Oh, the stories of a drawer that just would not close, or worse, stay jammed. The unreachable insides, the dismantling of the back of a dresser/cabinet/desk to retrieve the offending object… Today’s post hopes to prevent future drawer jammings. A drawer is a nice...
Organizing Tip: How to Pick a Purse or Bag…for Your Organizational Needs
There’s so many styles and choices out there for purses, handbags, backpacks and briefcases…but how do you select the best purse or bag for your organizational needs? First things first, a great way to identify the type of bag that will work for you is to determine...
Productivity Tip: Turn Off That Monkey Mind (Overactive Mind)
Do you sometimes have a monkey mind?A monkey mind is when you have an overactive, over-stimulated, or distracted mind…
Organizing Tip: Item Usage Hunts
Quick, when’s the last time you used… Ever wonder how you use your belongings? Here are a few item usage “hunts” that you can do for a few minutes at a time, at any time of day to help you better see what you really use on a daily basis. What you’ll need: A timer,...
Productivity Tip: What to Do When Waiting for a Widget
Ever work on a project at where things are almost complete…yet you end up waiting on one last item? Here’s some ideas to help you make the most of your time: Set up a tickler list. Make notes for yourself in your to-dos or on your calendar to follow-up on your...
Organizing Tip: Small Living Space Safety
Small living spaces have been quite the trend lately. There’s lots of things one can do to downsize a room or storage area. What about keeping a small living space, well, safe? Here are a few items to keep in mind when organizing/storing items/laying out a small...
Organizing Tip: Getting Familiar with Your Files
Have you ever found yourself in this situation: you’ve carved out some time to file a stack of papers, yet as soon as you start looking through the stack you realize that the task is a bit more difficult than it seems; not only are there items that are easily...
Productivity Tip: How Much Polishing Is Enough?
Here’s a little puzzle for you to think about. Let’s say there are 200 pairs of shoes that need to be polished for a background display for a photo shoot for an image in a magazine. The requirements are that the shoes not be dull, that’s it. You have 3 hours to polish...
Organizing Tip: Email Spring Cleaning
Yesterday was the first day of spring and what did my mind turn to but...helping people with their daily barrage of emails! Here’s a few quick tips: Clean Beyond the Inbox Your inbox shouldn’t get all the love. Don’t forget to clean out those other email folders that...
Top 10 List: Additional Ways to Organize Items
The challenge continues…how many different ways can I come up with to organize items? Here’s some more ideas: Number 10. Relationship Number 9. Category Number 8. Trend Number 7. Time Number 6. Accessibility Number 5. Language Number 4. Country Number 3. History...