Category Archives: Organizing Guidelines

Organizing Your Important Papers – Part 2

Continuing from last week’s post about organizing your important papers…   Ask yourself: what else comes to mind that’s vital or important to have stored in a safe place if a fire or flood occurs? This leads to the next question: … Continue reading

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Organizing Your Important Papers – Part 1

Have you gotten your important papers organized? Do you have them stored in a fireproof, flood proof safe? I recommend this.   Recently I was helping a couple organize their important papers and thought it was a good topic to … Continue reading

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Organizing Your Life – Part 4

Continuing from last week’s post  … Identifying the “big rocks” (important activities) in life is an especially beneficial activity if things have recently changed for you. Transition can be challenging and disorienting, it’s also a great opportunity to reassess your big … Continue reading

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Organizing Your Life – Part 3

Continuing from last week’s post… Do you remember the Harry Chapin song “Cat’s in the Cradle” from the 1970’s? It was about a man who was always busy working and never had time for his son. The son watched and … Continue reading

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Organizing: More About Letting Go

There are lots of reasons folks hang onto “stuff.” Last week I wrote some reasons, here are more: You’re afraid you’ll need it someday. Sometimes you don’t want to let go of items because you think you will need them someday. … Continue reading

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Organizing: Learning to Let Go

It is sometimes not easy to let go. When I’m organizing with people, the first step is to let go of what’s not needed any longer.  One dynamic I encounter is: You feel you haven’t gotten the value out of your … Continue reading

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