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02/04/12 Keeping Networking Contacts Organized With Evernote
I’ve been joining some networking groups lately, including Fabulous Working Ladies, which is about to get launched nationwide! They have a Fan Page Friday on their Facebook page, where we can all post our Pages, get “Likes” from each other, and learn about each others businesses. I am so grateful for getting so much interest for my Facebook Page from these new connections and friends, but it has created a new problem. I don’t know
11/16/11 Penzeys Spices Has Arrived In Austin!
Do you know about Penzeys Spices? If you’re a foodie or you have foodie friends, you should. I’ve been buying spices and mixes from them online for several years now, and they have finally opened a store here in Austin. They are at 4400 N Lamar Blvd, just up the street from Central Market. They make awesome blends and dry soup stocks, and vanilla sugar, and curries, and dried herbs, and they have about four
09/01/11 What Do You Wish You Had A Professional Organizer For?
When I tell people that I’m a professional organizer, they often don’t know quite what that means. Some of the TV shows out there that feature organizers at work only show extreme situations. Those shows don’t really reflect the wide variety of organizational challenges and people that we work with. Recently, one of my fellow organizers who lives in St Louis, MO, Sue Anderson, asked the members of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO
08/21/11 Favorite Product - Museum Gel
Sometimes it just takes a little dab of something to keep things organized and in place. One of my favorite products for this is Museum Gel. Have you heard of it? As the name implies, museums use it to keep artwork and other items in place, so that even if the display cabinets are jostled or bumped, things won’t get knocked over. From what I hear, it will hold things in place through a tremble
08/13/11 It's Hot as Hades in Austin, and She's Working In A Garage?
For this week’s blog post, I’ll say something that you will easily believe. It’s pretty hot here in Austin this summer. How hot? Hot enough so that I can only do organizing work in a garage if it’s early, early morning, and if I have a fan with me, and have lots of cool, cool water, so that I don’t melt into a puddle on the garage floor. Why am I doing organizing work in
08/05/11 Saying Goodbye To Clothes
I’m going to say something that you might not believe right away. Get your coffee, sit down right here, and give me a chance to persuade you. Here it is: There is NO SHAME in getting rid of perfectly good clothes and shoes that you simply don’t wear. ———————————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————————- Do you have clothes and shoes that you are not wearing? We all do. Sometimes you try them on, and then you decide not to
07/29/11 New Blog!
Hello, dear readers! I have a new website, and a new blog! For those who used to read my previous blog, you may remember that I had been talking about a Voltaire quote that I tweaked a little for my own use: The Perfect Is The Enemy of the Good Enough. To put it another way, you can spin your wheels forever worrying about making things just right and perfect and never actually get it
