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Organize Your Purse SAGE Column June 2009

Organize Your Purse
Boy Scout motto aside, what do you think might happen on the way to work that you need to load your purse with 7-10 lbs. of extra stuff? That’s enough to cause headaches neck pain, and throw your back out of alignment. Ideally, purses should weigh no more than 10% of your body…

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…

Girl's Night Out Organizing Workshops

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In this case, the local Professional Organizer is Miriam Ortiz y Pino CPO.
Call (505) 243-4356 to shcedule your party or for more information.

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…

Is it Simple or Just Organized? SAGE Column August 2008

Easy – Is it Simple or Just Organized?
Sure, everything is put away and labeled. But can you get to things quickly when you need them? Do you have to move something to reach what you are looking for? Even worse, do you have to drive to the storage unit to find it? Is it less…

Be In the Moment To Be Organized: SAGE Column January 2008

Be In the Moment To Be Organized
By Miriam Ortiz y Pino, Certified Professional Organizer
With the passing of the frenzied consumerism of the holiday season, we’ve asked ourselves, “Where are we going to put this stuff now?”
Many of us are unaware of how the stuff in our lives controls us: endless piles of laundry, overflowing sinks…