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Stress Free Occasions SAGE Column December 2009

How thoughtful is your gift giving?
Plenty’s been written on managing the purchase, hiding, wrapping and distributing associated with gift giving – whatever holiday or occasion you’re celebrating. These elaborate systems, designed to save you time, usually take days to set up. Don’t even get me started on the space needed to wrap and store stuff.
Having…

Are You Eating Your Clutter or Is Your Clutter Eating You?

Title: Are You Eating Your Clutter or Is Your Clutter Eating You? The Connection Between Emotional Eating and Accumulation.
Date: Wednesday October 21, 2009
Start Time: 6:30pm
End Time: 8:00pm
David Horine of Transformational Life Coaching and Miriam Ortiz y Pino CPO® of More than Organized Present a Workshop about the eating â�� clutter connection.
What provocations, emotions and beliefs contribute to both…

Streamline Your Errands SAGE Column July 2009

Streamline Your Errands
Running errands is often the most stressful part of the week. Naturally, you should ask yourself whether you need to do the errand at all. Do you already have something else that will suffice? Can you order online and save yourself the gasoline and hassle?
Simplify your errand running by making decisions ahead of…

Radio Interview

Miriam is interviewed on Thrive in Balance.
Previously recorded on, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
The conversation revolves around multi-purpose rooms, and how to get the most out of them.

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Miriam begins at around: 02:00
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Simplify Your Bathroom SAGE Column May 2009

Simplify Your Bathroom
The bathroom is one of those spots where clutter can accumulate quickly. People tend to store too many things in their very small, often weirdly shaped, cabinets. Cabinets are also notorious for medicine and cures for ailments you don’t have and ‘try me’ items that linger after you decide you don’t like them…

Adjust Your Expectaions: SAGE Column April 2009

Spring is almost here and thoughts are turning to cleaning, purging and storing winter items until next year. For some this is scary: so many tasks and not enough time. Much of this stress is due to expectations far beyond what modern life allows. We simply don’t have the time for a week of nothing…

What Your Stuff Says About You: SAGE Column March 2009

Whether you have large amounts of clutter or immaculately clear surfaces, what you own and how you keep it can reveal secrets about you.
Piles can make you appear busy, up to a point. After that your family and coworkers wonder how you get anything done. Lots of clutter can imply that you do not care…

Your Piles Could Cause You Harm: SAGE Column December 2008

Safety – Your piles could cause you harm
It may seem like no big deal to have stuff accumulating in piles in your house. But at a certain point this practice will become a hazard. Have you ever stopped to consider the health and safety implications of your piles?
Beyond the obvious concerns about trips and falls,…

The Real Cost of Clutter: SAGE Column November 2008

The real cost of clutter
Here’s an excuse I hear all the time for keeping items that aren’t used. “But I paid good money for it!” But have you examined how much more it is costing you to keep it?
The cost of something doesn’t stop when you get it home. Are you paying rent on a…

How Shopping Smart Helps Maintain Organized Living: SAGE Column May 2008

Considered Consumerism – How Shopping Smart Helps Maintain Organized Living
Ever opened up a cabinet to find it so full you can’t add the new item you just purchased? Where did all this stuff come from? The answer is, you went shopping.
We live in a capitalistic society where everyone is trying to get us to buy…