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Get Organized St. Louis 2014!

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2016-03-14T15:58:28-05:00January 27th, 2014|Categories: Home Organization, Time Management|Tags: clutter, organizing, productivity, time management|

Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:30AM – 4:00PM at St. Charles Community College Join us for a full day of organizing workshops taught by local professional organizers • Two Group Sessions offering solutions and strategies for common organizing issues: “The Archeology of Ease: Excavating the Personal Stories and Beliefs Behind Disorganization” – Janine Adams, CPO “Home Organization CPR” – Denise Lee, CPO • “Ask The Organizers” Q & A panel over lunch (box lunch provided) • Two Breakout Sessions where you can choose to learn about a variety of organizing topics: “Budget Bootcamp” – Shannon Tamme “The Kitchen – The Heart of the Home” – Julie [...]

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‘Tis the Season’……of Giving

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:40-06:00December 2nd, 2013|Categories: Donation, Downsizing, Holidays|Tags: clutter, donate, holidays|

The holiday season is in full swing and so is the season of giving. That’s what the holidays are all about… giving. To give of one’s abundance, is the definition of giving, as shown in www.Dictionary.com. We give thanks during the Thanksgiving holiday for the abundance of blessings bestowed on us throughout the year. Charity food drives are prominent at this time, as a means to give of one’s abundance. Donation drives to give away your excess things are also in full swing. This is a good time to purge not only your things, but to have your kids go through [...]

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Where do Your Unwanted ‘Things’ go to Die?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:40-06:00October 21st, 2013|Categories: Donation, Home Organization, Recycle|Tags: clutter, donation, recycle|

All of us have ‘things’. Stuff we accumulate over the years. We have things in our homes, in other people’s homes, in storage units at, or away from our homes. We have things that help us with activities of daily living, things of beauty to decorate us, or other things, sentimental things that trigger happy memories, etc. All of these things have lives, an amount of time to us when they are no longer useful or provide beauty. At the end of their lives, which is determined by us, our ‘things’ die. There could be many reasons for the death of [...]

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On-The-Go Personal Storage

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:40-06:00September 9th, 2013|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Storage|Tags: clutter, containers, purses, storage, totes|

Everyone has personal things that they need to keep with them at all times. Identification is probably the most important personal storage item. House, car keys, cell phone and legal tender such as cash, credit or debit cards also top the list of very important items. Other items you may need outside the home that may be specific to each person could be personal care items. Some items we take from home could be specific to where we go, such as school, work, or to the gym. The items we take to these places are more likely larger than the items noted [...]

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Managing Email Clutter

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:41-06:00August 26th, 2013|Categories: Organizing Tips, Productivity|Tags: clutter, computer, inbox|

Sending electronic mail or email messages is a quick and effective form of communication, for both personal and business use. It’s fascinating to me that I can send a message to someone in another country and get a response within seconds. Messages can include file attachments such as documents, pictures and even videos. Keeping in touch with family, friends and business contacts couldn’t be easier! Just about everyone I know has a computer, laptop, iPad, smart phone or other communication device, and at least one email account, some have multiple accounts. The more accounts you have, the bigger the challenge is to [...]

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What it Means to be Chronically Disorganized

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:41-06:00May 21st, 2013|Categories: Chronic Disorganization|Tags: clutter, disorganization, get organized|

My work in professional organizing extends to clients that are chronically disorganized. I am a member of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization(ICD) and this is where I get the majority of my training. The training I receive not only includes help for chronically disorganized clients, but also for clients in other areas that present challenges with disorganization. Clients that have ADD, physical disabilities, hoarding and seniors, all fall into the category of special needs clients. There are many reasons for disorganization, and from time to time all of us have experienced this feeling. As we go through the stages of life, our [...]

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Clutter Weight – Shed Clothes to Shed Weight

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-04-14T12:13:29-05:00April 3rd, 2013|Categories: Organizing Tips|Tags: closet, clothes, clutter, spring cleaning, storage|

As I look out my window at about a foot of snow, it’s hard to believe that spring began just a couple of weeks ago. I’m not sure if Punxsutawney Phil actually saw his shadow or not, but we certainly didn’t see an early spring here in the Midwest. I’m glad I didn’t put away the snow blower just yet. At this time of year, we start preparing for the coming of spring in terms of spring cleaning, and that can mean to shed weight…clutter weight. Changing our wardrobes from cold winter weather to warmer spring weather can jump start us [...]

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How to Stop Clutter Before it Starts

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:43-06:00March 4th, 2013|Categories: Decluttering, Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: clutter, reduce stress, tips|

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ~Benjamin Franklin Clutter has a way of sneaking up on us. It creeps in on us while we’re sleeping and steals our peace. Things have a way of accumulating in our spaces while we attend to activities of daily living. With everything going on, you may not notice right away. Then one day, you begin to feel uneasy, more stressed than normal and you don’t know why. You may think that it’s your hectic schedule, pressures at work, or maybe challenges with your kids, and that may very well be the [...]

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Get it Now or Get it Later

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:47-06:00May 1st, 2012|Categories: Decluttering, Downsizing, Organizing Tips, Seniors|Tags: clutter, moving, purge, seniors|

Do you still have stuff at your parent’s house? I think I’m in the minority because I don’t, but my brothers still do. It’s amazing how many things kids can accumulate as they grow up. A lot of these children move out of their parent’s homes and leave a lot of stuff behind. They may be moving to a smaller space with a roommate or two, or they may get married, but in any case, they usually don’t have enough space to keep all their stuff in their new abode. They figure they will get it later. Moving to a new [...]

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Spring Brings New Beginnings

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:47-06:00March 20th, 2012|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Spring Cleaning|Tags: clutter, organized, schedule, spring cleaning|

Spring signifies rebirth, renewal, regrowth, new beginnings. Flowers are starting to bud as they wake from their winter slumber. Everything is fresh and new. It’s my favorite season! It’s a good time to open the windows to let out the stagnant energy after many months of winter, and let in new fresh air/energy. A good spring cleaning will refresh the inside of your home to coincide with the rebirth taking place outside. Before the cleaning begins, however, you need to de-clutter your spaces to enable your interior energy to flow freely. Cluttered spaces allows for energy to become stagnant, which [...]

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