My Organized Biz

Clearing your closets and getting them into an organized arrangement helps to get you on the road to better time management and peace of mind.  Since I don’t have a lot of closet space, I have to bring out only clothing and shoes in season.  I also have to try to find ways to organize my writing and office materials on shelves and file cabinets since I don’t have a big closet to store the items out of sight.
Yesterday, I put away cool weather clothing and arranged my summer clothing in my closet.  (We’re finally getting warmer weather in NH!).  …read more

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After reviewing Time Management in an Instant, 60 Ways to Make the Most of Your Day, I decided to incorporate some of those tips into my 20 minute organization sessions.  When I reach a point where I seem bogged down, even though I know there is much to do as I look around me, perhaps having tips to guide me or a plan would help.
Take one of the 60 tips for each session.  Or if I see I’m making progress and have more work in a particular area, continue with that tip until more is completed.
What do you think?

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We’ve been discussing time management, organizing your day, and organization to be more productive in your business and home over the past few days.  I’ve undertaken to spend at least 20 minutes per day to do something toward clearing my clutter and organizing.  I’ve asked for your organization tips and resources.
The opportunity to host a book tour for Time Management in an Instant, 60 Ways to Make the Most of Your Day came my way just at this time.  Authors Karen Leland and Keith Bailey are touring the blogosphers this week.  I thought you, my readers, would like to know about this book, …read more

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I’d be lost without my “to do” list, which I try to organize each evening before I go to bed. Sometimes I’m better at this than others…to fix the coming day’s schedule and work in my mind.
However, if I don’t write something down, I bounce from one task to another wthout accomplishing much at all.
There are a number of ways to create a “to do” list and I’m still working on the best for me.

3×5 index cards for each day of the week. Adjust as you accomplish or don’t the items on them.
Write the most important items at the top …read more

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We talk a lot about getting organized. It’s a good goal to have, right? But what is it, really? Is it just some nebulous phrase that we toss around, or does it have meaning? My definition may be slightly different than yours, but its meaning is probably similar in most of our minds. The details and the methods of execution may differ. That’s okay. In fact, that’s great!
If your system works for you, keep doing it. Is organization all about neat files, a clean desk, a fancy day planner? No. To me, being organized is all about being able to …read more

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Do you make long “to do” lists and never get everything done? And maybe you even schedule those tasks on your calendar, but still don’t manage to finish them. Sometimes it’s way too easy to put things off, isn’t it?
I struggle with the same things you do. Putting off a few things that I know I need to do. With a little one at home, it can be easy to get sidetracked. Or busy.
But there’s one thing you can try to help you manage your procrastination. Rescheduling.
What? You reschedule those tasks all the time, but they …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – It’s so easy to over-schedule ourselves. What I’m hearing from many of you is how hard it is to balance everything. We are all busy: work, family, kids, pets, friends, hobbies, and more.
With the internet allowing us to stay in touch everyone and everything, our connectedness can actually get overwhelming. And we want to please everyone, too.
We want to give our clients what they want and need. We need our colleagues to get what they need, in case we later need their help. We provide our employees with many things, too. And then there are the family obligations. …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I have a lot on my plate right now, it seems. I’m sure we all do. With the economy and saving money at the forefront of my thoughts, it’s sometimes hard to get motivated to work on longer-term projects. Okay, even the immediate ones suffer a bit.
Throw in childcare, housework, and errands, and I wonder when I’ll get it all done. It sure does make it easier to put things off. You know, that dirty little word that isn’t so little. Procrastination.
I was a horrible procrastinator as a kid. I had chores to do every day and …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I stopped by the local bookstore today, to browse and see what’s new in the organizational and productivity arenas. And I was disappointed to find that there’s not a section specifically for our topic. If you want to find books on getting organized and managing your time, you’ll actually waste time trying to find them.
Chew on that one for a moment.
The books are generally in a couple of sections: self-improvement and business. And in those sections, there is no sub-section. You almost have to know the book title or author that you’re looking for.
I was really disappointed to …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Phones are an integral part of our business. None of us can get by without calling a client or customer, a supplier, a colleague. As such, we place a high importance on phone calls, don’t we?
I have a friend who has to answer the phone every time it rings, even if she’s walking out the door to an appointment. It has made her late and frustrated the people who have to wait on her. She has voice mail and I’ve encouraged her many times to just let it go. But she can’t. She was taught that phone calls …read more

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