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Organized Living in a Disorganized World We are bombarded with so many factors that perpetuate disorganization. Computers, fax machines, cellular phones, and on-line services enable us to do more - and require us to do more. The speed of the microchip doubles every 18 months, with no end in sight. There is also a greater sense of urgency due to rising expectations. If I can e-mail y ...7 Tips To Get Rid Of Clutter Clutters are materials almost any household can not totally get rid of. It is said that a home will not be a home without clutters. That can be true. But did you know that there are measures to get rid of clutter.Here are some simple guidelines or tips that would help you to the ardent task of getting rid of clutters in your home.1 ...Use These 5 Tips To Help Organizing Your Home Life Maintaining organization or keeping organized at home is very important because the home is where your sanctuary is. If the home is totally messy and screwed up, chances are, your time for rest and relaxation would be affected and you would end up having nothing of that at all.To organize your home life, there are practical ways and tips ...De-Cluttering and Organizing Your Home With 7 Simple Secrets! 1. Out with the old, in with the new!To minimize what goes into your house in the first place, remember this simple rule: If you bring in a new item then one has got to go! For example when I buy new clothes I look at what I have before I go shopping. This way I don’t wind up with 4 white v-neck t-shirts. When I come home from my sh ...Why You Want to Journal In Your Scrapbooks We’ve all looked through photo albums. There are page after page of photos. If the photo album belongs to someone else, we often must force a smile as we flip through page after page of photos that mean nothing to us. Even if the photos are photos of our relatives or closest friends, if we weren’t there, seeing hundreds of photos of someone els ...Amazing Time and Money-Saving Tips for Enthusiasts of Coin Collecting Newbies to coin collecting tend to WASTE a lot of time and money on erroneous and deceptive purchases simply because they have insufficient experience and knowledge. If you don't want to commit the same mistakes of other newbies like you, here are some tips to help you have extra time and money to make your coin collection as beautiful as any ot ...The Gaian Paradigm Part 1 For some 2000 years or more civilization has been ruled by a paradigm which was grounded in the Judeo-Christian creation myth. It was reinforced by Greek philosophy, Roman Power, Newton’s Mechanics, Darwin’s evolution, and Smith’s economics. In the waning two decades of the 20th century a new scientific and social paradigm has been develo ...College Bound: The Organized Dorm I can still remember my shopping list for my first dorm room. Years ago we kept it simple -- the must have storage staple was the old dairy crate and that was pretty much it. Those dairy crates organized everything from sweaters and sweatshirts to books. Today the storage choices are almost unlimited (although the budget may not be...), so outfi ...Neat Checklist to Simplify and Organize Sending Holiday Cards! Here's a step-by-step checklist to simplify and make it easier to send those holiday cards on time!1. SIMPLIFY / CUT BACK ON YOUR LIST! The most important reason for sending a card is how it will make people feel. With that in mind, go ahead and make some cuts! For example, keep only the following people on your ca ...What Two Words Will Double the Space in Your Home? Just two words and a bit of explanation about them will help you to double, maybe even triple, the space in your home now. Those two words are "Go vertical."FUNCTION FIRST, LOOKS SECONDThat means that when you buy bookcases or other types of furnishing with shelves, make sure these items have five or six shelves. Two or three shelv ...Defining Your Topics for a Book Creating a group of topics first and then organizing them is one of the easiest methods for writing a book. I prefer to use the chapter by chapter method but the choice is ultimately yours. With your entire chapter titles listed, write down every topic that you could include in the book. This means you should have room to write down at least thr ...Wine Tasting Parties: 4 Easy Steps to Hosting a Great Wine Tasting Party Thomas Jefferson said, “Good wine is a necessity of life for me”. No wonder he was one of our founding fathers!More and more people are drinking wine these days and why not? It’s readily acknowledged by the medical community that drinking red wine in moderation has a myriad of health benefits including lowering your risk of contracting ...Ten Tips For the Care and Feeding of College Freshmen DORM ROOMS1. How do you fit clothes, books, computer and other necessities into a space no bigger than a prison cell? Not easily. If possible check out new accommodations prior to packing and find out in advance what’s supplied. Many dorms have suggested floor plans to maximize space. Store as much as possible under the bed and, if necess ...What You Tolerate Can Hurt Your Business You may be aware of them, you may not be. In any case, chances are high that even if you are aware of them, you probably don’t realize the negative impact they are having on your business. What are they? Things you are tolerating in your work environment.Anything you are tolerating is called a “toleration.” Tolerations are situations a ...Ribbons Rule Ribbons might not jump out at you at the scrapbook store, but you would be surprised at how versatile it is when you add it to your layouts. From silky to textured, you will find a huge verity of ribbons to add to your layouts. Find a ribbon that is themed to fit your layouts. From the printed ABC's and Rulers to Soccer balls and themed