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Posts Tagged: getting organized for the new year

I Screwed Up.

Yesterday I made a mistake. I missed a family event. It was "on my radar" the night before, it was on my calendar, and all my systems were set up correctly to remind me, but I just BLANKED. I am sure this has happened to every one of you reading this. (If not, please say… Read more »

8 Questions to Ask Yourself for the New Year

My husband told me years ago that sometimes at his work they step back and ask themselves the Stop-Start-Continue questions: What should we STOP doing? What should we START doing?  and, What should we CONTINUE doing? These are great questions to ask ourselves as we head into a new year. I am a big believer… Read more »

Undeck the Halls: 7 Tips to Undecorate from the Holidaze

Are you kidding me? Did the holidays just flash by? I can't believe it's all over. It's time to "undecorate." Here are some guidelines: Set a deadline. My husband is from Puerto Rico, where they celebrate Three Kings Day on January 6th– it's kind of a big deal. Each year we use this date as… Read more »

Start the New Year Right: 31 Simple Tips for 31 Days

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 »

T is for “True to Your Style”

This is the fourth post in a series on our N.E.A.T.E.R. definition of what it means to be organized. For the next few weeks I will talk more in depth about what each one of these words means. Our Definition of "Organized:" Not Perfect, but…Effective– doing what works bestAlways improvingTrue to your styleEfficient- not wasting… Read more »

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