Stop Saving Stuff For Your Kids
Possessions curated over a lifetime are displayed with pride around baby boomers’ homes. With their parents’ Great Depression values instilled in them, boomers are a generation of savers. Things in basements, garages, attics, closets and cabinets overflow into living spaces…
Avoid Back-To-School Chaos (08.18.15)
Transitioning from the less structured days of summer to a school routine can be challenging. But there are many ways to ease into the first days of school. Getting off to a positive start can influence confidence, attitude and aptitude. Here…
29 Essential Tips For a Trouble-Free Vacation
Do you know the most popular months to take a vacation? July and August, respectively. June and September follow. I was a little surprised that December wasn’t in the top four, at least from what I read online. Vacations are…
New FREE Shredding & Hazardous Waste Recycling Events (06.15.15)
Electronics Recycling, Household Hazardous Waste and Shredding Event Schedule Greater Philadelphia Summer Through Fall 2015 Are you looking for places to recycle electronics or hazardous waste – or shred confidential papers? Following are lists of events for disposal of electronics…
10 Top Spring Organizing Tips (05.20.15)
Here in the northeast the forecast is for a beautiful few days leading into the Memorial Day weekend. Yay! We earned it after suffering through the polar vortex last winter! Here are 10 top spring organizing tips, some or all…
Free Shredding Events in Greater Philadelphia (04.16.15)
Free or low-cost paper shredding events in the Greater Philadelphia area are back! Now that the tax season has passed, you've probably discovered papers you no longer need to keep. Go through your files and piles to see what can…
Spring is a Perfect Time to Organize These 8 Areas (03.20.15)
It's the first day of spring! Yet as I type this post on my laptop, in the reflection of the glass-framed picture on the wall in front of me I see a blur of falling, quickly accumulating snow. It doesn't…
Are Your Business Cards COSTING You Business? (03.05.15)
As I noticed the many networking events scheduled in my calendar this winter, I started thinking about business cards I receive. As a business owner, there is a trend I’ve been noticing for the last few years that concerns me…
Protect Your Medical Records (Feb. 24, 2015)
February is American Heart Month. That got me thinking about health in general, then about medical records. How accurate are they? Shockingly, not enough! Years ago I needed the baseline x-ray of my lumbar spine from my hospital’s radiology department…
Resolutions Off Track? Here’s What To Do! (Jan. 23, 2015)
According to the Wall Street Journal (wsj.com, Jan. 19, 2015), data show that the resolve to exercise starts to waver the third week of January. That’s probably true for any resolution. So how do you keep resolutions on track? In…
What’s the Secret to Goal Achievement? (Jan. 1, 2015)
2015! A new year. A fresh start. An opportunity to commit to doing something better or begin something you've never done before. Some people like to start their goals at a set time, like the beginning of a new year,…
The Best Organizing Tool (December 15, 2014)
Last Friday I gave my fourth presentation to the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) in suburban Philadelphia on ways to maximize productivity, profit and fulfillment in 2015. My audience was a lively group of successful business women. I…