Tech tools help me to organize data. Three of the tools that I’m going to share with you are smart phone apps, two of them are computer applications, and one is a scanner. I use all these tools everyday in my business and in my personal life.
Google AppI am an android phone user and this app was originally called Google Now. I believe it is now called the Google App. It is available for both Android and Apple mobile devices.
Why do I love it? Continue reading →
How do you feel when you open your garage? Satisfaction? Mild embarrassment? Perhaps you don’t open your garage because it’s impossible to park a vehicle in there. No matter the current state of your garage this post will give you some ideas about how you can make it better.
I love organizing garages especially when the weather is mild. As the title implies I use what I call the Big Box Store Method for organizing garages. Big box is an often used nickname for stores such as Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart and Target.
The first step to organizing anything is visualizing your result. Sometimes you need a little help creating that vision. This is where the Big Box Method comes in. Think of your garage as one of those big box stores and divide it into departments or zones. Continue reading →
Say goodbye to your kitchen junk drawer. “But wait a minute,” you say. “I need that stuff.” I’m not telling you to ditch the drawer.
I just want you to change how you think about it. You will still have your drawer and you will still have all of those great things that you use all the time.
From now on I want you to call this drawer your utility drawer.
Does utility drawer sound more respectful than junk drawer? Of course it does. After you clean out and organize your household utility drawer you will forget that you ever called it a junk drawer.
I have another reason for renaming this drawer. It changes the drawer’s status in your home. After all, junk has a bad reputation. Continue reading →
Clients and friends are always asking my opinion about the best tools for getting organized. In this post I’m sharing the tools that I currently use around the house every day. These tools help me stay organized and get things done.
I love everything ElfaI used the cabinet-sized Elfa drawer system to organize a client’s candle collection. The pull out drawers maximized her space and gave her easy access to the candles. It looks awesome too. Continue reading →
Summer is filled with vacations and extra activities. It’s also a time to relax and take it easy. Here in the southeastern United States our summers are hot, hazy and humid. The thick summer air zaps my energy and seems to slow down my thinking as well.
We took a wonderful vacation to the Atlantic coast in late July. I love the beach during the hot summer months. The temperature there is usually a few degrees cooler than at home. The ocean breeze is amazing and contributes to that cool sensation.
I took a sunrise walk to Pier 14 every morning
I am writing this as we enter the fall season. It’s still quite warm where I live in East Tennessee. The sky has changed from the hazy blue gray of summer to the intense blue of fall.
I find the fall of the year to be energizing. I’ve often felt that September signaled the beginning of a new year. I have childhood memories of school starting in early September. I’m sure you do too. Remember the feeling of starting school with new clothes, shoes and a notebook? Continue reading →