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Category Archives: General Organizing
Classic Landing Spots for Clutter
Car If you work out of your car, commute long distances or your kids are in a lot of activities and sports, your car or minivan is bound to reflect it. Some of us feel like we spend more … Continue reading
Delegating Wisely
As a business owner, a large part of organizing is learning how to delegate tasks and recognizing when to delegate tasks. I strongly believe those two elements are crucial to running a successful small business. I have helped several … Continue reading
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Tagged customers, delegate, files, hire, money, organizing, owner, products, services, small business, successful, talent, tasks
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Cleaning Versus Organizing
Let’s make one thing clear. Organizers don’t clean and cleaning companies don’t organize. They might think they do, but they don’t. They pick up, shove things, stack things, or put things where you can’t find them. I’m a fan of … Continue reading
When Hobbies Overtake Our Space
I was reminded this week of a home I walked into many years ago in the beginning of my business. When I stepped into the front door, I was greeted with a quilting loom. At least I believe it … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, consume, effort, energy, Hobbies, money, space, strict, time
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8 Mistakes to Avoid While Tackling An Organizing Project
So the day and hour has arrived. You have blocked off time to tackle the organizing project that has been on your to do list for months. I’m glad you are ready to dive in and start making headway … Continue reading
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Tagged avoid, clutter, common, decision making, declutter, ideas, intentions, mistakes, organizing, project, solutions
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Working from Home
How to Avoid Distraction Running a business from home or working from home for your company is not an easy task. Distraction looms at every corner and productivity can suffer if self discipline and routines are not your strong suit. … Continue reading
Compartmentalize to Organize
Thefreedictionary.com says it well. To compartmentalize is to separate into distinct parts, categories, or compartments. In a nutshell, that is a huge part of organizing. We separate out things, stuff, chaos, parts, pieces, and just about anything into categories … Continue reading
Steps Leading to Change
You’ve often heard it said, “Change doesn’t happen overnight.” I completely agree with that statement. It’s absolutely true. You can’t snap your fingers and expect immediate change, whether you’re changing your diet to lose twenty pounds, changing your attitude and … Continue reading
Staying Focused
“Amber, why is this ten times easier to do when you’re here with me? That’s such a good question. A successful small business owner asked me that question as we organized his home office. We had quickly caught him … Continue reading
Draw a Line… Between Personal and Business
Running a small business from home or an outside office often poses problems when there is cross over. Cross over happens when email, mail, and paperwork is routed to different addresses, brought to work, and/or mixed together in systems … Continue reading
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Tagged business, email, filing, finances, goals, social media, tasks
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