Have stacks and stacks of business cards? Organizing business cards is one of the biggest challenges for people, and a common question I get during my teleclass. The point of having business cards is the information contained on them, i.e. passing them on as a referral. So, the business [...]

It’s the little things in the home office that drive us crazy.  The pile of mail multiplying overnight, the misplaced phone number, the headset that has a faulty cord (and never has worked all that well), the chair that creaks, the desk that is unbalanced … *sigh*  It can make you feel like our friend [...]

Don’t you love technology?  I know I do!  The age of the internet and technology is one wild ride, filled with all kinds of tools and toys coming in and out of our lives.  The latest buzz on a PDA, electronics, social media, the newest plug-in, etc.  Besides the self-loathing and “oh-my-gosh-there’s-no-way-that-is-the-real-time” feeling, what happens [...]

Productivity killers are in the details.  Sometimes even in the classroom….
Yesterday I went to my son’s classroom to volunteer. First, the teacher asked me to help the kids play bingo (learning numbers was never so fun!). Then, she handed me a box of pencils to sharpen. Now, this might not seem a [...]

I’ve been perusing the internet and schmoozing with other organizers recently. Learning from all of them, seeing new products and meeting Peter Walsh (of Oprah & Clean Sweep fame, more on that later) so I just had to share. Here’s a few things I’ve run across lately which can help with productivity, or [...]

It occurred to me that so many books, TV shows and Google searches are out there about “getting organized”. Today I’d like to give you some tips on staying organized.
Most people have read a book or two about organizing - heck, some people have purchased 2 or 3 books on the subject. Getting organized can [...]

Receipts, parking passes, insurance cards, gift cards, maps, stamps…. did someone say we were going “paperless”? Uh, yeah. On the go means papers that can get out of hand. Here’s a few tips to get them under control!

Your wallet is not a trash can: before you mindlessly shove another scrap of paper in there, [...]

Working in a home office is difficult enough, but then when you add a spouse or partner, it can be really challenging. However, if you establish some rules and boundaries, it can be done. Here’s some tips to help you get it together and work together without losing your mind.

Establish boundaries: You have separate [...]

Who says filing has to be boring, or strictly manila vanilla? Personally, I think manila folders are for the inside of file drawers. Sometimes you need files out on your work surface or on the road with you. Those are times for stylish filing! Here’s a few to get you going.
Bright color filing: [...]

I was reading through some older feeds recently, and I ran across this nugget of wisdom from Leo at zenhabits.net:
(#3) Simplify before organizing. Many people try to create complicated organizing systems for all of their stuff, in an attempt to get organized. But it’s much better to reduce your stuff, and to get it as [...]