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The Truth About OHIO

Clients have often asked me about the OHIO (Only Handle it Once) rule while organizing their papers during my 18 years as a professional organizer. When they handle papers more than once, they believe they’re doing something wrong. Thinking OHIO…

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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.…

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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…

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Free Shredding Events Are Back!

If you're in the Delaware Valley area of PA, there are quite a lot of free or low-cost shredding events during the spring and summer. Don't you love that they're called events? Makes it sound so festive. This would be…

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Is Being Visual a Trick or Treat?

Mostly, it's a trick. I've worked with many people who post notices of every kind on all available surfaces. Refrigerators, cabinets, computer monitors, desktops, floors and bulletin boards are overflowing with papers. Why is this a problem? Because it just…

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Make Up Your Mind

Did you know that Make Up Your Mind day is on December 31st? Until recently, I didn't either. We all have more to-dos to do than we can do! And guess what happens when someone asks us to do something?…

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Oh, So Many Magazines

What is it about magazines that makes it so hard to get rid of them? No matter how many piles they create, people struggle with letting them go. October is National Magazine Month. People love magazines with their glossy, vibrant…

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5 Easy Steps to Conquer Mail

We have a love-hate relationship with our mail, don't we? Sometimes it brings happy news but mostly it's just bills and junk mail. With the Memorial Day holiday this weekend, store circulars add even more clutter to our mailboxes. My…

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The Lure of Magazines

Many people love to get and save magazines, lots of them! They are glossy, colorful and full of information. Do you read the ones you get? All of them? While still current? Do you save them to refer to --…

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