Muzzy & Pappa are my husband’s grandparents, both in their late eighties, parents to seven grown children and grandparents to seven. A few Christmases ago, the family recognized that Muzzy & Pappa really did not need – or want – holiday gifts. Pappa certainly had received his fair share of Christmas ties and books over the . . . → Read More: The Gift of Giving
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Dressed for Success! A few years ago, when I first became a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), I had the opportunity to volunteer at a non-profit called Dress For Success. My fellow organizers and I spent an afternoon at the Durham, NC location helping to organize the hundreds of suits & professional . . . → Read More: Women Helping Women What can you give? Now that the holiday season is upon us, the focus of our society turns to shopping, gifts, and other material-driven thoughts & activities. That is bit dis-heartening, if you ask me. Although my readership may be small, and my impact even smaller, I have decided to use my blog for the . . . → Read More: Holiday Good Instead of Greed If you have ever attended one of my presentations on paper management, you have heard me speak about Catalog Choice, a free service that allows you to opt out of catalogs, coupons, credit card offers, phone books, circulars and more. Well, they have now added a new feature called Mail Stop. All you have to do . . . → Read More: A Good Thing Gets Better Returning guest blogger Jennifer Conaway, owner of Your Next Level Inc I am procrastinating (not something I typically do). Right this very minute. I would like to thank my blog for enabling my procrastination. I have a project with a deadline I should be working on- a self-imposed deadline but nonetheless if you want to hold a . . . → Read More: Is Procrastination Hurting Your Revenue? Returning guest blogger Jill Hively, owner of Order Up Organizing in Apex, NC. A cookbook collection can start in many ways: from hand-me-down books belonging to family members to a desire to eat better/lose weight/use the kitchen to a crush on a certain cute Australian TV chef. Whatever the motivation behind your collection, it is important to keep . . . → Read More: Eliminate Cookbook Clutter Returning guest blogger Jill Hively, owner of Order Up Organizing in Apex, NC. Have you ever tried one of those “one-size-fits-all” menu plans? You know the ones that “take all of the guesswork out of dinnertime” by providing you a week’s worth of meals and the grocery list to go with them? Odds are when you printed . . . → Read More: Family Meal Plans This week’s guest blogger is Michael Hayes, owner of Hayes Homebuilders in Burlington NC. Hayes Homebuilders is a full-service general contracting firm serving Alamance County and the surrounding areas. Restoring and renovating older homes and building high-end custom homes is their specialty. Their team is also very skilled in renovations, and completed a wonderful . . . → Read More: Choosing the Right Contractor Guest blogger Chris DiGiovanna is President of Trader Chris Consignments, Inc. in Pittsboro, NC. He has been active in buying/selling online for the last 12 years and is an eBay Powerseller. Visit his website at www.traderchris.biz. Most people realize that at some point in their lives, they have too much stuff. There are a number of different . . . → Read More: Turning Trash into Treasure Guest blogger Jennifer Conaway is the founder and Chief Business Wrangler™ of Your Next Level, Inc. Her small business experience and 10 years in operations with Cisco give her a unique view into the business world. Jennifer has a project management background and uses those skills on a daily basis while . . . → Read More: Better Focus, Less Stress Guest blogger: Jill Hively of Order Up Organizing, Apex NC Were these handles properly? The importance of safe food handling practices starts long before the food is brought into your home. Because you have little control over how the items are handled before they end up in your grocery buggy, it is especially important to be . . . → Read More: Food Safety Awareness – Supermarket Edition I’d like to introduce my first guest blogger, Jill Hively. With many years experience as a Registered Dietician, Jill has developed coaching skills to work with and encourage others to make life style changes that will positively affect their well-being, both nutritionally and in their living environments. Jill is the owner of Order Up Organizing . . . → Read More: Is it Safe to Eat? Leftover Basics You are thinking I chose an odd title for an organizing blog, right? Well, let me explain…. As some of you know, I am about 1 week away from becoming a first-time mom. It has been a very exciting, enjoyable pregnancy (for the most part), especially since it has been a roller-coaster ride to make this . . . → Read More: Babies Change Everything School is back in session I will never forget my favorite Staples commercial, showing an exuberant parent “floating” down the store aisle with a shopping cart, the lyrics of the holiday tune “It’s the most wonderful time…of the year” playing loudly. As a former public school employee (in my former life I was a school speech . . . → Read More: Happy School Year! Do you consider this clutter? One of the many things I have learned over the past 4 years working as a Professional Organizer is that every individual has their own definition of clutter and organized. One person’s categorized piles is another’s clutter nightmare. This is what led to my tagline, “Unique solutions for an organized you.” . . . → Read More: What is Clutter? As the kids are getting ready to head back to school, and some of you are not too far from a shift in wardrobe (summer to fall clothing), I thought I would share some simple tips that can help keep your (and your kid’s)closet better organized. Do you prefer this closet… Is an organized closet really that . . . → Read More: Closet Tips & Tricks I have always been a fan of Consumer Reports, and although I do not read each monthly edition cover to cover, I have always found it to be a reliable & helpful resource when needed. My parents are even kind enough to “share” their e-mail subscription/account, which has even more useful information than the print magazine. . . . → Read More: Do You “Shop Smart”? Last week I introduced several different definitions and viewpoints on delegation. Having a good understanding of this action is a great start, but the second and equally important step is having a delegation style that will ensure success. Just as a sports team can have amazing, talented athletes yet end up with a losing season if . . . → Read More: What’s Your Style? I facilitated a roundtable discussion Friday afternoon with a wonderful group of successful women business owners (Women’s Power Networking). We discussed the costs & benefits of delegation, a word that often has a negative or fearful connotation for many people. My goal was that each participant leave the discussion with a new, more positive perspective . . . → Read More: Do You Delegate? As a child, my summers always included many hours in the car, whether traveling from swim practice to playdates to tennis lessons, or when my family loaded up in the van and traveled to the beach or out west to visit family members. These days, I still spend a lot of time in my car; I consider . . . → Read More: Traveling in Style |
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