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.
Read more →Don’t you love it when you have the opportunity to disprove an assumption that you have made about yourself? I sure do. As you may know already, the only reason I do vigorous exercise twice a week is because I’ve hired a personal trainer to come to my home. Without someone showing up at my door and staring at me until I start moving, it’s just not going to happen. (If you need similar motivation and live in NYC, I cannot…
Read more →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…
Read more →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,…
Read more →If I told you that you could have a closet full of clothes that made you look fabulous, would you believe me? Two and a half years ago, I worked with a stylist who helped me to figure out what styles of clothing looked good on me and what didn’t. After reviewing my existing wardrobe and purging half of what I owned, we went shopping and purchased additional items that were stylish and flattering. (I wrote about this experience in Getting…
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