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Stop Saving Stuff For Your Kids

Possessions curated over a lifetime are displayed with pride around baby boomers’ homes. With their parents’ Great Depression values instilled in them, boomers are a generation of savers. Things in basements, garages, attics, closets and cabinets overflow into living spaces.…

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Avoid Back-To-School Chaos (08.18.15)

Transitioning from the less structured days of summer to a school routine can be challenging. But there are many ways to ease into the first days of school. Getting off to a positive start can influence confidence, attitude and aptitude. Here…

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Halloween Fun! (October 31, 2014)

Each year some really clever folks where I live create Halloween creatures and line them along both entrances to the community. I thought I'd share some of them with you. I look forward to seeing the new creatures year after…

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4 Life-Saving Tips (September 2014)

We've all heard important tips about how to protect ourselves in case of emergency or disaster — such as having a first-aid kit, flashlight and enough bottled water and dry food to last a few days. September is National Preparedness…

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Free Shredding Events Are Back!

If you're in the Delaware Valley area of PA, there are quite a lot of free or low-cost shredding events during the spring and summer. Don't you love that they're called events? Makes it sound so festive. This would be…

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Dinner Without Robocalls?

Happy new year!  All my best for a happy, healthy and organized 2014! I'm celebrating the new year with a new Web site, logo and tagline. Also, my Timely Tips™ e-newsletter has morphed into a Timely Tips™ blog. I hope…

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Seasons Greetings!

Best wishes to you and yours for a happy, healthy and fun holiday season! May peace, success and happiness be with you this holiday season and throughout the new year. Wherever you celebrate, I hope you create lots of special…

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Is Being Visual a Trick or Treat?

Mostly, it's a trick. I've worked with many people who post notices of every kind on all available surfaces. Refrigerators, cabinets, computer monitors, desktops, floors and bulletin boards are overflowing with papers. Why is this a problem? Because it just…

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Is Your Data Safe? Maybe Not!

Most people think of natural disasters when discussing national preparedness but I think you’ll agree that losing your device would qualify as a disaster! You may not be able to prevent losing your device but you can protect your data.…

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Essential Back-To-School Tips

The morning of the first day of school can be a frenetic, crazy time! By planning ahead, things can run smoother. Whether your child is starting school for the very first time or a returning student, here are a dozen…

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My Best-Ever Donation Tips

              As a professional organizer, I see too many homes filled with Too Many Things. Why? Because Things are brought in--year after year, decade after decade, and far fewer Things go back out. Over…

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Quick Closet Makeover

Clean Out Your Closet Week is recognized in March. Are you ready to tackle yours? To start the process, label containers Donate, Recycle, Homeless (for anything that doesn't belong in the closet) and Unsure (use this one sparingly). Use a…

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Top 10 Tax Tips

Time to get out the proverbial shoebox overflowing with papers. It's tax season again -- a time that can really exacerbate disorganized people's disorganization. There is a better way. You know that. But what you may not know is --…

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Get Organized For Good!

Happy new year!  Have you considered how to make this year better than last? January is GO (Get Organized) Month. Like many others, maybe you made a New Year's resolution to get organized. It is now the second half of…

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Make Up Your Mind

Did you know that Make Up Your Mind day is on December 31st? Until recently, I didn't either. We all have more to-dos to do than we can do! And guess what happens when someone asks us to do something?…

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Protect Your Castle

A man's home is his castle, right? In the Middle Ages, knights protected the castles. Today there are lots of security systems to protect your home, usually for a fee. However, there are many things you can do yourself that…

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Oh, So Many Magazines

What is it about magazines that makes it so hard to get rid of them? No matter how many piles they create, people struggle with letting them go. October is National Magazine Month. People love magazines with their glossy, vibrant…

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OMG, What Do I Do First?

The first full day of Fall is on Saturday. Work and school are back in full swing! That means, among other things, managing to-dos effectively is essential. Recently I gave a presentation, "Stop Mumbling, 'Oops, I Forgot:' How to Manage…

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Think You’re Safe Online?

Were you as shocked as I was to learn last week that hackers stole 6.5 million LinkedIn users' passwords and posted them online? These security breaches should scare you! They certainly scare me. According to Digital Trends, a surprising number…

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5 Easy Steps to Conquer Mail

We have a love-hate relationship with our mail, don't we? Sometimes it brings happy news but mostly it's just bills and junk mail. With the Memorial Day holiday this weekend, store circulars add even more clutter to our mailboxes. My…

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Rx Drug Disposal

The fourth National Prescription Take-Back Day, run by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), is this Saturday, April 28, from 10:00-2:00. This program was created to give people a safe way to dispose of expired or unwanted prescription (Rx) drugs. Review…

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Messy Closets?

Clean Out Your Closet Week is in March. As a professional organizer, I see closets like the one pictured here quite often. Behind the items that can be seen are things that have piled up, many of which cannot be…

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Want Spare Time?

How many times have you said, "I could do that if I had spare time?"  Too many to count?  I hear from people all the time that they would clear clutter or organize paperwork if they had spare time.  Well,…

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