October 26, 2010 Office supply giant Staples Inc. said it’s teaming up with Lorie Marrero, a certified professional organizer and founder of the celebrated Clutter Diet. Need help getting organized? Here are 3 ways we can help: Get our FREE report, “30 Ways to Find Time to Get Organized“ Get 14 days of unlimited… Read more »
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October 26, 2010 This is your “one stop shop” for all of the news about The Clutter Diet partnering with Staples. Read the complete press release here. Go to the Staples page to read new strategies to organize your office every week. News in order of appearance: The Boston Globe – 10/26/2010 The Street –… Read more »
Yes, You DO Have Time…
I will no longer complain about time. I have declared these phrases off-limits for myself: "I'm in a hurry." "I don't have time for that." "That just ate up all my time." "There aren't enough hours in the day." Why am I doing this? Because we all DO have time. We have 168 hours of… Read more »
This Week’s Clutter Video Tip: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Each week we are posting a one-minute-ish quick video tip on something useful and practical that you can apply right away! Here is our sixth video about The great debate over food storage containers – lid on or off? (Click here to watch on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded player.) Transcript: Hey, it’s… Read more »
168 Hours: Good Riddance! (How Goodwill turns your old CDs into job search classes)
October 20, 2010 Guest Blog by Lorie Marrero Let’s be blunt about it—the stagnant stuff in your house is weighing you down. You are fussing over it, polishing it, maintaining it, and moving it around, but you’re not using it and valuing it. Getting rid of your unneeded items like clothing and housewares is good… Read more »
Do You Have a “Destination Station” in Your Home?
Where do you enter and exit your home most often? That door should be near to what we call a "Destination Station." It's a place for your purse, your briefcase, your keys, your chargers, your sunglasses, and kids' backpacks and gear– right where you need it most. I want to show off another one of… Read more »
3 Ways to Find Your Stuff, If Memory Serves… or Not!
For most people, out of sight is out of mind. And when you get older and your memory is not as reliable as it used to be, even more so! (Hey, my brain's hard drive just needs a defrag. That's all.) We tell people all the time in our online program that one of the… Read more »
This Week’s Clutter Video Tip: Mean, Green Printing Machine
Each week we are posting a one-minute-ish quick video tip on something useful and practical that you can apply right away! Here is our fifth video about being more productive and efficient with your printer. (Click here to watch on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded player.) Transcript: Hi, I’m Lorie Marrero and today’s… Read more »
Bulk Up: Top 5 Tips for Storing Bulk Purchases
I just got home from accompanying my husband to Costco. He thought it was so we could spend some time together, and that was nice, but he didn't know that he was being chaperoned. He tends to vastly overbuy! We managed to get out of there with about half what he would typically bring home…. Read more »
SheKnows Home & Garden: The Declutter Diet
October 11, 2010 by Alexis James This just in: getting organized can save you money. We all knew that having a “place for everything and everything in its place” would likely save time, but it can also keep some extra cash in your pocket. Even if you’re organizationally challenged, there are things you can do… Read more »