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5 Tips for How to Work From Home and Not Suck at it
Home Office, Productivity

5 Tips for How to Work From Home and Not Suck at it

Mar 11, 2020 | Home Office, Productivity | 0 comments

Around the country, the world, even, people are being asked or told to work from home due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic....

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How to (Finally) Conquer That Room You Hate and Love it Again
Before and After, Home Office, Inspiration

How to (Finally) Conquer That Room You Hate and Love it Again

Apr 9, 2018 | Before and After, Home Office, Inspiration | 10 comments

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a “before and after” on an organizing project. The story around this...

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In Defense of The Piler
Home Office, Paper Management, Productivity

In Defense of The Piler

Oct 19, 2017 | Home Office, Paper Management, Productivity | 2 comments

I was recently in a conversation where someone tried to convince someone else that piles were bad, and papers should always be...

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Week 16 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Managing Your Digital Life
Home Office, Technology, Time Management

Week 16 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Managing Your Digital Life

Apr 18, 2016 | Home Office, Technology, Time Management | 0 comments

If you can believe it, we are in our final week of this 16 Week Challenge to reclaim your home and reclaim your life!  Whether...

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Week 15 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Paper Management
Home Office, Paper Management

Week 15 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Paper Management

Apr 11, 2016 | Home Office, Paper Management | 0 comments

We are in our last 2 weeks of this 16 week Challenge to reclaim your home and reclaim your life! And with Tax Day in the US this...

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Three Ways To Get Your Mail Under Control
Decluttering, Entryway / Mudroom, Home Office, Paper Management

Three Ways To Get Your Mail Under Control

Jan 21, 2016 | Decluttering, Entryway / Mudroom, Home Office, Paper Management | 2 comments

You get mail.  Maybe a lot of mail, maybe not.  It comes 6 days a week. It can become, if left neglected, a pile, a monster....

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Week 15 of 15 in 15 in ’15 Challenge: The Book Collection
Crafts / Hobby Space, Decluttering, Home Office, Living Room

Week 15 of 15 in 15 in ’15 Challenge: The Book Collection

Apr 10, 2015 | Crafts / Hobby Space, Decluttering, Home Office, Living Room | 2 comments

Week 15!  We made it!  15 weeks, letting go of at least 15 things, in 2015.  Did you do them all so far?   So, what’s a...

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Week 6 of 15 in 15 in ’15: Old Keys and Batteries
Clever Girl Solutions, Decluttering, Home Office, Kitchen

Week 6 of 15 in 15 in ’15: Old Keys and Batteries

Feb 6, 2015 | Clever Girl Solutions, Decluttering, Home Office, Kitchen | 0 comments

Week 6!  We’ve been tackling big projects and little projects.  This one is one of the littler ones.  Well, the items are...

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Taming the Cables and the Rest of Your Home Office
Decluttering, Home Office

Taming the Cables and the Rest of Your Home Office

Jan 7, 2015 | Decluttering, Home Office | 0 comments

Every Wednesday in January, the G.O with C.G.O. post is focusing on offices. This can be your home office, or your at-work...

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Time Management:  Choose and Use the Right Planner
Home Office, Productivity, Time Management

Time Management: Choose and Use the Right Planner

Jan 6, 2015 | Home Office, Productivity, Time Management | 2 comments

One of the topics we’ll talk about here during G.O. with C.G.O. month is Time Management. There are a lot of tips on Time...

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Chasing Inbox Zero: How to Control Your Email Inbox, Without Letting It Control You.
Home Office, Inspiration, Productivity, Technology

Chasing Inbox Zero: How to Control Your Email Inbox, Without Letting It Control You.

Jul 28, 2014 | Home Office, Inspiration, Productivity, Technology | 0 comments

A friend of mine caught a glimpse of my email inbox the other day. We were speaking about something else, and she was compelled...

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Cool Products from My Conference Week:  LifeInCase Document Organization
Emergency Prep, Home Office, Technology

Cool Products from My Conference Week: LifeInCase Document Organization

Jun 3, 2014 | Emergency Prep, Home Office, Technology | 0 comments

This week, I’m reviewing all my favorite products from the NAPO conference I attended last week.  One new product for each...

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Before and After:  Home Office and Crafting Room
Before and After, Crafts / Hobby Space, Home Office

Before and After: Home Office and Crafting Room

May 19, 2014 | Before and After, Crafts / Hobby Space, Home Office | 0 comments

My latest client reached out for help, and we set up an appointment to meet a few days later.  In between that time, her scope...

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Organizing Challenge:  Attack a Pile (or two!)
Decluttering, Home Office

Organizing Challenge: Attack a Pile (or two!)

Jan 21, 2014 | Decluttering, Home Office | 1 comment

If you haven’t gotten a jump on week 3’s Fourteen in ’14 purge, this next challenge is bound to be of...

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Organizing Challenge:  De-Junk the Junk Drawer
Bedroom, Decluttering, Home Office, Kitchen

Organizing Challenge: De-Junk the Junk Drawer

Jan 17, 2014 | Bedroom, Decluttering, Home Office, Kitchen | 0 comments

It’s a weekend, so we’re taking on one of the meatier projects for our Organizing Challenge Month:  Cleaning out the...

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Organizing Challenge: Electronics and Technology Equipment
Decluttering, Home Office, Technology

Organizing Challenge: Electronics and Technology Equipment

Jan 14, 2014 | Decluttering, Home Office, Technology | 2 comments

The next challenge is inspired by a clean out I did on my own right after Christmas.  One day, in the middle of a completely...

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Before and After: Home Office in a Closet, revisited
Before and After, Closets, Home Office

Before and After: Home Office in a Closet, revisited

Sep 9, 2013 | Before and After, Closets, Home Office | 0 comments

One project I was excited to work on this summer was helping a woman with her home office in a closet. Having a home office in a...

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