Certified Professional Organizer®

Certified Professional Organizer® As a Certified Professional Organizer®, I love office organization products - whatever I can find to help clients get organized. I’m not a binder girl, but this might change my mind.I attended the Expo at the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) Conference in New Orleans last week and had the opportunity to review different organizing products that are coming to market.

This past Sunday was the first Sunday without an NFL football game.Certified Professional Organizer in San AntonioMy husband and I are huge football fans, so we are used to spending at least three hours every Sunday from Labor Day Weekend until the Super Bowl doing nothing but watching football. It’s a time to relax. A time to chow down on some good grub. A time to catch up with commercials (because we don’t watch any other TV). A time to not do other things.

[caption id="attachment_820" align="alignright" width="300"]Dough Pizzeria - Still crowded even though they take days off. Dough Pizzeria - Still crowded even though they take days off. Photo by Helene Segura[/caption]Every year, a particular person – we’ll call him B -  and I celebrate his birthday by playing hooky from work. He only uses one sick day per year, and it’s for this day. Since he works for “the man,” it is officially called a Mental Health Day. I work for myself, so I call it what it is – hooky. It’s a day to cut loose, have fun and rejuvenate the body and mind. Wait,that is a mental health day!

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"]English: Assortment of cable ties Assortment of cable ties (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]I was recently asked by a reporter for some cord wrangling tips, so I thought I'd share my answer here.All hail Blue Tooth and USB! Go wireless when possible. If cords do need to be corralled, bundle the “leftover” length behind the desk for a clean look. Use Velcro cable ties or cable clips for this. At the plug end, place