Did you ever notice that photos of computers on web sites or in magazines never have any visible cables? They say that sex sells, and it is indeed pretty sexy to see computer equipment with no cables piled up around them. The real world is a bit more messy. Even those of us who operate wirelessly still have to plug our computers and printers into wall outlets, and we still have to manage all those cords that connect our phones, tablets,…
Read more →In the last few months, I have been working with a number of folks who are in the process of relocating, or who have recently relocated. This is atypical for me because I am not an organizer who specializes in moves, as some of my colleagues do. While these colleagues handle all the details of the move, my role in relocations is generally limited to “the stuff”. In my mind, there are four major steps in a moving project that…
Read more →Over the weekend, we went through the traumatic experience of having our dog Taffy put to sleep. She was still young, and she did not appear to be mortally ill. When we took her to the vet on Friday morning to investigate something that had attracted my notice, we had no idea that in less than 24 hours she would be gone. I’ve written about Taffy before, most notably in Time Is A Zero-Sum Game and Embracing Change. Her untimely passing has…
Read more →A couple of my clients got a rude awakening recently when they discovered that their backup stash of hosiery — which they had stored in unopened packages for years — had gone beyond its useful life. In one case, it was a full drawer of unworn pantyhose. In the other, it was dozens of unworn knee highs. I have previously written about the lamentable fact that clothing does not come with an expiration date the way drugstore items do. (See my earlier…
Read more →It may sound counter-intuitive, but sometimes the cure for clutter is having multiples of certain things. Take, for example, a pair of scissors. How often have you gone into another room to get the scissors, brought them back to where you needed them, used them, and then neglected to return them to their usual place? Days later, you go to get the scissors and they are aren’t where you expect them to be, resulting in lost time to search for them,…
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