Every year the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) hosts its annual organizing conference in a different city. This year it was in Baltimore. Can you imagine 800+ organizing and productivity professionals from around the world in one spot?! It’s a great time to gain...
My friend and colleague, Lisa Montanaro, has put together a terrific book/workbook to help folks figure out their organizing path.The Ultimate Life Organizer is your very own portable personal organizer and life coach, offering easy-to-follow steps on the way to an organized, empowered life! Lisa Montanaro,...
I was reading a Biz Journals article the other day about the percentage of microbusinesses (10 employees or fewer) that have closed up in the last couple of years. Part of it is because of the economy, but there are other reasons that small businesses don't succeed -...
This morning I was giving advice to members on the Clutter Diet message boards, and I came across a really great plan from one of the members. She's worked so hard at pulling her life together over the last several months and is determined to not...
Camino de Santiago: celebrating the end of our pilgrimage[/caption]We’d heard about the Camino de Santiago many moons ago at a family gathering. Every now and then it would pop up in conversation - someone’s mother or cousin or uncle or grandmother had an amazing experience making the pilgrimage in northern Spain.We decided that we’d celebrate a milestone birthday by finally making the pilgrimage. We researched our options: lug our supplies on our backs and sleep in albergues (pilgrim hostels) along "The Way" or