JB Organizing: Organizing for College We are sending our 4th child in 3 years off to college next month. Needless to say, we have learned a lot – after sending the first 3. This time, we are much more efficient in our purchasing and much smarter about where and when to buy what we
Moments of Disorder There are many Moments of Disorder in my life! One of the comments that I hear most often from people is, “Your house must be sooo neat, because you are a Professional Organizer!” My response is most assuredly no! I clarify by explaining two things: First, I remind them that being organized
JB Organizing: Organizing for College Series It’s that time of year again! Time to prepare for school. In our house we are in the midst of preparing 3 kids to go away to college. It got me thinking…..there are organizing skills they need to know and some specific things they can do that will
JB Organizing: Recycling Resources. Cell Phone Recycling You do NOT want your old cell phones to end up in a landfill. They can leak harmful chemicals into the environment and never disappear!! Instead here are some options for disposing of your old cell phones; many of which help others in the process! First, get
Moments in life teach us a lot. Moments when shared remind us that we are not alone. Moments remind us what’s important. Moments humble us. Moments lift us up. Moments give us hope. Moments make us sad. Moments are just that…. Moments in time. Fleeting in nature, but often everlasting in affect. I have had
Recycling Resource Series: Book Donation Locations What do I do with all the books? I definitely don’t want to throw them out!! Here’s some great ideas of where and how to donate the books are ready to part with, so that they can move on to be treasured and enjoyed by others. Sabra Books –
Basic Desk/Cubicle Organization What are the policies in your office? Before you organize your desk space………Ask some questions! If you are the manager make sure your employees know the policies of your office……make sure your employees know the answers to the questions. What do you have to have paper copies of? How long must
JB Organizing: Recycling Resources Old School Supplies – What do we do with them all? Markers General School Supplies
5 Principles of Organization To bring ORDER to anything anywhere. It doesn’t matter where you start – What is most important is how you do it. Follow the following steps for a methodical process to organize any space. 1. One step at a time 2. Reduce clutter 3. Decide on categories 4. Enclose in
It is important to identify and understand what type of organizer each member of a household tends to be. When we understand we tend to be more tolerant of people’s habits and we can better design organizing systems that work with the habits and characteristics of the people using them. What do you mean