Organizing Tip: The Power of Simplicity

 
People ask me all the time, “as a professional organizer, is your house meticulous?”  Sure, but it depends on how you define meticulous!
 
My husband and I made a choice to live a simple life.  We didn’t sit down and say NO MORE STUFF!  We just looked at our lifestyle, decided it was simple and made the [...]

Organizing Tip: Love is For People; Not Stuff

I was on the phone with Verizon today and the woman I was speaking to was asking about my business. Then she asked me why people keep stuff.
This is the most common question I ever get and my reply is that people think they have to keep it because they might need it someday (hmmm…good [...]

Organizing Tip: More access makes us less accessible

In today’s ever saturated age of technology, have you noticed that people are starting to answer their phones less, respond to email more slowly and are overall harder to reach? What was supposed to make us more accessible has created the exact opposite effect. Go figure.
I leave more voicemails than ever before and often it’s [...]

Organizing Tip: If you are drowning in email, here’s the best Outlook Tool EVER!

My friend Barbara Hemphill shared this incredible Microsoft Outlook tool called Xobni (Inbox spelled backwards) and I downloaded it and fell in love immediately! If you’re struggling with managing and finding your email, check out the no-cost download at www.xobni.com.  (Microsoft Outlook only)

Let me know what you think with a comment!

 
Patty Kreamer, CPO®
Certified Professional [...]

Organizing Tip: Wrestle a Tree – Great Therapy!

My husband went away for the weekend and he was barely out of the driveway
and I was out the door to cut down a tree that has been dying for several years.
We’ve been waiting for the nest of cardinals to jump ship (we’ve lived here for
6 1/2 years and not one bird has [...]

Organizing Tip: Blackberry or Crackberry?

Blackberry is often called Crackberry these days due to the addictive behavior it induces. I know – I have one.  I feel like I should say, “My name is Patty and I’m addicted to my Crackberry.”  
The only good news is that I am not alone.  
Technology has taken over our lives so how do [...]