August 03, 2008 By Sarah Lindner, LifeGuide columnist, slindner@statesman.com Right now, your house probably is still in vacation-summer-camp-sleeping-in mode. But back-to-school time is coming up fast: Most area schools resume classes on Aug. 25 or 26. To ease the transition between lolling and learning, Austin-based Certified Professional Organizer Lorie Marrero has come up with a… Read more »
The Clutter Diet Blog
Found Money: Did You Forget About That Account?
Disorganized financial accounts, today’s mobile society, and other factors have combined to create huge lists of unclaimed property. Something as simple as a forgotten utility company deposit may have ended up in state coffers just waiting to be claimed by the rightful owner. Could this be you? You can go to www.unclaimed.org to find a… Read more »
Satellite Media Tour: Spokesperson for Brother, Hormel, and FedEx Office
July 31, 2008 Lorie represented Brother’s P-Touch 1280 label maker, Hormel “Compleats” time-saving microwave meals, and FedEx Office (formerly Kinko’s) finishing services. Over seventeen interviews were conducted for news stations around the country providing tips for saving time and being more productive now that summer is coming to a close. Need help getting organized?… Read more »
Even More Video Quick Tips
Everyone seems to be loving these video tips! Thanks so much for sending all of the well-wishes about how much you like them– they certainly were fun to do. Here are a couple more from the eWomen Network conference in Dallas. Click these text links here if you cannot see the embedded video players for… Read more »
What are these Orange Pills?
Have you ever been confused about identifying medications? When we do organizing projects in bathrooms we often run into UPO’s- "Unidentified Pharmaceutical Objects." People often pack pills in smaller containers to travel with them, and time goes by and they’ve forgotten what they are. We have also organized for clients’ elderly parents, and the number… Read more »
PAUSE for Refreshment
In this crazy 24/7 world, we all need a reminder now & then to pause and reflect, to slow down, and to smell the roses. We can get so wrapped up in being "productive" that we forget about appreciating the rich gift of life. And you know, it’s been consistently shown that we are MORE… Read more »
Simple Division® is Getting Famous!
Just wanted to celebrate– our Simple Division® Garment Organizers product was featured in the August issue of Parents Magazine! (page 88) We are getting flooded with orders– thank you so much! Click here to see this on our media page with a scan of the article. I also wanted to mention the write-up our products… Read more »
Park It Right Here
A pervasive concept in organizing is that things should have a "home." Another way to think about that is to say that something has a "parking space." You know those primo reserved executive parking spaces that you drive by wishing you could park there? In the summer families are home more and they drink more… Read more »
More Video Quick Tips
My new friends Joyce Bone and Francie Kane share their quick time-saving tips from the eWomen Network conference. (Click here for Joyce and click here for Francie if you can’t see the embedded video player):
Go Vertical in the Garage
@Rubbermaid found this great video on organizing your garage and posted it on Twitter today. Thanks! I am now a big fan of Mag Ruffman, the ToolGirl. Here she talks about how to get your stuff off the garage floor and up onto the wall. Click here if you can’t see the embedded video player…. Read more »
