My Organized Biz

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – There’s some great writing going on around the b5 Business Channel I though you should know about, so here’s my roundup for the week…
At Yielding Wealth, Miranda’s got a fun video feature that captures my heart – and the essence of my own financial values.
Miranda also wrote a post called Me and My Cash Flow Problem – where she discusses a financial mistake she made and shares a lesson we can all learn from.
On TaxGirl, Kelly gives us the DL on health insurance premiums and how to deduct them. This is an oft-overlooked writeoff so check it …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Images are featured here every Sunday to encourage rest, contemplation, and delight. Without these, no business is truly organized.
This image is provided by Christine Paintner of Seattle, WA and used with permission. See more from Christine here.

Have a restful Sunday.

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Until a few years ago, the only options for recycling CDs included making mobiles from fishing wire and tiling your bathroom floor.
Despite their primarily plastic contents, CDs and DVDs can’t be included in household recycling and very few centers are set up to accept them. Most people chuck them in the trash – where they go from the trash can to the incineration facility to be burned or the landfill to never biodegrade.
Good news!
Several companies have taken up the challenge to remove these plastic disks from the waste stream and put them back into use. In some cases, they’ll …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – This is so cool! You get quality light generated by the earth – and never have to worry about where to plug it in.
This modern LED-illuminated light generates the equivalent of a 40watt bulb (great for ambient lighting) and recently was awarded 2nd place in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition.
Get the whole scoop in this article from Science Daily!

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Whether your head is in the sand, you’re quaking in nervous anticipation, or scoffing at the absurdity, 70% of economists agree that the U.S. is in a recession. In other words, our gross domestic product has had two successive quarters showing a loss rather than a gain.
Myself, I alternate between putting my nose to the grindstone and breaking out in a cold sweat. As a small business owner, I wonder how I’m going to keep afloat.
The good news is that no amount of worry will to change the way things are going. So what’s a savvy, organized business …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I’m thrilled to be featuring Leif Hansen this week from SparkNW. He’s had quite a lot of press and camera time lately around his work with SoulTech, including a recent feature on the Today Show.
Jen: Welcome, Leif! Now, you’ve got your businesses, Spark Northwest & Spark Social Media, and recently the ‘Soul Tech’ workshop – that’s a lot! How are you spending most of your time?
Leif: I divide it a few ways, but the main focus for me lately is doing consulting and development around new social media. People are more and more interested in things like …read more

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If your life seems more off-kilter than usual, you might be “crazy busy” – a term used by Dr. Edward Hallowell to describe ADD-like symptoms in everyday people that come from the accelerated pace of life.
I subscribe to Hallowell’s CrazyBusy tips feed and was notified of a free conference call – happening today! – featuring Dr. Hallowell and others, including Joe Polish of Piranha Marketing.
Here is the email text in its entirety:

What I want to share with you are the secrets to keeping your life simple and keeping your business profitable. And, you can find them here –> www.SuccessWith …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Casey’s son is away at college – and his sort-of former bedroom is one of her two offices. Her other office (not pictured) is in her basement art studio where she spends more of her time.
Because of the dual location set-up, Casey’s having trouble with not finding or having things where they’re needed… because they’re at the other desk.
Here’s how she describes it:

The computer is located upstairs but there is paperwork going on in both locations. Right now the computer must stay upstairs so one of the main problems is that I’m filing papers (or …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – If you’ve ever struggled with a. having too much stuff on your computer that you never use or b. you can’t find the info you need when you need to use it, check out the latest from Adam Kayce of Viverati (formerly Monk at Work).
His 2 philosophies of storing files on your computer are simple and logical:
Arrange your files according to how you think, not how someone else thinks for you.
Arrange them with a usage mindset, not a storage mindset.
Read the whole article on Adam’s blog and get the info you need to handle your files – you’ll …read more

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At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, sometimes I miss the good old days. A simpler, kinder time when life wasn’t dictated by the sounds of gadgets or lit by the glow of a monitor screen.
Ahh… but life keeps moving and speed isn’t always a bad thing. So, the b5 business channel bloggers put their heads together and wrote about how to live simply and work in a technological age.
The concepts are diverse, but there’s a common theme: simplicity. Is slow the new fast? Read on to find out.
Simplicity can be a powerful thing. Eric Eggertson points to …read more

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