If you are looking for even more ways to make simple changes for the new year and the new decade, I have created a printable PDF of a tip or project per day for the first 31 days of the year. Doing one small thing per day is a great way to cumulatively get more organized… Read more »
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5 Tips to Save on 2009 Taxes Before Next Thursday!
Merry Christmas! I hope all of my readers who celebrate this season are having a happy and fulfilling holiday. After this weekend's festivities are over, USA readers will have a few more days left in the year to get a wonderful tax deduction for 2009 by donating household goods! Thursday, December 31st, is the last… Read more »
Ten Simple Ways to Be More Organized in 2010
It's going to be a new year AND a new decade! So many people want to "get organized," but that can feel overwhelming if not clearly defined. Here are ten simple changes you can make that will go a long way. So get yourself through the upcoming weekend and have a lovely holiday– and next week… Read more »
Austin American-Statesman: Austin experts give us their year end tips
December 22, 2009 by Sarah Beckham I’m lucky enough to get to interview many smart, insightful Austinites for this column. As the year winds down, I caught up with some of the experts who have been featured in this space during 2009. I asked them to share something that had made their lives easier, richer,… Read more »
Get a Head Start on a Fresh Start!
It’s holiday time, and that means New Year’s Resolutions are right around the corner. It’s a new decade and a new opportunity. Let’s celebrate by getting a head start on a fresh start! The New Year season is the biggest time of year for the organizing business. People want to get organized as much as… Read more »
Less is More, Charlie Brown
I grew up in the 70s waiting eagerly for the one time of year that the holiday specials would be shown on broadcast television. You see, young whippersnappers, we lived and died by the TV Guide schedule. We could not have our own copy of any of these shows to watch at our leisure on… Read more »
R is for “Ready for Anything”
This is the last post in a series on our N.E.A.T.E.R. definition of what it means to be organized. For the last few weeks I have been talking more in depth about what each one of these words means. (You can click on any of these in the list below to jump to the previous posts.) Our… Read more »
The Lesson of the Three Staplers
Once upon a time, there was a client–let's call her Judy. I was working with her on several areas of her house. She and I agreed that I would work on certain projects separately, and she would focus on doing some preliminary work in the home office before we tackled the more detailed levels together. I went… Read more »
It’s Not IF Your Hard Drive Will Fail, It’s WHEN…
I do love technology for its amazing productivity gains, but just like a child or a pet, it does annoy you at times and take up a lot of your time in a frustrating way. Always trying to help, I have chronicled anything I have learned about that frustration over the years here on my… Read more »
Austin American-Statesman: A few Web sites to help with holiday planning, shopping
December 07, 2009 by Sarah Beckham Whether you curl up on your couch with the laptop to do your holiday shopping or you’re exhilarated by the crowds and decorations at stores, a few tech tools can keep you jollier through the whole process (although naughty or nice evaluations are still up to you). Planning… Read more »
