Tips for Organizing Clutter and Much More

How to Conquer Photo Clutter

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We all love taking photographs, but few of us enjoy organizing our photographs into albums. Instead, we dump all our cherished memories into boxes and piles. Some still remain in the envelopes that they came in from the photo-developing studio. Whatever your dilemma, there is a solution to conquer photo… Read more

Packing Tips for the Organized Traveller

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The seasoned traveller knows that the signs of a successful trip – be it for pleasure or for business – start with being organized in packing your luggage. Follow these tips from Professional Organizer, Linda Chu of Out of Chaos, and arrive at your destination prepared for serious business and/or… Read more

Work Shortcuts

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This article on Work Shortcuts was originally published in Chatelaine Magazine. I know that the email ping is the sound that somebody loves you, but you’ve got to turn it off! Check email and reply only a couple of times a day.” ~ Linda Chu, Professional Organizer, Vancouver Plan for… Read more

Organizing and Streamlining

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Organizing and streamlining are similar yet different. When we think about organizing and the words that come to mind are: Sort out Arrange Classify Put in order To streamline, on the other hand, we think about: Create efficiency Restructure Simplify Declutter We complicate our lives with our possessions and the… Read more

Excess vs Access

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

Procrastination – How to Avoid it

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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!)

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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

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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

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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