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Come back daily, as we have a dozen different blogs a day every day of the week -- on topics like home and office organizing, paper and time management, organizing your kids, simplifying you life, getting your finances in order, travel, moving, and much more!
For many of you this will be your first introduction to me! I blogged with onlineorganizing.com in 2007 and have taken a bit of a vacation. Last Spring, my husband was transferred and we began the agonizing journey of packing up our well running household and moving two hours north to a wee bit larger home with far less storage options! We literally had two weeks to pack up our home and unpack right after the first month of school and we blew in like a tornado only to have to restart life within a weekend. Now, for most of you this is a normal tale and LOTS of people have done the same thing. For ME, it was torture! Not having adequate time to organize like I wanted and unpack and organize from the front end as the planning person I am...I...
The fourth step in living a life of simplicity is: "Create a possibilities mindset".
Those people who think in terms of possibilities believe that they can create their own reality. When you come from a possibilities mindset you are open, receptive and trusting. You are guided by a deep and unshakable faith. You feel a sense of freedom that allows you to grow and thrive.
When you come from the perspective that anything is possible you leave behind a victim mentality and take one hundred per cent responsibility for your life. You stop blaming anything outside of you for the way things are and choose to change your perception. That is when everything changes and life begins to feel effortless.
You choose to find...
No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you! Are you having a hard time believing
that after extolling the virtues of Outlook, ACT! and other powerful personal
information managers, I'm now suggesting that you use Excel? Well, it's like
this... ...
Life Fitness is all about balance. It's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. So of course, you need to look at your physical body – is it getting the attention it deserves?
An active life is a productive life. And that requires energy. Feeling energetic and productive is invigorating isn't it? Endorphins clear away the mental fog and make you feel great. So get moving!
Consider a stagnant pond. When the waters are stirred and new water is introduced the water clears. Exercise...
Over the past few weeks, we've been talking about
mobile paper. Today, we're looking at
the specific systems of materials and skills needed by all you road warriors in your mobile
offices. And ironic as it might seem coming from someone who
has blogged previously about a lack of kitchen-related skills, Paper Doll is a big
believer in imitating the systems of a chef when developing an
auto-office. I, Julie, may not be in the same realm as Julia (or even Dan
Aykroyd's version of Julia), but I nonetheless
propose:
A Culinary Model for Successful
Mobile Offices ...
Organized Meal Time- is it possible?
If your home is anything like mine, the dinner hour can get quite hectic. We are usually preparing to rush out the door to some extracurricular or church activity, hubby is just getting home from work, kids are finishing up their homework, and tensions can run high. Yet, studies show that eating as a family is really important for family stability and cohesion. How can you create a calmer environment for dinner? Here are some tips:
Have a menu plan. A lot of stress can be averted if you already know what you are going to have for dinner and the ingredients are available (and thawed). Plan your menu according to what is going on in your...
I'm just back from a weekend getaway in Miami (my old hometown). Whenever my husband and I travel back to Miami, no matter what our plans or how busy our schedule, I always make sure we stop at the Container Store.
When we lived in Miami, The Container Store was about 2 miles from my house, and was conveniently on my direct route home from work, so I stopped by frequently. Now that I live 4 hours from The Container Store… it has become a place of worship, a place so sacred it is never missed when we're in town, they way you would not miss the Vatican if visiting Rome. ...
With almost every client that I work with on an office organizing project, we find an unused piece of technology cluttering their office. It could be a computer that is not quite working, an old cell phone from a previous provider, an old fax machine, etc. This electronic equipment is causing clutter in the office. Why? As Barbara Hemphill likes to state, "clutter is postponed decisions."
Most people don't know what to do with this unused technology, so they do nothing and the equipment starts taking up valuable office space. People hang onto technology because they think…hmmm…maybe I can have it repaired……maybe I should upgrade the computer……I'm not quite sure, I'll think about it later.
Did the untimely death of Michael Jackson at shock you? It shocked me. His music was a part of my youth. And he was a few years younger than I am. His death made me even more aware that life can change in an instant. Did that wealthy man with 3 small children ever imagine that he would die at age 50? Probably not. Had he taken the time to plan for its possibility? That remains to be seen. For his family's sake, I hope so.
But we can all learn a lesson from Michael Jackson's death. TODAY is the day that we need to start putting the pieces in place so that our families will be protected when we die or become incapacitated. If you do not have a will, power of...
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