Posts by Janet Schiesl
Which Charities Should I Donate To?
Watch this video on YouTube Which Charities Should I Donate To? Many of our clients like to donate items they no longer need and often ask for advice on where to donate. There are many good reasons to donate. Today, I’d like to discuss monetary donations, which can challenge our disorganized clients. We often help…
Read MoreOrganizing Your Car and Cargo
Watch this video on YouTube Organizing Your Car and Cargo Living in Northern Virginia means living with traffic and long commutes. Do you know that the average commuter spends fifteen hours a week in the car? Now that it is summer, are you adding to your car time by driving on your vacation? If your…
Read MoreSeasonal Hanger Exercise
Watch this video on YouTube Seasonal Hanger Exercise? Yes! You can organize your clothes closet with this easy exercise. Time to swap your hangers! At the beginning of the season turn your hangers in the opposite direction. Normally you hang your clothes hangers forward on the rod. Now I’d like you to hang them…
Read MoreWait! I Forgot My Phone
Watch this video on YouTube Wait! I Forgot My Phone It’s hard to get out of the house sometimes. Our guest blogger, Christina Martin, of YouRelaunched has some great thoughts on the subject. Let’s say you are on your way out the door to go to the grocery store or pick up the kids…
Read More5 Steps to Protecting a Collection
Watch this video on YouTube We all have a collection (or two). Even me! From my perspective, it’s NOT OK to collect, for the sake of just having things. But it’s OK to have a collection. What’s the difference, you ask? In my mind, a collection is a group of items you gather together and…
Read MoreDo What You Dread and DO IT NOW!
Watch this video on YouTube Do What You Dread and DO IT NOW! Have you ever heard of the “Eat that Frog” technique? It simply means…do the thing that you are dreading right now and get it over with. Take action and do what you hate and are agonizing over. Do it now and move…
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