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A Place for Everything

October 4, 2022February 19, 2020

I think there is life changing magic in the most basic of organizing principles. It’s known as “a place for everything”. Since I started working as a professional organizer back in 2003 I have been sharing this as one of the keys to successfully organizing our homes, our offices and our lives. We “professionals” tend to glibly … Read more

The Tangled Mess Beneath Your Desk

December 23, 2020January 25, 2019

I can organize pretty much anything. The exception are cords and cables for electronic and computer devices. It’s as though I have some sort of mental block when it comes to turning that tangled mess into neat and tidy. Usually, when I see a mess, I can’t wait to dig in and sort, purge and set up … Read more

Organizing the Little Things in Our Homes

November 25, 2022May 28, 2018

Organizing all the little things in your home is so important yet we don’t do it. Even I feel overwhelmed sometimes when I’m working with someone and we take care of organizing all the big things first and then we look at the little things and we both say to ourselves, “now what?” Of course, … Read more

Key Areas of Your Business

December 23, 2020December 1, 2011

While in Toronto in early November at the Professional Organizers in Canada annual conference I attended a workshop delivered by Deanne Kelleher from Kaos Group called “Essential and Powerful Business Tools”. The session made me realize how many systems all of us small business owners should have in place and perhaps don’t, myself included. If only I could find the time!

To Take Vacation or Not To Take Vacation? – Jane Veldhoven

December 23, 2020August 5, 2011

You guessed it, my struggle during this time of year is what to do about vacation. Somehow, in the old days, when I worked for someone else it was so much easier – I had no choice. However, now that I own my own business I do have a choice. One would think that the freedom of being able to take time off whenever you want would be an amazing thing. However, as many of you small business owners out there know, taking vacation is filled with feelings of guilt instead.

Tasks Expand to Fill Time – Jane Veldhoven

December 23, 2020July 22, 2011

Summer is finally here and I’m getting really tired of working 7 days a week. It’s so easy to get sucked into doing that especially when you run your own business. If I continue to do it summer will be over and I’ll have missed it. So, I’ve made a commitment to try to stop working on the weekends at least until the fall. Now, I have to figure out how to do that.

Can You Live a Good Enough Life?

December 23, 2020June 26, 2011

I am fascinated by how the concept of ‘good enough’ relates to being organized and our many attempts to be what we perceive as ‘well organized’. What does being organized mean to you? Most likely not the same as it does to your spouse, your best friend or your children. What if, instead of constantly striving to be more organized, better organized or even, heaven forbid, perfectly organized we strove for