5, 15, 30 and 60 minutes.
Some examples:
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How to set and achieve BIG, juicy goals that bring BIG, juicy results - teleclass/ webcast
Thursday 23 October 2008
Did you know that there are just over two months left before the end of the year?
Last year, a friend and I participated in an online goals challenge at exactly this time of year. We set some goals and my "big thing" that resulted from the challenge was 7 easy steps to organise your office, which is now a bestselling product in my store.
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For all of our Monica Ricci fans, Vicky and Jen.com is hosting the podcast "The Big O: Ask Monica!"
In this special episode of the organizing series, listeners present Monica with their personal organizing challenges. They cover messy cars, toys, school papers, artwork and much more. They even have a surprise personal pop quiz for Monica to help us learn more about our favorite organizer!
Check it out!

* Do you find yourself wasting time looking for files on your computer?
* Do you get frustrated because you just don't know where to start?
* Do you know when and how often to do a back up?
* Has your computer ever crashed and you lost everything?
* Do you know how to organise and contain all those free things you keep downloading off the internet?
* Do you know how to name and store files so they're easy to find?
We can help you!
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