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Storage and Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-05-09T10:02:33-05:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: Decluttering|Tags: disposal, downsize, organize, recycle, safety|

Helping people downsize and/or organize their homes always includes managing household hazardous waste. This is something that most people don’t think about often, or maybe not at all. These common products used to maintain our homes, yards, and vehicles can cause damage to humans, pets, wildlife and the environment if not stored or disposed of properly. In and around St Louis, Missouri, we have 2 facilities where we can safely dispose of household hazardous waste. If you live elsewhere, I’m thinking there may be a facility near you. I encourage you to do some investigation to find one. If you’re [...]

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Tangible Memories That Won’t Create Clutter

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-04-22T12:06:06-05:00April 27th, 2022|Categories: Clutter, Grief|Tags: clutter, gifts, grief, inheritance, loss, memories|

Some of my friends have lost loved ones recently, including beloved pets. We discuss intangible as well as tangible memories of them. They speak of nuggets of memories and happy or funny stories they remember about them. They hold tight to those memories as they grieve. My friends and I honor the loss of their loved ones by gathering together to enjoy each other’s company, laugh and cry with them and lift a glass to their loved one. We also give them gifts in the form of tangible memories, something that won’t create clutter. Some time ago, I wrote a [...]

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4 Tips to Set Intentions For The Day That Will Make Them Happen

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-04-11T10:51:47-05:00April 13th, 2022|Categories: Productivity|Tags: clearing your mind, getting things done, motivation, organizing your thoughts, productivity, setting goals|

Do you set intentions for the day? This is something I do every day…every day that I really want to get a lot done, that is. I’ve found that I can do anything that I really put my mind to, and I bet you can too. I’ve written about productivity, motivation, setting goals, organizing your thoughts, clearing your mind, and all of these things factor into getting things done. When you set intentions at the start of the day, you’re getting your brain primed to get all of those things done, and possibly more. It’s a mind game. This can [...]

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How to Create a System to Manage Your Mail…Snail Mail That is

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-03-30T18:19:20-05:00March 30th, 2022|Categories: Paper Management, Routines|Tags: clutter, junk mail, magazines, online bill pay, paper, processes, routines|

Paper is still probably the biggest challenge for most of us in terms of clutter in our homes. Even though the digital age has eliminated a lot of papers that come our way, if you have a physical mailbox, you are still receiving some paper in the form of mail via the US Postal Service. If you don’t have a system to manage the barrage of paper that your letter carrier delivers, you can become overwhelmed very quickly. To avoid the overwhelm, I encourage you to create a daily routine to manage incoming mail. The process shown below is the [...]

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Doing Just 1 More Thing…May Make You Late

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-03-19T13:19:39-05:00March 23rd, 2022|Categories: Time Management|Tags: making decisions, organizing thoughts, time management, to-do list|

How many times has this happened to you? You’re ready to go in plenty of time, then you decide to do just 1 more thing. You think it will only take a few minutes and you have plenty of time, so what’s the harm? You can knock one more thing off of your to-do list, great! Doing just 1 more thing turns out to take more time than you thought, and now you’re late. This quote by Leo Kennedy pretty much sums it up, "The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time." This has happened to [...]

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Preparing to Sell Your House

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-03-14T10:34:38-05:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: Moving|Tags: decluttering, donate, downsizing, preparations, process, recycle|

This is a very good time to sell your house for a lot of reasons. The main reason is that there is low inventory for available properties and sellers are at an advantage. This situation is commonly referred to as a ‘sellers market’. There are currently more buyers than available homes for sale, which creates competition among buyers to get the seller to accept their offer. If you have ever sold a house, then you know that there are many preparations to complete in order to put your house on the market. Several years ago, I wrote a post called [...]

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20 Simple Tasks You Can Complete in 10 Minutes or Less

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-02-18T11:11:15-06:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: Productivity|Tags: goals, motivation, organized, project, routines, tasks|

Everyone, or at least that I know, is always looking to get a lot done in less time to increase their productivity. Completing simple tasks during your busy day when time allows, can contribute to a routine, goal or a project. Simple tasks are typically part of a routine, goal or a project as mentioned above. Breaking them down into small chunks, or simple tasks, is a good way to avoid overwhelm and to reach the end goal, which is completion. Even if your project is to get the home, or part of your home cleaned and organized, that’s the [...]

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How to Efficiently Organize Tools

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-02-14T10:33:09-06:00February 16th, 2022|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: easy access, efficiency, organized, solutions, storage, tools|

It’s been my experience that the best organized solutions work in tandem with your natural routines. Having said that, when you organize tools used in routines, the whole process just flows. I wrote a blog post many years ago called, Behavior Based Organizing. The gist of the article states that ‘the key is the efficiency of the steps in the routine, in terms of behavior’. Part of behavior-based organizing is the way we organize tools for each routine. In the article mentioned above, it states that you need to be able to access the required tools quickly. The time it [...]

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Tackling Lingering Tasks That Aren’t Urgent

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-02-04T11:22:04-06:00February 9th, 2022|Categories: Productivity|Tags: procrastination, schedule, to-do list|

Everyone has lingering tasks that aren’t urgent. These are things that need to be done at some point, but more urgent priorities typically push them to the bottom of the to-do list. They may be things that we don’t like to do so we happily use the excuse that other things are more important. Procrastination is understandable for these lingering tasks. However, there is a reason that they need to be done. Without listing all the various types of tasks that come to mind, here is a few potential effects that may occur if they aren’t done regularly, or not [...]

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Get All Your Ducks in a Row

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-01-28T11:50:56-06:00February 2nd, 2022|Categories: Preparation|Tags: documents, folder, income taxes, organize, tasks|

Get all your ducks in a row. I’m sure we all know the meaning of this statement – to organize your tasks, time and tools to be prepared to take action on the next step. There are theories as to the origin of this statement that goes back a long way. This is especially pertinent at this time of year, tax time. In order to prepare your annual income tax returns, you need to get all your ducks in a row, or to gather all the documents required to complete this task. It’s a term that means to prepare for [...]

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