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Planning for a Summer to Remember

Posted by Laura on May 3, 2013 · 15 Comments

Hi everyone, I’m super excited to welcome our newest contributor. Sharon, from Momof6, is going to be a regular contributor here twice a month. Many of you will remember Sharon from when we worked together on the Great Garage Clean-Out Challenge last year. We had such a good time and got some serious organizing done [...]

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6 Smart Steps to Getting Things Done

Posted by Laura on April 10, 2012 · 14 Comments

Please welcome my guest today, Carolynn from My Little Bit of Life. Carolynn is here to share some great strategies she has learned through her own experiences on how to get things done. 1. Have a Routine I was raised on a routine, going to school to be a teacher, they emphasized routines, and we [...]

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How to Put on the Brakes and Slow Down

Posted by Laura on October 12, 2011 · 4 Comments

Last year at this time I wrote a post titled 6 Benefits to Getting Organized and Slowing Down, but knowing the benefits and actually doing something about it are two completely separate actions. It’s a struggle so many of us contend with as we try to figure out how to balance and fill in the [...]

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52 Weeks: #39 Fighting Procrastination

Posted by Laura on September 29, 2011 · 16 Comments

If you are new to 52 Weeks of Organizing, catch up here! Do you procrastinate? I’ve noticed that the things I procrastinate the most are those that I think I’ll fail at. For instance, I don’t think of myself as a writer and even after five years with this blog, writing posts is still not [...]

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Does saying NO mean you are lazy?

Posted by Laura on February 17, 2011 · 67 Comments

I get asked a lot of questions around here but one question I’m proud to rarely get asked is “how do you do it all?”. I never want to come across on this blog like I’m superwoman because I can assure you I’m most definitely not. What I am though is very careful with my [...]

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Managing your time with your iPhone

Posted by Laura on February 16, 2011 · 37 Comments

The thing I love most about organizing is that there are literally hundreds of various ways to organize your time, space and life. Being organized is not a one size fits all routine for everyone. What works for one may not necessarily work for another and that’s the beauty of it. Now I’m an old [...]

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Do You Procrastinate?

Posted by Laura on January 31, 2011 · 10 Comments

Procrastination is defined as putting off or delaying something until another day or time. I think we have all experienced procrastination in our lives at some point or another; whether we are feeling overwhelmed, time-crunched, frustrated, or bored, I don’t believe any of us are immune to it. The difference is in how we handle [...]

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5 Steps to a Solid Time Management Foundation

Posted by Laura on November 4, 2010 · 4 Comments

Time management and balance are always a hot topic. There is an awful lot of advice out there about how to juggle many different balls and keep them all rotating in the air just so. Unfortunately, though, as we try and balance this erratic tightrope of life, one strong wind could come along and send [...]

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