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Terri Stephens, CPO, CRTS
Certified Professional Organizer®
Certified Relocation & Transition Specialist®
2011
CONSUMER'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER
(678) 513-6585
[email protected]
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You can save money. You'll know what you already own, eliminating the need to buy duplicate items. A professional organizer can help you find the perfect organizing products for your space and lifestyle, so you stop wasting money on things you don't need or won't work.
You can become more productive and efficient. A professional organizer can create order and structure out of chaos. You'll receive systems that work for your dominant learning style, your lifestyle, your needs, your challenges, and your dreams.
You'll have a positive self-image and ditch the shame. Once your home or office is neat and tidy, you won't feel embarrassed to have guests visit. The guilt will fade away as you take pride in your surroundings.
You'll have a healthier environment. Physical and emotional clutter obscures your surroundings. An organized home and office is more easily cleaned. Lose the clutter and cut down on time spent moving piles of paper and stuff around.
Your stress level will decrease dramatically. When you can find what you need, are on top of your to-dos, and arrive on time, you'll feel calmer and have more peace of mind. No more feeling overwhelmed by life -- you'll be the one in control.
You'll discover more time for yourself. When you're organized, your days go as planned, and you get a lot more done. That leaves more time to indulge in a little "me time."
Your energy will shine. Clutter is a mask and a professional organizer can help you take off that mask. Once the clutter is removed, you can showcase your talents, skills, and personality and have the life you deserve. | |
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"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us."
- Hal Borland
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Greetings!
Time = Life. Therefore, waste your time and waste your life, or master your time and master your life. ~ Alan Lakein
Wow, that's a quote that will hit you between the eyes, won't it? I heard a message last Sunday about how quickly time slips through our hands and a reminder that our days on earth are numbered - so it's important to make them count. We were challenged to not overschedule ourselves with things that are not truly important, in order to allow for "breathing room" in our lives. For many of us, that means taking action on what we need to reduce or entirely eliminate from our lives - be it activities, bad habits, or toxic people - to make room for God's best. So, while you're setting goals for the new year, don't forget to plan what you WON'T do as well, to make the best use of the time that you have. It's been said that good planning shapes our decisions and helps elusive dreams to come true, and I couldn't agree more!
Until next time,
Terri Stephens, CPO, CRTS
Real Order Professional Organizing, LLC
(678) 513-6585
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5 STEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS
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 We all have goals - some large, some smaller - and January seems to be the time of year that we focus on them. Whether you call them New Year's Resolutions, yearly goals or simply recognize habits that you need to change, the flipping of the calendar seems like a good time to start. As you set goals for yourself this year, consider these tips to help set you on the path to achieve them:
- Decide on one or a small number of goals. Focus on them one at a time, working through your list based on priority: start with the goals that, once achieved, will have the greatest positive impact in your life.
- Write down your goals, or use photos or other graphics to represent them. Keep your list visible - on your desk, on your computer monitor, in your car. Make your goals hard to ignore.
- Create goals that are specific and measurable. Rather than resolving to "save money," set a goal to put $100 each month into your savings account.
- Rely on your team. Enlist family members, friends or co-workers to support you in your efforts, keep you accountable (we all have those days where we just don't want to go to the gym), and celebrate your successes.
- Be forgiving. You're going to slip up and have bad days. If you find yourself stuck, examine how you ended up there and then use it as a learning experience and re-start with new focus.
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IT'S GET ORGANIZED MONTH
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 January is designated by the National Association of Professional Organizers as Get Organized Month. It just makes sense, as many of us look to make a fresh start in the New year. According to the Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45% of Americans make New Year's resolutions, with "get organized" being the #2 on the list of most popular resolutions.
If getting organized is on your list of resolutions for 2013, here are several workshops to help you get started:
NAPO ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS at IKEA
Saturday, January 19
30-minute free workshops all day to help you organize your closet, your kitchen, your office, kids' toys and more.
Click here for the full schedule.
IKEA in Atlantic Station
441 16th Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30363
Phone: (404) 745-4532
Website: http://www.ikea.com
NAPO ORGANIZING WORKSHOPS at FINDERS KEEPERS FURNISHINGS
Finders Keepers Furnishings
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-377-1944
Website: http://www.fkconsign.com
CLOSET ORGANIZING
Saturday, January 19
9:30am-10:30 am
Please bring a canned food donation for Atlanta Community Food Bank
KITCHEN ORGANIZING MADE SIMPLE
Saturday, January 26
9:30am-10:30 am
Please bring a canned food donation for Atlanta Community Food Bank
FINANCIAL ORGANIZING
Saturday, February 2
9:30am-10:30am
Please bring a canned food donation for Atlanta Community Food Bank
CLOSET CHAOS TO CLOSET CONFIDENCE
Saturday, February 16
9:30am-10:30am
Please bring a canned food donation for Atlanta Community Food Bank
DE-CLUTTERING - HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Saturday, February 23
9:30am-10:30am
Please bring a canned food donation for Atlanta Community Food Bank
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 Do you find that you sometimes check off lots of items on your To Do List, yet end the day feeling like you didn't accomplish very much?
It's all about priorities. According to Sharon McGinnis, author of 10-Minute Tidy, it is easier to accomplish your tasks when you prioritize your day. Create a "Top 5 Most Important Things To Do Today" list and post it somewhere that it will remind you to stick to your priorities.
And at the end of each day? Look back at your day, and look ahead to tomorrow. McGinnis recommends reviewing what got done and decide what the priorities are for tomorrow. Create your "Top 5 Most Important Things To Do Tomorrow" list at the end of the day and keep it somewhere where you will see it early in the morning so that your "tomorrow list" becomes your "today list."
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THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB
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Having the tools you need is as important for achieving your organizing goals as it is for building a house. Here are some of my favorite products, retailers and websites:
www.plannerpads.com - Work smarter, faster, better
www.containerstore.com - Original storage and organization store
www.cozi.com - Family life, simplified
www.neatco.com - Organize your paper, simplify your life
www.organize.com - Clean, neat, easy
www.turbotax.intuit.com - Track your donations online
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