With the weather getting colder in the morning and evenings but our temperatures staying warm during the day it is hard going from flip flops to fuzzy sweaters. Here are a few tips to help you gradually make the switch. And remember you don’t need a fancy closet organizing system to have great a closet. All you do need is …
Tackle Two Months of Holiday Prep with Ease
Believe it or not the holidays are just around the corner. If you think the comment pre-mature, take a peek at the countdown: • 17 days until Halloween, • 44 days until Thanksgiving, • 65 days until Hanukkah, and • 72 days until Christmas! The holidays are a time to be with family and friends, enjoying the things that are most important to us …
September is National Preparedness Month: Are You Ready for Natural Disasters?
In 2011 the natural disasters started on January 26th in California with one of the worst winter storms, causing flooding and debris and mud flows, but that was just the beginning of Mother Nature’s furry. According to FEMA’s Natural Disasters of 2011, to date the USA has been hit with severe winter storms and snowstorms, tsunami wave surges, tornadoes, flooding, …
Back to School Back to Work
Most families are gearing up for the 2014-2015 school year. As a year round parent we started back in July. I have found that business people gear up the same way families do this time of year as well. Some are a little further than half way through their fiscal year and gear up for the last quarter. Now that …
7 Tips to Help You Pack With Purpose
Ah . . . dreams of sitting shore side and listening to the waves crash on the beach or cooling off under the cascading shade of the mountains. Wherever your vacation leads this summer, the one thing that I can guarantee is that you’re going to have to pack! No one loves this task: remember trying to stuff that last …
Tackling the Garage!
This month’s article will help all the Dads and grease monkeys in your life. We are tackling the GARAGE. For some men (and women too), this is a sanctuary, the place where your man goes to get away from it all. For some, it is THE MAN CAVE. But for most, it is a place to store seasonal items, sports equipment, tools, kids’ …
Appreciation for All
On the heels of Administrative Professional’s Week celebrated April 20-26, 2014 and Mothers’ Day on May 11th, I wanted to give you some tips on how to appreciate people without giving them clutter. It is so easy for us to think about tangible gifts to give others. There are other great ways to show someone you care that will not …
Apply the 5S System to Your Spring Spruce-Up Projects
The need to organize and “spruce-up” is apparent in everyone’s life, from our own personal homes to companies and manufacturing facilities. The 5S system of organizing is a great way to organize any room in your home, office, or other space that needs to remain clutter-free. By definition 5S is the name of a workplace organization methodology that uses a …