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Cutting Down a Tree Can be Heartbreaking

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-10-10T11:08:01-05:00October 12th, 2022|Categories: Efficiency|Tags: efficiency, empathy, process, strategy, time management|

Recently, I had to have 2 large trees in my yard cut down, one in the back that is dead, and one in the front that is much larger than the tree in the back. As I sit here in my office watching them work on the dead tree in the back yard, I am so impressed with the crew that is doing the work. This is dangerous work, and they have this process down. The crew works very well with each other, and it appears that each one has his or her role in the process. I am also [...]

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Commit to a Weekly Discard Session

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-09-13T14:43:39-05:00September 14th, 2022|Categories: Decluttering|Tags: categories, clutter, commit, donate, mindful, recycle, strategy|

In order to keep clutter from piling up, try this strategy – commit to a weekly discard session. The thought is to keep your belongings proportionate to your living spaces. Discarding can mean trash, recycle, or donate, which is a type of recycling. A weekly discard session doesn’t have to be a major undertaking. This strategy can be tailored to the amount of time you have available, being mindful that the amount of effort you put into this strategy determines the results. The idea is to choose a room, area or category each week and focus your available time on [...]

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How Did You Pivot in 2020?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-12-28T17:06:22-06:00December 30th, 2020|Categories: Change, Problem Solving|Tags: change, shift, strategy|

This year may have started out well for some, but ended not so well for most. The tentacles of this pandemic changed our lives in so many ways. We had to get creative in order to survive, literally. I kept hearing the word pivot, mostly from companies in terms of their business models. Early on, as the cases started to rise at alarming rates, the mandate came down for businesses to close that were not deemed essential, to try to stop the spread of the virus. This caused a cascade of issues mostly related to businesses closing, at first temporarily, [...]

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What Approach Should I Use to Begin to Declutter my Home?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:22-06:00April 10th, 2019|Categories: Decluttering, Organizing Tips|Tags: declutter, downsizing, organizing process, storage, strategy|

This is a common question I hear from new clients. The answer is not simple. There is no one size fits all answer to this question. In fact, there are very few scenarios in life where one size fits all. The approach you use to declutter your home will likely be different from anyone else. Your situation is different from others so your approach will have a different strategy. Not everyone needs a whole house declutter. Some just have areas that are clutter magnets and need some tweaking to existing solutions. Others may need to declutter their home from top [...]

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A Strategy For Paper Piles

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:25-06:00August 22nd, 2018|Categories: Paper Management, Storage|Tags: clutter, containers, documents, organize, strategy|

Have you ever seen someone’s desk, either at work or in their home, that has paper piles covering the surface? Perhaps your desk looks this way. These people are known to the organizing world as pilers. It’s a very common organizing style, or dare I say, lack of organizing style. When asked, pilers will tell you that they can find what they need when they need it. If this style works for them, great, although I’m not sure how they can find a particular document in all those piles. Maybe it’s some sort of brain radar that has yet to [...]

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Are You Organized For Black Friday Shopping?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:49-06:00November 23rd, 2011|Categories: Holidays, Organizing Tips, Planning|Tags: Cyber Monday, holiday shopping, strategy, Thanksgiving|

Well here we are again, approaching Thanksgiving with thoughts of turkey, dressing, pies, parades and football. It’s a great holiday that enables us to give thanks for the many blessings in our lives, to share a feast prepared by family and friends, and perhaps to nap after lapsing into a turkey coma. I always wear pants that stretch to allow me to eat, eat, eat, and then eat some more! But I digress. Thanksgiving also marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season and retailers have been advertising Black Friday deals for a while now. It seems that the stores open earlier [...]

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