The Cost of Disorganization in Time, Money, and SpaceMany people I come in contact with brush off the idea that disorganization and clutter cost them anything. The stuff is just lying around and piling up but people don’t want to admit that it can cost them plenty in time, space and money...
Jun 23, 2008
Scrapbooking your MemoriesAre you one of the many out there who has been swept up in the scrapbooking trend that has become so popular with people today?
Jun 16, 2008
A Household Inventory for the RecordHopefully you have never had the experience of losing your home or possessions to a fire, natural catastrophe, or burglary. If you want to be prepared in case of any disaster though, completing an inventory of your home and all your treasures is very important...
Jun 9, 2008
Clutter Support Group - Part 2As I promised last week, here are ten more questions you can ask yourself if you think you are a serious clutterer and could benefit from a clutter support group...
Jun 2, 2008
Local Organizer Provides Education During National Autism Awareness MonthTo increase awareness and understanding of Autism, Eileen Stevie, president of Stevie Organizing Services (SOS), recently presented a teleclass about working with adults with Asperger’s syndrome as part of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD) Teleconference Program...May 26, 2008
Clutter Support Group - Part 1As an organizer who’s been in business since 2002, I came to see that there was a need for a clutter support group in the area. Most of the time when I visit a potential client to do a consultation, that person is convinced they are the “queen or king” of clutter...
May 26, 2008
Help!! I Can't Find Anything on my Desk!Is your office a complete and utter mess of paper piles, reading materials and who knows what? Do you always meet clients someplace other than your office?
May 19, 2008
20 Minutes a Day Keeps the Clutter AwayYou can have the pleasure of living in a well-organized home, but don’t expect it to happen in just a few hours or overnight. When planning your organizing project, break it down into small manageable goals that are easily achieved...
May 5, 2008
Does Being Disorganized Affect your Health?“Don’t be silly,” you say. How could some clutter and disorganization possibly have any affect on how you feel?
Apr 23, 2008
Spring Cleaning - 7 Tips to Cleaning out your Cocoon after a Long WinterThe idea of spring cleaning may bring a picture to your mind of your grandmother beating her rugs, washing all the bedding in the house and scrubbing her windows until they sparkled...
Apr 14, 2008
Help! Where do I find that?Many times when I am helping someone declutter we find things that have pieces missing. This problem can include everything from a lost dish to a treasured place setting for your favorite china to a vanished game piece for your favorite family game. Where do you find stuff like that?
Apr 9, 2008
Are you planning on selling your home?No I haven’t become a realtor – I’m still a certified professional organizer.
This time of year though I do get calls to help people declutter before they put their home on the market...
Mar 31, 2008
Stevie Organizing Services Announces Line Up of Spring EventsSpring is the perfect time of year for people to open the windows, dust off the shelves and declutter their homes and workplaces. Eileen Stevie, president of Stevie Organizing Services (SOS), announced today that she will conduct a variety of seminars focused on helping people of all ages learn systems to spring clean their life.Mar 26, 2008
Clean Up your Clutter and Get on with your LifeAs we go about our daily lives and as the years pass, we all accumulated things. Some of those things help make our lives easier and happier. Some of those things become an important part of who we are and how we are perceived by our friends and relatives. What happens though is that this buildup of stuff in our lives drains our energy and robs us of time to enjoy what we really want to do...
Mar 17, 2008
March 13 is Clean off Your Desk DayWhat a great time to clean up your desk for spring!
Going through your office and deciding what to keep and what you no longer need is hard work. Take a few moments to view your working environment with different eyes...
Mar 10, 2008