Comments for http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com How to clear clutter so you can save time and regain your sanity Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Organizing Tip: Take the Ten-Toss Challenge! by Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/organizing-tip-take-the-ten-toss-challenge/#comment-188 Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:10 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-188 Wow! Thanks Ceil! Please be sure I am signed up for your newsletter! Wow! Thanks Ceil! Please be sure I am signed up for your newsletter!

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Take the Ten-Toss Challenge! by Ceil Petrucelli http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/organizing-tip-take-the-ten-toss-challenge/#comment-187 Ceil Petrucelli Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:47:27 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-187 Thanks, Patty. I find that I have to keep working at it and usually keep a running list so I can cross things off and feel like I've accomplished something "good." I offer home organizing services through The House Therapist division of my interior design & decorating business. Have found your tips, products, and information invaluable and will be featuring you in an upcoming newsletter. Thanks! Ceil Thanks, Patty. I find that I have to keep working at it and usually keep a running list so I can cross things off and feel like I’ve accomplished something “good.” I offer home organizing services through The House Therapist division of my interior design & decorating business. Have found your tips, products, and information invaluable and will be featuring you in an upcoming newsletter. Thanks!
Ceil

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Take the Ten-Toss Challenge! by Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/organizing-tip-take-the-ten-toss-challenge/#comment-186 Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:36:53 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-186 Ceil, you are amazing! Thanks for sharing your list. I'll bet you feel a whole lot better now - keep up the great work! Ceil, you are amazing! Thanks for sharing your list. I’ll bet you feel a whole lot better now – keep up the great work!

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Take the Ten-Toss Challenge! by Ceil Petrucelli http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/organizing-tip-take-the-ten-toss-challenge/#comment-185 Ceil Petrucelli Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:38:39 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-185 Patty- didn't see this post until today. Just recently signed up for your newsletters & blog. I've made it a habit to toss/donate/sell on consignment at least 10 things every week. This week: 1. donated 4 winter jackets that I no longer wear 2. dropped off several framed prints to a consignment shop 3. went through old files and shredded paperwork that I no longer needed 4. went through my bathroom vanity & medicine cabinet and tossed old makeup, medicines, and toiletries that I no longer use 5. went through linen closet and found several worn towels & sheets which will either be made into rags or donated to local animal shelter for bedding for pups & kittens 6. went through my bookshelves and found about 50 books which I'm either donating to the local library or selling on Amazon.com 7. went through a pile of magazines, tore out articles of interest & filed; then either donated or recycled what was left 8. deleted about 100 "not so great" or unnecessary photos from my computer's picture files 9. donated several old T shirts & shirts that I no longer wear 10. organized a bunch of fabrics & trims which will be used to make throw pillows, totes, bulletin boards, and other home decor items and sold through one of my businesses Patty- didn’t see this post until today. Just recently signed up for your newsletters & blog. I’ve made it a habit to toss/donate/sell on consignment at least 10 things every week.
This week:
1. donated 4 winter jackets that I no longer wear
2. dropped off several framed prints to a consignment shop
3. went through old files and shredded paperwork that I no longer needed
4. went through my bathroom vanity & medicine cabinet and tossed old makeup, medicines, and toiletries that I no longer use
5. went through linen closet and found several worn towels & sheets which will either be made into rags or donated to local animal shelter for bedding for pups & kittens
6. went through my bookshelves and found about 50 books which I’m either donating to the local library or selling on Amazon.com
7. went through a pile of magazines, tore out articles of interest & filed; then either donated or recycled what was left
8. deleted about 100 “not so great” or unnecessary photos from my computer’s picture files
9. donated several old T shirts & shirts that I no longer wear
10. organized a bunch of fabrics & trims which will be used to make throw pillows, totes, bulletin boards, and other home decor items and sold through one of my businesses

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: I’m in love with Rubbermaid! by Jim Deitzel http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/organizing-tip-im-in-love-with-rubbermaid/#comment-159 Jim Deitzel Tue, 26 May 2009 15:38:19 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-159 Thanks for the great comments. I'm sure you'll find the Easy Find Lid food storage containers to be a wonderful addition to your kitchen Thanks for the great comments. I’m sure you’ll find the Easy Find Lid food storage containers to be a wonderful addition to your kitchen

