Our Top 5 Tips

1. Break big projects into smaller chunks and be realistic about what you can do at one time
2. Ask yourself frequently, "What is the best use of my time right now?"
3. Don't leave anything homeless (a place for everything, and everything in its place)
4. Just Do It! - stop talking about it and get started
5. Stop multi-tasking

Our Top 5 Organizing Quotes

1. "To change a habit, begin immediately and allow no single exception to occur." ~ Benjamin Franklin
2. "It's not enough to be busy. The question is: What are we busy about?" ~ Henry David Thoreau
3. "The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen." ~ Lee Iacocca, automotive executive
4. "Clutter is Postponed Decisions...Decide to decide." ~ Barbara Hemphill, Author and Professional Organizer
5. "No matter how important something is to you, if you can't find it...it is of NO VALUE to you!" ~Donna Lindley

Our Top 5 Organizing Publications

1. Organizing from the Inside Out, by Julie Morgenstern
2. Getting Things Done, by David Allen
3. Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, by Brian Tracy
4. Bit Literacy, by Mark Hurst
5. Real Simple Magazine

Our Favorite Helpful Tools

* SendOutCards - Send out beautiful cards for less (they print it, stamp it & send it)

* Gootodo - Online To-Do list (great interaction with email)

* Action File - tickler system that sits on the desktop to organize paper that requires action

* Freedom Filer - a great residential filing system that shows you just what to keep and for how long

* Paper Tiger Software - a great filing system for the office