Greetings ,
We are excited to announce that in June, Get Organized! became an official LLC. We continue to grow in the Professional Organizing industry and are thankful to each of our clients.
Our website continues to have more information and this month we have added a new section called News & Press under our Media tab. This section now includes an Event Calendar which outlines upcoming speaking engagements and media events with Get Organized!.
I am also excited to announce that on July 3, 2010, I teamed up with RoleMommy.com to establish a new blog called, "The GO Mom". As many of you know, "GO" is an acronym of Get Organized!. I will provide biweekly blogs that will offer moms tips on keeping their lives and homes organized.
On July 31, 2010, I presented a workshop at IKEA in Frisco, Texas. I provided patrons with organizing ideas for their offices and gave college students recommendations for organizing their college spaces. Thanks to everyone who stopped by for some FREE organizing advice.
Lastly, in this month's issue we give exciting tips on organizing your teen's room, and getting them ready for back to school. Oh, and don't forget our special this month for new clients only. Buy seven (7) hours of organizing and get one (1) hour FREE. Offer good till August 15, 2010, although appointments based on this offer may be scheduled past the offer deadline.
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Disaster Area, Do Not Enter
You may have a teen who's room is harvesting clutter and dust and needs this same sign on their door.
Growing up I remember one of my brothers having a permanent sign on his bedroom door that said, "Disaster Area, Do Not Enter".You may have a teen who's room is harvesting clutter and dust and needs this same sign on his door.
Getting a teen to clean his or her room has to be an expectation, not a request. Keeping his room clean should not be an option, especially if past requests have been ignored.
While living at home, your teen will probably have some great excuses as to why they do not clean their room. School, work, homework, friends, parties, etc. The best excuse is a lack of time and yet they have time to send over 2000+ text messages that month and their Facebook page was updated an average of 3 times a day.
First, do not be afraid to set firm rules stating what you want completed in your home. If your teen cannot learn to obey with the small stuff, how will they ever learn to obey with larger, more challenging requests?
Plan a sit down, face to face meeting with them, letting them know the expectations you have going forward. Make sure they know you have been requesting they do this for some time and your request have been pushed aside for less important things.
Tell them what the schedule is for cleaning their room: either daily or weekly. If they see they are unable to meet your expectations, they are to come to you in advance and offer and explanation and solution.
Next, give them clear consequences if they do not follow the rules and make them repeat back to you everything you have just said.
Understand there will be some exceptions along the way, but the idea is this should be a rarity, not the rule.
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Time Management:
Tips for Teens
- Make a "To Do" list every day in your phone or on paper.
- Use an online calendar linked to your phone like Microsoft Outlook, unless you prefer paper calendars.
- Say no to your friend or boss when they call last minute and you have important plans for studying or getting tasks done around the home.
- Always have something with you to do in case you have spare time. Use every minute wisely reading, studying, or planning.
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Lorraine Brock on
Good Morning Texas
Getting Out the Door Quickly
Good Morning Texas |
Lorraine Brock shared tips on how to get out the door quickly when heading off to school or work. She suggested alarm clocks, last minute reminders, and having a "To Go Box" by the door you exit and enter. |
Home Depot Product
Need something for your mudroom or foyer? Check out this white storage bench by Martha Stewart Living Collection with seat cushion and three cubbies for keeping shoes, papers, and more.
It is priced at $68.87 and is rated very highly on overall customer satisfaction.
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Get Organized! Does Estate Sales
Need to downsize? Inherited someone else's estate items?
We can help you run and organize your estate sale from start to finish. Get Organized! is a full service Estate Sale Organizing company.
- Pricing, cleaning, display, set-up
- Advertising, signage
- Selling, money exchange, customer service
- Close-up, packing of donated items, clean up, and more.
The average Estate Sale takes a week or two to plan, prepare, and execute. The length of time depends on the quantity of items in the home. We normally need a lead time of about 3-4 weeks to begin an estate sale. Call us at 972-841-0738. |
IKEA Workshop
Held July 31st
A good crowd was on hand this past weekend at IKEA, Frisco. Families were shopping for back to college and organizing areas in their homes. Lorraine Brock demonstrated great products offered by IKEA and talked about systems for de-cluttering office spaces.
The IKEA 2010 catalog is now available with new products and styles and patterns. Be sure you get one at IKEA or request online.
IKEA Frisco, Tx July 31st |
If you have questions about IKEA products, please us know. If we cannot answer your question we will put you in touch with someone who can. Lorraine's next workshop at IKEA will be February, 2011. |
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Keep a pad of paper, or at least a sheet of paper inside or near your freezer. As you put leftovers or new items in the freezer, jot them down with the date they were frozen. You will then have a list of what you have in your food "bank". Idea submitted by Sue Bucher |
 In-Home Computer Repair, Service and File Organization
Get Organized! is now offering In-home computer repair, maintenance, and electronic file de-cluttering and organization for all Windows based computers. If you need help organizing and cleaning up your emails, folders, and files, Get Organized! can improve your computer's performance and help you organize your files correctly for easy retrieval. Our computer experts can handle all of your IT needs.
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Need some great tips for getting "back to school" organized?
This article is a must read for getting prepared and organized for heading back to school. By doing much of the suggested work now, you will save headaches later.
As always, for great information on around town activities with your kids and helpful family information check out
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Disaster Area.... Have a teen that needs to get on board with the family rule of cleaning his/her room? Read this article that clearly lays the course of action. |
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Savvy Ways to Save
For our readers who are engaged, check out a clever website called www.Honeyfund.com. You can plan a trip and have family and friends send money to help pay for your honeymoon.
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Refinancing or Buying
a Home?
Get six (6) free hours of organizing when you use Andrew McElyea as your loan specialist.
Andrew comes highly recommended by
Get Organized! and will give you great rates
and service.
Mention Get Organized!
and receive your special
thank you gift from Andrew.
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Get Organized! has now partnered with Cornerstone Chem-Dry. Chem-Dry is our exclusive partner
for the services listed below,
and we proudly recommend them to our clients.
Carpets, oriental, and area rugs, tile and grout cleaning and sealing, carpet repairs, stretching, leather cleaning and repairs, upholstery cleaning, 24 hour water damage restoration, and pet urine removal and treatment.
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Need a Realtor?
4 Free Organizing Hours or 2 Free Hours of Staging with Service
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If a thief broke into your home, could you prove what they took?
For a small investment,
you can have your entire home inventoried.
The professionals at Home Inventory Experts will take photos, log serial numbers,
and gather other important information for you.
They will then create a personalized inventory of the contents of your home.
Call them today! It's a small price to pay for huge returns.
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Do you need better access to lower cabinets?
ShelfGenie has the perfect glide out shelves for your kitchen.
Call Get Organized! to schedule your FREE home design consultation.
972-841-0738 |
Get Organized! has teamed up with Lori Dwight, a pro at anything ebay. Lori will offer her services teaching our clients how to sell on ebay. She'll come to your home and walk you through everything from setting up your account to shipping.
Pricing
Navigation
Paypal
Uploading
Ratings
and more
If you have items in your home you want to sell on ebay for some quick cash, but are not sure how, contact Lori today and let her know Get Organized! sent you.
Contact Information:
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