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Confessions of an Overpacker: Can She Travel With (Gasp) a Carry On?

Like the state of Texas I live in, I believe bigger is better when it comes to packing for a trip. Yes, I am a chronic overpacker. Yes, I have paid for overweight baggage. Yes, I like to pack extra clothes … just in case. Then the airlines started adding fees for everything – seats with extra leg room, food, and yes, baggage.

Fun, Organizing Tips

Only the Shadow(box) Knows

My friend Carol and I were sorting out her craft room a couple of months back, and we came across some treasured items belonging to her grandparents and father. She showed me the cool, vintage eyeglasses belonging to her grandmother and said how she wanted to display them. I suggested displaying them in a shadowbox so she can enjoy them.…

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Fun, Life, Organizing Tips, Technology, Time Management

Watch for Zombies!

I’ve seen them time and time again. Heck, I’ve even been one myself. I’m talking about Zombies. Not the bloody, festering monsters you see eating people’s brains in countless movies. These poor Zombies have lost their own brains via endless e-mail, attempted multi-tasking, and an overwhelming to-do list. You see us everywhere. It’s the guy who forgot to push the…

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How Cute Are You?

During a leadership workshop at work, the faculty participants had to come up with a mission statement and decide what values were important to them. One part of the workshop included circling words from a list that best represented their value statements, and they could add words if necessary. One of the doctors said we underestimate the value of “cute”…

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An Organizer Carol

I had great fun the other day coming up with the organizer’s version of popular Christmas carols. Let’s have a little fun this holiday! Here are my versions: What Pile Is This? Oh Holy Mess (The piles are gently swaying) It Came Upon a Desktop Clear Organizers Are Coming to Town Oh, Come All Ye Organized Over the Clutter and…

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