sayings ...Organize Your Folders to Optimize Efficiency Files proliferate quickly on personal computers and, without a bit of planning, users can end up hunting through a long list of miscellaneous files with names that seemed sensible when they were created, but now appear very mysterious.Windows automatically saves new text files in My Documents and graphics files in My Pictures unless you t ...Creating Your Perfect Scrapbook Style Getting started is easy, just follow these simple steps and you will find the perfect style for your layouts. Once you find it, you are well on your way to creating the perfect scrapbook for any occasion. First, you need to decide which style best fits your theme wither it is Chronological, Topical or Thematic.Chronological scrapbooking i ...Hiring--A Vital Key In Sales Management Success Recently, I was asked to spend some time on the telephone, coaching a client’s administrative assistant on how to check out an employment candidate’s references. After each in-person or telephone conference, I complete a brief written report going over the information discussed. The information that I gave this worker was so vital to the company ...Organizing an Arson Watch Program A wide variety of participants are needed to launch a successful Neighborhood Arson Mobile Watch program. In this section, necessary participants are listed, along with a description of the kind of support needed from each. As many of you know, implementing a community-based project requires the interest, cooperation, and support from many peo ...Organizing a Baby Shower If you know a mom to be and are family or a friend, why not host a baby shower for her? It's easy to do and is a great way to show her how much she's loved. Host the shower about 6-8 weeks before the baby's' due date. This far in advance allows the parents to buy items they didn't receive as gifts. It also lowers the risk of the mom to be go ...Pallet Rack For Organizing Your Shop Areas Does your shop area or storage area look a bit unorganized? Does your shop area need some type of shelving that is going to allow you to take advantage of the space you really have above your head? Pallet racks are going to allow you to stack up the items that you store for store use or for sale. Pallet racks are stackable types of storage sy ...Organizing: A Series of Simple Choices I'll make the choice clear from the beginning:Follow the 4 Ds of organization - Do it now - Delegate it - Delay it briefly - Dump itor you will get to experience the other two Ds of organization - Disorganization and Disaster.Using the 4 DsDo it nowAlways the best decision. Do something now and ge ...The Love It Or Lose It Principle: One Simple Key to Living Clutter-Free Forever It wasn’t long ago that you spent an entire weekend “decluttering” – and now you are expecting guests in two days, and the guestroom is full of “stuff” again!According to a study by the U.S. Department of Energy, 25% of people with two-car garages didn’t park any cars in them and 32% parked only one. When it came to three-car garages, onl ...The 5 Most Common Filing Mistakes & How to Fix Them - Part 1 Let’s face it. No one actually loves filing. But most people who really hate filing are actually doing things that make filing much more painful than it needs to be. Here are 5 of the most common filing mistakes along with ways to make filing much easier!Overstuffing your files. If your file drawers are overstuffed, of course you ...Creating a Scrapbook at a Bridal Shower Bridal showers can be so much fun. It’s a chance for the women of two families to begin their lives together. It’s also a time for the friends of both the bride and groom to meet one another and begin melding their lives together.I think making a scrapbook as part of the bridal shower can be a wonderful way to share memories and get to kn ...15 Steps to a Clutter Free Home It’s time to get into the habit of letting go of excess stuff, rather than finding a place to stuff it. Having to walk around stuff or over stuff does not make for a peaceful living environment. Let’s go room by room and take care of some of the most common clutter problems.1.) Kitchen: ask yourself what items do I use daily? ...The Magnificent 7: Tips for Cleaning Up Clutter Clutter is postponed decisions®. Here are some suggestions to simplify the task of controlling clutter:1. Put all like items together. Put items in their largest category first, and then break them down by steps as necessary. For example: (1)Put all clothing together. (2) Then break into women’s clothing and children’s clothing. (3) ...9 Proven Principles for Increasing Productivity, Profit and Peace of Mind Do you feel guilty about all the publications you purchase but never read -- or the articles you read with great ideas or opportunities you never implement? Are you spending time recreating marketing materials because you cannot find what you wrote the preceding month or year? Do you run out the door for an appointment at the last minute becau ...Help! I Can't Find My Keys! In the current Neat Living Poll at the Neat Living Blog, the number 1 item that people say goes missing is keys! Keys are one of the most annoying things to not be able to find! It wastes so much time and energy and creates unnecessary stress. Not being able to find your keys can even make you late for work or important appointments! The good ne ...Spice Racks Add a Little Spice to a Kitchen Organization Spices are the spice of life, so to speak. So, if your spices are disorganized, what does that say about your life? There is not yet a feng shui of spices that I know of, but there certainly ought to be. Do not worry, though, there is hope for those of us who cannot find our cinnamon amongst our fennel and nutmeg!What is this hope that ...
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