I’ve noticed a curious thing when I work with clients who hold on to unread magazines and newspapers for months, sometimes years. These folks get very emotional when you try to convince them that they should let these old periodicals go. They panic at the thought of letting the stories leave their home unread. I call these people “information hoarders”. Once information comes through the front door, it can’t leave unless it has been read. It doesn’t matter how old…
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I consider myself pretty tech savvy for a Digital Immigrant (i.e., someone who grew up when the world was still primarily analog). However, I am not one to jump on the tech bandwagon every time the next big thing comes out. I prefer to wait until it has more stability and until I perceive a personal need for it. That’s why I did not immediately start using Evernote even though many of my organizing colleagues swore by it. When I first heard…
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As I’ve mentioned, I recently returned from the annual conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) in Scottsdale, Arizona. One of the highlights of the conference is the product expo. There were three new products this year that deserve mention due to their creativity and usefulness.
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I recently returned from the annual conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) in Scottsdale, Arizona. I spent several days with my colleagues from all over the world, hearing new ideas for serving our clients and running our businesses. The NAPO conference is always fun, energizing, and inspiring. In coming weeks, I’ll be reporting on new products, and other lessons I took away from the conference. I flew back on the red-eye from Phoenix to JFK Airport. I…
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In my last tip, I spoke about letting go of clothes that don’t make you look fabulous. If you’ve taken my advice, you now have a pile of clothes you no longer want. But what should you do with them? Everyone has a tendency to put a higher dollar value on their possessions than anyone is willing to pay. This is particularly true for expensive clothes. No matter how much wear someone has gotten out of their expensive or designer items,…
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