My Grammy died. Gah, just typing those words is a punch in the gut. She was an amazing lady. She and my Grampy were once in the newspaper for walking everywhere in their small town. She would cut out coupons and articles in her local paper and lovingly pen a note to my mom, the […]
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You know those pharmaceutical commercials that get you all excited to conquer all that ails you with a magic pill, only to recite a laundry list of all the ways the same magic pill can make other bodily functions fail? Sure, you no longer have your double chin, but now you have high blood pressure and incontinence!
You’ll be relieved to hear, the side effects of organization are nothing like that. (But then again, you can’t get organized by taking a magic pill. You have to work at it)
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Getting organized often includes donating a myriad of items, from things past their prime, to things still in the box. Over the years, there have been many conversations with clients who feel wasteful when choosing what to donate. On one hand, they want to be clear of the clutter, to start fresh and feel great in their homes again. On the other hand, they want to be responsible Earth-dwellers, not filling our landfill with things that still have life left, and upstanding citizens and make sure their donations go to the right place.
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An obvious use of plastic storage tubs to manage your life is for long-term storage. Whether you are storing hand-me-downs, Holiday décor, or personal memorabilia, uniform (clear, matching, and stackable) storage totes look great when lined up like little storage soldiers.
Would you believe me if I told you plastic storage totes can do so much more?
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Digital Clutter is a very real thing. Back in the day, you would painstakingly transfer contacts from one address book to another when one filled up, or the addresses went out-of-date. It gave you a chance to edit and purge the contents and start fresh, (and of course, you recycled the old one. Yup. I’ve never come across multiple outdated address books in an organizing session. Not once. Nope. Never.)
But I digress…
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Contracts, contacts, brainstorms, invoices, receipts, receipts, and more receipts. Keeping it all straight (and knowing what to keep!) can be a full time job and require more filing than you desire. Believe it or not, you CAN go paperless in your small business and still keep track of important documents.
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Generosity flows from a mindset of blessing, not of sacrifice. There are miracles in the sowing of “generosity seeds”, but just as Peter trusted Jesus when he stepped out of the boat, there is trust in the sowing of seeds.
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Kids. Those suckers cost a fortune, don’t they? It’s no wonder that parents usually like to hang on to clothes for younger siblings to grow in to and gladly accept hand-me-downs from friends. (Who doesn’t love FREE?!?) Having a stash of kid clothes is all well and good, unless you are having serious storage problems of said surplus.
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Here we are, the start of another year. It’s with the best intentions that people resolve to change their habits and behavior. We all want to be better; a better parent, a better spouse, a better friend, a better athlete, a better money manager. In short, we all crave a better version of ourselves.
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