When do your piles of information and possessions cease to inform and be useful, and instead become an anxious burden? The answer: when you have too much excess and can’t access what you need. Some like to call them piles of organized chaos. Stuff is stuff, I say, whether we… Read more
Tips for Organizing Clutter and Much More
Procrastination – How to Avoid it
If you don’t already know it and live it… all those piles around you are only piles of delayed actions… you know, the things that you will get around to doing later… BUT, we all know that ‘later’ never seems to get here. To avoid procrastination, follow the tips below…. Read more
How Clutter Almost Claimed My Life (Business life that is!)
Christopher Flett writes about the importance of business organization. In the articles that I write over the next few months, I’m going to offer you a tool each month to consider, implement, and manage. I have chosen ‘tools’ that I think will add to your ability to develop business in… Read more
15 Minutes a Day Can Really Add Up
Growth is a good thing. However, the growth of clutter can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. By spending as little as 15 minutes a day decluttering, you can conquer the chaos. Often we walk into a room or open a closet door, only to quickly turn around and… Read more
How to Organize Your Money
Nancy Zimmerman of Your Money by Design shares some quick tips to help sort and organize your money financial affairs. 1. Define the purpose of your money. It may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised. If you think about it, is your money supporting your current lifestyle? What are your… Read more
Spring! A time for new beginnings or another attempt at decluttering your storage space?
Have you given up on your storage space? Like most, storage and utility rooms become a dumping ground for your belongings when clearing other areas in your home. Often, you place items in your storage rooms that you promise to sort through later or items that you can’t bear to… Read more
Sort, Purge, and Emerge From Chaos
Sort, Purge, and Emerge From Chaos was written by Julia Crawford and originally published in North Shore News. I pride myself on being a fairly organized person. Nonetheless, I seem to leave behind a trail of clutter wherever I go, like a silvery slug trail. Working from home, ongoing house… Read more
Liberating That Precious Junk
Liberating That Precious Junk was written by Andrea Phillpotts. She is a writer and teacher in Richmond. Opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect those of any school district, organization, or school. Her column appears every other weekend in The Richmond Review. The crocuses have risen and glorious… Read more
Coming into the Closet
Written by Gillian Shaw. Originally published in The Vancouver Sun. The A-Z of Careers: C Is for Clutter Consultants (professional organizers) Reporter Gillian Shaw helps you chart your course with The Vancouver Sun’s A-Z of careers, jobs and training. Today, we introduce you to the growing business service of helping… Read more
