Right 12, Left 37, Right 16 - that was my high school locker combination.
Back to school season is here! We're surrounded by lots of new notebooks, pens, paper tablets and my favorite… magnetic gadgets for lockers!
Even if you're all grown up, you can still get a bang out of these fun and functional items.
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I found the coolest download today - FreeMind!
It's a mind mapping application for your computer that lets you create mind maps and print them out. I'm sure it does a lot of other cool stuff, I just haven't thoroughly explored it yet.
My mind is spinning with all the possible ways to use this!
Most Americans accumulate books, CDs, and DVDs, but many adults with ADD are plagued by the endless clutter that these items create.
Books on the shelves, in the closets and in the basement that were (maybe) read once and forgotten about. CDs in the rack, in the car and under the couch that make you cringe when you look at them because you can't believe you actually listened to that music at one time. And DVDs that you forgot you even owned!
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Sometimes, when you're not very far along on the Journey to Organisation, you may start feeling overwhelmed.
There are SO many places to start so you become indecisive.
Should I start in the kitchen? Should I start in the study? Should I start in my craft room? Maybe I should tackle the kids' rooms?
HELP!
Okay, okay, re-lax…
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Not only should this two hour de-clutter qualify as my last four for the week, but it should win me a prize for the weirdest de-clutter project. I de-cluttered my youngest son's head.:)
My youngest had major cranial surgery when he was a baby and he has a scar from ear to ear across the top of his head. In an attempt to minimize that, he started growing dread-lock at the age of two. My husband joined in as an act of solidarity and support. You'd think this would be a care-free style, but they need regular maintenance to keep them lookin spiffy. Guess who gets that job? To the left is the before shot.
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I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by a marketing specialist in Canada.
While we were chatting on the phone, she volunteered to be a guinea pig as I taught her some office organising principles. It worked really well because she and I were both at our desks while we talked on the phone.
We identified her clutter personality
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Last Thursday morning I was on Martha Stewart Radio sharing tips for organizing collections. So I thought I'd share some tips on that topic today.
I'm always trying to get inside the mind of the collector and what I often hear from them is that that being a collector defines who they are… they are Collectors. Which I find fascinating as I'm not much of a collector myself (big shocker). Their collections tell stories of not only the history of the item itself but also of the experience of acquiring it.
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Ok - Here are my Saturday and Sunday de-clutters for Marcia's August De-clutter Challenge.
I de-cluttered my vitamin cabinet (I was shocked at how many expired items I had in there - good thing no one remembers to take vitamins around my house. I guess.)
Before:
After (I used one of these spice rack steps so I can see what's in the back):
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Ok, so I don't have pictures because I didn't have my camera when I de-cluttered. And I didn't spread it out over seven days because it's too hard with work. But I did de-clutter seven things!
I spent Sunday afternoon de-cluttering the five drawers in my nightstand and then de-cluttered my bathroom cabinet and the étagère over the toilet (seven things!).
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I really do love baskets. Remember I blogged about it some time ago?
Here is part 1 in case you missed it.
This time, I'm showing more kitchen and pantry pictures.
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Dig yourself out with these solutions:
· Pick up a few business card boxes from an office supply store. If you've got a knack for remembering names then organize alphabetically, otherwise organize by the event or place you would associate the contact with such as "Betty's Business BBQ" on 7/26/08. Use one box for personal contacts, one for professional, and one for lifestyle. Each box usually comes with dividers.
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I am usually not a very sentimental person.
With letters, cards and notes, I restrict myself to a memory box which is the size of a big shoebox (the ones that boots come in).
When that box gets too full, I make myself go through it to throw out things that are no longer as meaningful for me. It's amazing to me how something that you absolutely had to keep at the time can lost its sentimental value after a few years.
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