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Hair on Fire Most Days? Organizing Your Life Will Douse Those Flames

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-09-13T10:24:05-05:00September 15th, 2021|Categories: Productivity|Tags: clutter, goals, lists, organizing process, planner, proactive, schedule|

Does the first part of the title of this post resonate with you? If so, then consider organizing your life to douse those flames as stated in the second part of the title. By eliminating your constant ‘hair on fire’ scenarios, you will live a less stressful, more productive and peaceful life. But first, determine what areas of your life cause the ‘hair on fire’ scenario the most. Are you constantly looking for your keys, making you late to work, appointments, or school? Are you buying multiples of items because you didn’t know you already had one or more of [...]

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A Well-Organized Girls Weekend

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-08-11T13:37:33-05:00August 18th, 2021|Categories: Planning|Tags: girlfriends, lists, organized, planning, therapy|

Getting away for the weekend, especially with the girls, is a great way to relax, regroup, party and laugh, sometimes until we cry. It’s a wonderful form of therapy. My friends and I have enjoyed getting away for a girls weekend for the past 36 years. Yes, you heard that correctly, 36 years. Last year we weren’t able to go due to the pandemic, which would have been year 35. Every 5 years since inception, we have shirts made to commemorate the occasion. We had shirts made last year since it was a milestone year, even though we didn’t go. [...]

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Recommendations For Good Service Providers

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-08-02T16:17:21-05:00August 3rd, 2021|Categories: Planning|Tags: anxiety, decisions, information, lists, online reviews, planning, service providers|

Have you ever been in a pinch and needed recommendations for a good service provider? Most of us have our favorites that we use on a regular basis. This issue surfaces when one of our favorite service providers can no longer accommodate our needs, either short term or on a long-term basis. Life happens. People retire, have health issues, businesses change their service areas or services, they move away or close their business for various reasons. Then it’s time to look for a new service provider to add to our list. It can be a difficult task to find a [...]

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Consolidate to Save Space

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:19-06:00August 30th, 2019|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: containers, getting organized, lists, proactive, storage|

When you consolidate contents of containers with the same product, you save space. Many of my clients have multiples of one product with varying amounts in each container. These could be personal care items, cleaning products, office supplies, etc. We consolidate the varying amounts into one container and voila, more space! I often wonder how that happens. My thought is to use up all the stuff in one container before opening a new one. If it’s the same product, why open a new one? It could be that the container being used, gets pushed behind others so it’s not seen. [...]

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Holiday Planning

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-11-30T14:29:50-06:00December 13th, 2012|Categories: Holiday Organization, Holidays, Organizing Tips, Planning|Tags: holidays, lists, planning, reduce stress|

Do you get anxious every year as we approach the holiday season? Perhaps when you begin to see Christmas ads in your mailbox, or holiday displays in stores that you frequent. Retailers seem to start earlier and earlier every year, sometimes before Halloween. It can be overwhelming, and a reminder that you better start your holiday planning so you will be ready for this festive time of year. It can be a stressful time. There are gifts to make or purchase, some that may need to be sent to loved ones in another state or country. Possibly greeting cards to mail, [...]

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Preparing For Your Thanksgiving Feast

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:49-06:00November 15th, 2011|Categories: Holiday Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: guests, leftovers, lists, planning, stress-free, Thanksgiving|

It’s the beginning of November, and you’ve made the decision to host Thanksgiving dinner this year at your home for family and friends. Now you need to begin preparing for this festive occasion. The more time you allow for planning, the less stress you will have to enjoy the day. There is much to do to get everything ready on time - cleaning the house, putting up the decorations, planning the meal, & shopping for ingredients to name a few. But where do you begin? Lists, lists, lists! The magical word that will make things happen. Lists are an important [...]

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