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An Organized Stress-Free Vacation!

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:28-06:00November 29th, 2017|Categories: Reduce Stress, Travel, Vacations|Tags: planning, relax, stress-free, trip|

Going on vacation is supposed to be relaxing, right? Well, if you’ve ever gone to Disney World, you might have felt more stress than calm if you planned it yourself. There’s a zillion details to figure out and for many folks that equals a lot of stress. Meet my friend Julie Hough. Julie is a Disney Vacation Planner and she removes the stress from planning your next Disney vacation - all for free! When you book your Disney trip through her company, Enjoy Mouse Travel, you will receive: Advice on which hotel, which ticket type, which dining plan best fits [...]

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Productivity & Organization via Smartphone

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:29-06:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Home Organization, Productivity, Reduce Stress|Tags: organization, productivity, reduce stress|

In January 2017, about 95% of Americans owned a cell phone of some kind. About 77% own smartphones, per the Pew Research Center. That means that the average person has the ability to stay connected to others in some way, whether you own a cell phone or a smartphone. Smartphones have advanced in technology exponentially over a very short period of time. There is little if anything, that you cannot do on a smartphone that you can do on a laptop or a desktop computer. Since smartphones can be connected to the internet, any kind of information is right at [...]

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Too Many Choices

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:30-06:00May 24th, 2017|Categories: Decluttering, Home Organization, Problem Solving, Reduce Stress|Tags: indecision, proactive, stress, tips|

Too many choices can cause indecision, which leads to frustration, and consequently, stress. Think about it. Have you ever been to a restaurant that has a menu with so many pages it looks like a novel? The wait staff wants to take your order but you can’t decide, so you ask for a few more minutes. Those few more minutes go by and you still can’t decide. Maybe your dining partners have the same issue. You end up stressed out and order something that you may not be happy with because you had too many choices. How about your overstuffed [...]

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13 Ways to be Proactive

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:30-06:00May 9th, 2017|Categories: Home Organization, Reduce Stress|Tags: prepared, stress, take action, tips|

According to Merriam-Webster, being proactive means ‘to act in anticipation of future problems, needs or changes’. They also define mitigate as follows, ‘make less severe or painful’. These two words work in sync to help reduce the amount of stress in our lives. When you’re proactive, you mitigate the stress of being unprepared. Unfortunately, we can’t anticipate every problem, need or change that can happen in our lives. However, when a situation comes up that triggers thoughts that make you think that you can be better prepared next time, act on that thought. The key to this line of [...]

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Misplaced Glasses

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:30-06:00April 22nd, 2017|Categories: Decluttering, Focus, Home Organization, Reduce Stress|Tags: clutter, distraction, stress|

Anyone that wears glasses, has at some time, or many times, misplaced them. Those that wear reading glasses only, may misplace them more than those that wear glasses all the time. This probably occurs most often when we’re tired or distracted. When you’re tired, you don’t want to fall asleep with them on and risk damaging them, so you take them off and put them down. You’re sleepy so you don’t really pay attention to what you’re doing when you set them down. The same thing happens when you’re distracted from a task that requires you to wear your glasses. [...]

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Keep Calm & …

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:30-06:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Problem Solving, Reduce Stress|Tags: alleviate stress, meditation, reduce stress, solution, stress coping mechanisms|

Keep Calm & __________. That catch phrase took off many years ago, with additions like, & carry on, & think positive, & hire a professional (fill in the blank), etc. Some of these phrases also have a comical suffix. According to Wikipedia, the phrase ‘keep calm and carry on’, actually came from a British motivational poster in 1939 in preparation for the second world war. The intent was to raise the morale of the public amidst horrifying predictions of all kinds. In today’s world, as in the original context of ‘keep calm and carry on’, this phrase has the same [...]

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Get Organized to Beat The Winter Blues!

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:33-06:00January 10th, 2016|Categories: Home Organization, Reduce Stress|Tags: clutter, overwhelmed, stress|

Here in the Midwest, the weather can get pretty ugly after the turn of the New Year. The temps dip to well below freezing and we sometimes get a lot of snow, and dare I say it, ICE! It actually looks pretty if you’re looking at it from inside a warm house, and you don’t have to go out. The kids love it when it snows a lot. They wait in anticipation of seeing their school pop up on the list of closings on the early morning news. Whether we see milder temps or get blasted full force with winter [...]

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5 Tips to Keep Your Sanity For the Holidays

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:34-06:00November 30th, 2015|Categories: Holiday Organization, Planning, Reduce Stress|Tags: holidays, planning, stress|

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The holidays sometimes seem to creep up on us before we know it. We have so much to do on a regular basis that we don’t always realize a holiday is quickly approaching. I know that has happened to me more than once. Keeping our sanity during these times can be a challenge! So much to do and so little time! Things like figuring out gifts for everyone on our lists, cleaning, decorating, cooking, etc. We want our holidays to be memorable and that can cause us to put more on ourselves [...]

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6 Self-care Tips to Prevent Burnout

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:34-06:00November 11th, 2015|Categories: Planning, Reduce Stress, Time Management|Tags: productivity, stress, time management|

Image courtesy of marcolm / FreeDigitalPhotos.net When we think of the term ‘burnout’, we typically think of it in terms of our jobs. That makes sense since we spend so much of our lives earning a living. Our jobs can demand a lot of us in terms of productivity, creativity and time, just to name a few. Typically these demands come from others, although we have a hand in putting more on ourselves to excel in our careers. Burnout can also occur in our personal lives. There are factors in our lives that can contribute to burnout, such as [...]

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Girlfriends: The Best Therapy That Money Can’t Buy

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:35-06:00March 18th, 2015|Categories: Reduce Stress|Tags: stress, therapy|

Image courtesy of artur84 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The title really kind of says it all. I don’t know what I would do without my girls! We are therapy for one another. The bond between my girlfriends is strong and we are always there when we’re needed. They are my sisters from another mother. We share the laughter as well as the pain in our lives. Life has a way of charging at us like a bull, full speed, with reckless abandon. Sometimes it just doesn’t slow down, it keeps coming and coming. That’s when the stress of daily life becomes overwhelming. [...]

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