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Organizing, Gratitude and Asking for Help
The grocery-cart-return area was about 20 feet away, but the able-bodied, middle aged man rolled his emptied grocery cart to an level surface next to his car instead. I just couldn’t walk away. “The return area is right over there”, I stopped, pointed, and said with a smile. He froze, unexpectedly confronted. “Yes, it is”,…
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Simple Ways to Streamline your Life, Be More Productive and Stay Organized
Start with a few simple ways to streamline your life, be more productive and stay organized: Manage your schedule to stay organized Send yourself reminders via email, app or electronic calendar. Set up a separate inbox for your reminders, and check it daily. Use a family calendar to track family commitments. Eliminate multiple calendars, or…
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Who Benefits from Working With a Professional Organizer?
Certainly, the very disorganized.A learning disability, dyslexia, disphasia, ADD or ADHD can inhibit one’s ability to focus, to make decisions, or to envision “organization.” Consider the situationally disorganized – having a change in life status.After a birth, death, move, job change, change in marital status, home remodel or redecoration…any life transition can cause short-term disorganization…
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Procrastination
“When the time is right” is an expression that guides us through many decisions. Sometimes, however, it could be an excuse to put off an important task. Procrastination can be a healthy decision when it’s intentional – part of the plan to complete one priority before another. If the “decision” to procrastinate is unintentional, it…