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Chicken or Egg? Effective or Efficient? by blueberrybacon http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/organizing-tip-chicken-or-egg-effective-or-efficient/#comment-158 blueberrybacon Tue, 26 May 2009 15:13:07 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-158 The two are equal neither are they extricable linked. The efficent person can miss the forest for the trees. Narrowly thinking that time saved and trick equal a life well lived. To be effective means to see what is worth doing and doing it. Think of it this way. What kind of person do you want to be --The mother whose children remember how clean her kitchen was or the one who remembers cooking and laughing with mom? The effective mom is organizing to rack up moments worth remembering. So effective isn't the better answer it is the only answer. The two are equal neither are they extricable linked. The efficent person can miss the forest for the trees. Narrowly thinking that time saved and trick equal a life well lived. To be effective means to see what is worth doing and doing it. Think of it this way. What kind of person do you want to be –The mother whose children remember how clean her kitchen was or the one who remembers cooking and laughing with mom? The effective mom is organizing to rack up moments worth remembering. So effective isn’t the better answer it is the only answer.

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Top 10 List of How to Organize Your Life! by Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/organizing-tip-top-10-list-of-how-to-organize-your-life/#comment-151 Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer Thu, 07 May 2009 12:38:29 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=243#comment-151 No doubt that learning to let go is the first step...we've been sharing ideas for doing this for 10 years and hope to be making a difference one day and one person at a time! No doubt that learning to let go is the first step…we’ve been sharing ideas for doing this for 10 years and hope to be making a difference one day and one person at a time!

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Top 10 List of How to Organize Your Life! by Fia http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/organizing-tip-top-10-list-of-how-to-organize-your-life/#comment-150 Fia Wed, 06 May 2009 23:18:12 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=243#comment-150 I like the idea of “learning to let go,” as most of the times we are prevented to get organized because we hold back to some things we don’t actually need or use. And I think, sometimes we keep these unnecessary stuff because of sentimentality—when they were given as gifts, etc. Once we learn to let go, we also eventually learn <a href="http://www.learn2organize.com/" rel="nofollow">how to organize</a> our life. I like the idea of “learning to let go,” as most of the times we are prevented to get organized because we hold back to some things we don’t actually need or use. And I think, sometimes we keep these unnecessary stuff because of sentimentality—when they were given as gifts, etc. Once we learn to let go, we also eventually learn how to organize our life.

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Take the Ten-Toss Challenge! by Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/organizing-tip-take-the-ten-toss-challenge/#comment-149 Patty Kreamer - Certified Professional Organizer Tue, 05 May 2009 19:21:18 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-149 Carter, 7 is perfect to start with! Baby steps are important and when you see progress, you may find that it's contagious to get rid of more. Great job! Patty Carter, 7 is perfect to start with! Baby steps are important and when you see progress, you may find that it’s contagious to get rid of more. Great job! Patty

]]> Comment on Organizing Tip: Take the Ten-Toss Challenge! by Carter http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/organizing-tip-take-the-ten-toss-challenge/#comment-148 Carter Tue, 05 May 2009 18:27:01 +0000 http://organizingtipsfrompattykreamer.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-148 1. Old To Do lists (um...does it count if I consolidate them all to one?) 2. old lipsticks 3. old hotel lotions, shampoos, hair caps, etc. (I think this might count as 3, 4 ,5) 6. rotting vegetables from my fridge (ok this is kind of cheating because I don't want to face the other stuff) 7. music that i have already scanned to pdf Is seven good enough for today? baby steps? I might have an anxiety attack! 1. Old To Do lists (um…does it count if I consolidate them all to one?)
2. old lipsticks
3. old hotel lotions, shampoos, hair caps, etc. (I think this might count as 3, 4 ,5)
6. rotting vegetables from my fridge (ok this is kind of cheating because I don’t want to face the other stuff)
7. music that i have already scanned to pdf

Is seven good enough for today? baby steps? I might have an anxiety attack!

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