The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions This is Day 5 of The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions for Better Personal Organization I’m spending 12 days posting ideas for new year’s resolutions you might like to choose for yourself. Each day focuses on a different life area. Remember: go for progress, not perfection. Following […]
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The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions This is Day 4 of The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions for Better Personal Organization I’m spending 12 days posting ideas for new year’s resolutions you might like to choose for yourself. Each day focuses on a different life area. Remember: go for progress, not perfection. Following […]
The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions This is Day 3 of The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions for Better Personal Organization I’m spending 12 days posting ideas for new year’s resolutions you might like to choose for yourself. Each day focuses on a different life area. Remember: go for progress, not perfection. Following […]
The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions This is Day 2 of The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions for Better Personal Organization I’m spending 12 days posting ideas for new year’s resolutions you might like to choose for yourself. Each day focuses on a different life area. Remember: go for progress, not perfection. Following […]
The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions This is Day 1 of The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions for Better Personal Organization I’m spending 12 days posting ideas for new year’s resolutions you might like to choose for yourself. Each day focuses on a different life area. Remember: go for progress, not perfection. Following […]
We’re still in the first few days of our new rotation around the sun. (Thinking about a year that way always makes me feel teeny and excited at the same time.) It’s the perfect opportunity to focus on what you want for 2009, and to get organized to make your changes stick. To help you […]
Happy 2009 Everyone! It’s fabulous to be back with you and into the flow of creating happier, more organized lives for ourselves and the people around us (who can’t help but be affected by us). I’d like to start my blogging year by sharing two things with you. Live Now, Procrastinate Later First, the motto […]
Thank you so much for your interest, comments and support in the short time the Get Organized Blog and Get Organized Tips newsletter have been going. Stay tuned for heaps of great tips and strategies ahead… Here’s to a happy and organized 2009! Ciao for now, Michele Technorati Tags: Season’s Greetings,Christmas,2009,Get Organized Blog,Get Organized Tips
Has your living room been hidden beneath clutter so long you’ve forgotten what your coffee table looks like – or whether you have one? Hint: If you’ve been contacted for an Oprah Horror Hoarders taping then the answer is probably oh yes. During the festive season people like to entertain, visit family and friends, share […]
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At this time of year people are thinking about food – planning Christmas meals, facing too much festive fare, or resolving to have better eating habits in the new year. I can’t help you with the first, since I shop in the domestically-disabled section (near the Who Are You Kidding faux frypans). But if you’re […]
We all know times are tough – at least compared to the recent past. Let’s be honest, though. For most of us computer-addicted, latte-sipping, iPhone-using Chicken-Littles, the impact of the falling firmament is not as dramatic as the lamenting and sighing and woe-is-me-ing would suggest. But how do we keep perspective when everyone around us […]
If you want to remember something, how do you remind yourself? By telling yourself ‘I better not forget…’? Yelling ‘Hey [person you’re with], remind me to…’? A note in a diary? A post-it on your screen? These reminders ignore how your mind works. You don’t check your reminder repository before everything you do, so things […]
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If you’re a regular gym-goer, you know what a hotbed of germs a gym can be. Here’s a simple tip for getting a little insulation from the icky stuff left behind on yoga mats, cardio equipment and weight machines. How to Dodge Gym Germs Use the ‘sides’ of your towel. Let the label/tag side always […]
Millionaire Mommy Next Door has tracked down a veritable overflow (I know it’s not a collective noun, but I like the alliteration) of online calculators. They’ll help you ponder all kinds of financial scenarios, such as: How does my salarycompare with others in my profession? Should I pay ahead on my mortgageor invest the money […]
I’m a huge TV fan – HUGE. As an introvert, screenwriting aficionado and general geek I can happily while away entire decades chuckling with Chandler and Joey, navigating world crises with Jed, whacking upstarts with Tony, staking vamps with Willow and Xander, and making huge mistakes with Gob. I never turn off these shows thinking […]
For most of us the workday consists of 2 activity types: ‘Out There‘ and ‘In Here‘. Out There are meetings, emails, conversations – interactions with others to communicate, advance projects and solve problems. In Here are little buds of creation, thinking and expression – conflations of knowledge, talent, idea and experience that often produce the […]
Last week I attended an event with businesspeople keen to make connections. Now I’m no power networker, but I’m a pretty good observer, and I noticed countless instances of people missing opportunities simply because they weren’t organized. Here are the top 5 mistakes they made … Top 5 Mistakes Made by Disorganized Networkers 1. […]
Okay, so you’ve turned off auto-receive and now only process (never check!) emails at scheduled times. Q: What do you do with your emails when you do process them? A: Deal with each new email in one of these ways: Action, Flag, File or Delete. The ONLY 4 things you should do with new […]
Thanksgiving Day is November 27 in the US. What a perfect prompt for a Get Organized Tip on one of the best strategies for happiness there is… gratitude. Gratitude makes you happier Psychologists have scientifically tested (yep, we’re talking unwitting participants, experiments, statistical analysis, peer-reviewed journals) whether appreciating good things leads to greater happiness. And […]
Okay, so the title’s a smidge disingenuous. What I’m suggesting is that you abandon the tactic of email ‘checking’ – scanning subject lines and sender names, reading what catches your eye, sending the odd reply, all in a haphazard fashion. Why you should avoid ‘checking’ email 1. You double up effort and waste time Checking […]