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(www.myorgnizedbiz.com) – Clutter – it’s the stuff around you that’s residue from past projects (complete or otherwise). It’s all the things you want to deal with eventually but haven’t had time yet.
This week’s roundup is a shortlist of great recent articles that will help you get some traction with your stuff.
Leo Baubuta’s blog, ZenHabits, is among my very favorites. Here are 18 5-minute tips to help you in your office. I love that they’re only 5 minutes each.
Ann at One Bag Nation discusses the problem of Mind Clutter and what you can do to help yourself.
Here at …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Paper clutter… It’s both friend and foe. It seems like a good idea to save things until later, but then they have to be dealt with eventually.
May’s Friday Features will be addressing the challenges of paper clutter. Today’s feature comes from Pam Hix as featured on HGTV with some office clutter-reducing ideas.
I especially like her suggestion of giving files an expiration date – like a carton of milk has. This can help keep you accountable for dealing with files at the end of their life span. This also ensures that paper will flow out just like it comes …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Do you have a lot of books?
Maybe you’re the kind of person for whom having books is really important and getting rid of them is almost painful. Or you might just have a lot of them by default and could be ready for a good purge.
My basic belief is that the books you surround yourself with need to represent who you are and where you’re going. If you have books that represent old parts of you or past careers that have fallen by the wayside, these can keep you energetically stuck and struggling in your business.
Avid reader, Tammy …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – In the article about following up with contacts, Tammy made an interesting comment I’d like to respond to:
The [question] that comes to mind here is how to persist. I can’t seem to hold the course more than 3 months….that seems to be my cycle. How do we organize ourselves and keep on trooping through our own cycles of up and down?
In my response to Tammy, I praised the fact that she knows what her cycle of productivity is. She is aware that after 3 months, she runs out of steam. This is great. And if you don’t …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Feeling inspried to let go of some of your belongings? This week’s roundup will give you ideas and motivation!
Ariane Benefit has a great collection of thoughts and ideas about how to let go of clutter.
Lori Marrero from The Clutter Diet shares how to get the courage to throw away old manuals (and how to get backup if you ever need them).
Cynthia Ivie at Effortlessly Organized shares how getting rid of your clutter can help others by paying it forward.
Jennifer Chait at Declutter It

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I’m so excited about this week’s feature – you’re in for a real treat! I interviewed Vicky White of Life Design Strategies about spring cleaning from a feng shui perspective.
Vicky works with women in creative businesses to help them boost their bottom line – and even if you’re of the male persuasion, you’ll find some great info below.
Jen: Welcome, Vicky! I’ve heard that feng shui is the study of how energy moves through a space. Is that right? What does that mean, exactly?
Vicky: I describe Feng Shui as the art of arranging your environment to enhance your life. …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Two makeovers ago, blogger Thursday shared that she has a problem keeping all her files in one place, electronically speaking.
Here’s how she describes it: “While I officially have an office in our apartment, complete with a desktop computer, I regularly work on a laptop as well — I travel, go to the coffee shop or escape to the couch for a more comfortable working session.
“The problem is, though, that I wind up with spare copies of files all over the place: my desktop computer, my laptop, my back up hard drive.”
To the naked eye, it doesn’t look …read more

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Ready?
Move your chair – If you’re seated, you might be likely to check email or get distracted. So move your chair away from your desk. Stand in front of your desk and give yourself a big picture view.
Set?
Get a timer – Whether it’s lemon-shaped or on your phone, set it for 15 minutes.
Go!
Rev your engine and start moving. Only pick up one thing at a time and then make a decision about where it should go – recycling, garbage, files, mail, etc.

Toss (recycle) anything you haven’t looked at in over a month and/or “might need someday”. Chances are good you …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – You’ve been thinking about it… That little project in the corner that never quite got finished or dealt with? Yup. I have one (ahem), too.
My friends, April is here and it’s time.
I’ve never done the spring cleaning thing. It’s too Martha. Too cliche. But you know what? Something’s got to motivate me – and I need your help.
So I’m issuing a challenge – to you (and myself):

1. Pick one thing you want to clean up this month.
2. Post what you’re going to do – here or on your own blog.
3. Then check in at the …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – If you’re like me, there’s always something that you could or should have done months ago, even years, that’s just waiting for you to have the time to do it. I’m talking about closets and drawers, neglected file cabinets, or a bulging inbox. You know what I mean?
Well, April is here and now is the time. This month at MyOrganizedBiz, you’ll be getting tips, ideas, and suggestions about how to get spring cleaning done – so your work can be more efficient and your business more successful.
Are you ready?
Tripping over your stuff may be painful, but cleaning it …read more

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