useful organizing tips
With the different way airlines are bumping up prices, I had every intention to bring only my carry-on suitcase and a backpack on a three-and-half-week trip to both coasts this past summer, which meant being … Continue reading
In one of my last few blogs I spoke about spending a week camping on the West Coast, and then flew directly to the East Coast to work with clients. Thankfully having local friends to … Continue reading
One of the many reasons people have a hard time finding certain important documents such as medical history, passport/social security card, financial paper is because they lack a consistent system of filing whether as hardcopies … Continue reading
Filing cabinet. What about it? Filing cabinets are useful to store important papers. I dislike filing cabinets because most of the time papers get added but rarely are papers taken out. If a file cabinet … Continue reading
Both clients and friends ask me why it’s so hard and exhausting to sort through books and stuff. A psychologist explained to Martin Copenhaver, who wrote It’s time for me to let go of some … Continue reading
Over a big family reunion my aunt brought a box of jewelry she no longer wears from her own collection including items worn by my grandmother. Her nieces and great-niece took a look to see … Continue reading
My alma matter posted an article (by Bill Shapiro and Naomi Wax) asking people to comment on the importance of ONE object they keep. One poster wrote about how he keeps an ax from his … Continue reading
Clothes are often stored in dressers, built-in cabinets, walk-in closet with shelves, closets with only hanging rods and if you’re lucky, maybe even a top shelf, or simply on a coat rack. There are so … Continue reading
Do you have a chair, couch, ottoman, or hope chest in your bedroom that’s often covered with clothes? Clean clothes waiting to be put away after laundry or worn once and not quite ready to … Continue reading
I recently went with a friend to see a foreign film during a foreign film festival week. After the movie ended, the festival film organization was passing out free posters of its brand to all … Continue reading