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How Managing Time Can Help You Get Organized

October 25, 2022October 24, 2022

It might seem counterintuitive but, in my experience, one of the main reasons most people struggle with disorganization is that they have trouble managing time. Here’s the thing. You can’t really manage time; you can only use it wisely to accomplish the most important things that you need to and want to do. And if … Read more

What Does Time Management Have to Do with a Messy Home Office?

October 14, 2021September 20, 2021

If you have set up a home office over the past year or so you probably thought that once you had purged all the unnecessary stuff and set up your new space with all that nice new furniture, you could sit back and relax because your organizing project was done. You might be surprised to … Read more

Your Internal Clock

December 23, 2020June 30, 2020

Getting up earlier to try to get things done may not be the best idea. I’m willing to bet that all you night owls (yes, I am one) are absolutely thrilled to hear that. I don’t know about you but working from home (or at least trying to) during the pandemic has been an eye-opening experience … Read more

Lifestyle Expo Discoveries

December 23, 2020April 26, 2018

If you have never been to the Saltscapes East Coast Expo, you might want to put it in your calendar for April 2019. I spent a good portion of the April 22ndweekend there at the Nova Scotia Interior Decorators booth. This is my third time participating with my Interior Decorating peeps, and I love it. … 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!

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

Planning for Success – A Few Tips

December 23, 2020June 13, 2011

Most time management experts agree that many of us get to the end of a week and wonder where it’s gone and why we haven’t accomplished anything significant. Each and every time I work with a client to teach them the planning process, I realize I could do a better job of it myself.

Why is it that we put off planning even though we know that the most successful businesses and individuals dedicate time to planning weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually without fail?