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What Professional Organizers Resolve for the New Year

Post category:Organizing & Productivity
Post last modified:January 15, 2020

With the new year comes new year’s resolutions. If one of yours was to be more organized, you’re not alone. We provided some tips to help you keep that one, and we thought you’d like to see what types of resolutions a professional organizer makes. 1. Ditch the paper clutter Paper piles up quickly. Junk mail, bills, flyers, school memos, etc. For pro organizers and people taking their organization efforts to the next level, this is not acceptable. Time…

Stress Management in Under 2 Minutes

Post category:Organizing & Productivity
Post last modified:April 15, 2024

Today is Stress Awareness Day, so it’s the perfect day to learn a new stress management technique. Why Managing Stress is Important In 2019, 94% of Americans reported being stressed at work, and 23% of them said that their stress level was high. While it might be easy to blame the job, your boss, etc., the truth is that managing your stress is up to you. And if you don’t learn how, you’ll be stressed anywhere you go. That’s…

How to Effectively Organize Your Photos

Post category:Organizing & Productivity
Post last modified:December 1, 2023

Organizing Printed Photos Most photos are digital now, but if you’re older than 30, you probably have boxes and albums full of printed memories. Younger people may be in the position of sorting through their parents’ photos as part of helping them downsize. It can be a daunting task! Before you begin, remember these goals: identify, categorize, minimize, and store. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link…

10 Ways to Simplify Your Life

Post category:Time Management
Post last modified:February 9, 2023

Simplify Your Life Week is the first week of August. A lull in the summer season can provide a time for individuals to reflect and reset before the busyness of the fall. If you're like most people when the summer ends, you feel stressed, rushed, and crazed for at least a portion of the week due to an overbooked schedule or long workdays. Disorganization only adds to this. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may…

Organize Your Home Office Day

Post category:Organizing & Productivity
Post last modified:December 13, 2023

Technically, the official Organize Your Home Office Day is observed in March, but I believe any day you feel the inspiration to organize or clean should be celebrated. The truth is that it doesn't matter what day you do it as long as you take the time to organize your home office. So today is as good a day as any. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a…