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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…

Back to School

Check out this article (on page 4) from the Back to School inset of the Albuquerque Journal. I give some tips on creating routines for your children.
Routine Engagement by Carolynn Flynn

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…

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.

Listen to Miriam’s Interview
Miriam begins at around: 02:00
More episodes from:  Thrive in Balance.
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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…