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Saturday Simplicity Tip #2

This week I received an email listing 26 alternative uses for coffee filters. I deleted it quickly because even though I am a big time coffee drinker, I do not keep filters on hand. I have used a French Press for years. No need to buy or store coffee filters at all.  The added bonus…

The Perfect Organizing Product SAGE Column January 2010

The perfect organizing product – you might already have it
I’m often asked what my favorite organizing products are. I don’t know how to answer! I like the right solution to a problem, and not many specific items. Like you, even I’ve purchased “the solution to your problem” contraption only to have it become clutter because…

Simple Household Notebook SAGE Column November 2009

Ever wonder what to do with the important bits of information that you know you’ll need one day? Not the account information you already have in your bill-paying center. Rather, all the little lists, notes, handouts and business cards that you need for living your life and keeping house.
One solution is to create a family…

Easy Strategies for Laundry SAGE Column October 2009

The laundry room is an area made way too complicated by marketing, and it is easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of what needs to be done. It is also an area where it doesn’t matter what system you implement, you will still have to do it. So just pick a system and…

Streamline Your Bill Paying SAGE Column September 2009

Streamline Your Bill Paying – How to go almost paperless
While it is not possible to go paperless in paying bills quite yet, you can get close. Even for companies that still don’t send statements via e-mail, you can manage accounts and pay online. You’ll save time by sorting less mail, hunting for your bills, writing…

Simplify Your Pantry SAGE Column August 2009

Simplify Your Pantry
A pantry is a room or closet used for storing provisions and dishes. – Merriam-Webster
Many people just put stuff in their pantry because it doesn’t fit in the cabinets. Thus, most pantries become a dumping ground where items are stored by shape and often forgotten. But a well-designed pantry can help you eat…

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…

It's Here Somewhere, & It's Interesting – a Paper System Workshop

Title: It’s Here Somewhere, And It’s Interesting
Date: October 27, 2009
Start Time: 6:00pm
End Time: 8:00pm
Description: Piles sliding off the desk and pages getting lost? Seeking an easier way to control the stacks and access the information you need? Would you like some guidance through the many ways to sort, store, and find your paper and simplify your life? Learn the…

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…