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Using a Process to Put Down Mulch

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-04-29T14:35:52-05:00May 5th, 2021|Categories: Productivity|Tags: mulch, options, process, productivity, tasks|

Every year I contemplate whether I should put down mulch in my garden beds. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t, but when I do, it’s a big job. And spring is typically when you start to see landscape companies spreading mulch in the yards of homes and businesses in the community. This may not seem like a topic related to organizing or productivity, but it does relate to using a process which does optimize productivity. The process I use to put down mulch may be different than yours, but a process is used all the same. Whether you hire it [...]

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4 Ways to Reduce or Eliminate Digital Marketing Clutter

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:10-06:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: Email|Tags: clutter, email inbox, newsletters, online, options, unsubscribe|

Every time you purchase a product or service, especially online, you are automatically signed up to receive digital marketing from that company. You give them permission when you accept the terms of the purchase of the product or service. Your email address is, of course key to this potentially invasive practice. The main source of digital marketing comes via email in the form of a newsletter. A newsletter can be used in many ways but the idea is to stay in the minds of customers. It could be in the form of information about the company, or their products or [...]

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Medications Disposal & Medical Supplies Donation Options

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:10-06:00September 23rd, 2020|Categories: Decluttering|Tags: disposal, donation, expired medications, options, supplies|

There may be times when you end up with expired or unwanted medications for various reasons. Likewise, with medical supplies and equipment. Perhaps someone you’re caring for no longer needs these items. Or maybe you are clearing out a loved one’s home after they have passed away. In any scenario, you need options for medications and medical supplies disposal. There are ongoing discussions about the environmentally safe way to dispose of items to keep them out of landfills. The terms reuse, recycle & reduce pertains to disposal items. Obviously, we can’t reuse medications or supplies, but we can do that [...]

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6 Easy to Access Storage Solutions

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:14-06:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: containers, easy access, options, organizing products, storage|

Containment is part of the organizing process. Containers make good storage solutions, but is it always easy to access the contents? This is a question that needs to be considered based on the type of storage solution. The criteria for storage may be different for each organizing solution, but ease of access should be a top priority. As mentioned in previous posts, containment, or containers come in all shapes and sizes. Every box, bin, basket, shelf, drawer, rack, cabinet, pantry, closet and room in your house is a container, as well as your house itself. How we organize these containers [...]

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Making Decisions

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-12-18T13:15:48-06:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: Mindfullness, Problem Solving|Tags: anxiety, choices, options, recommendations, solutions, stress|

Sometimes making decisions is easy, other times not so much. We all make decisions all the time, every day throughout the day. We don’t think twice about many of them since they are part of our daily routines. We usually make these types of decisions quickly because they are not complex and may be repetitious. The brains working memory only holds about 7 items. More than that is processed into long-term memory which requires conscious effort. There are always choices or options to consider in order to make decisions. A decision ‘is the act or process of deciding’ according to [...]

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