Top 5 Signs You Have Too Much Stuff

1.  You buy things and never take them out of the bag.

2.  You buy duplicates not realizing you already had it at home.

3.  You can’t find a place to put it.

4.  You don’t know where to find what you need.

5.  You rent a storage unit.

If you find any of these things true, you may want to start looking into getting organized.  area specializes in eliminating your “too much stuff” list.  If you are uncertain how to get organized, contact a professional organizer to help you eliminate the unnecessary and reap the rewards of organization.

Organizing Quotes

Here are a few area's favorite organizing quotes:

1.  For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned. (Unknown)

2.  Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.  (A.A. Milne)

3.  Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organizing and manipulating of words and pictures.  (Jeffrey Veen)

 4.“Don't agonize, organize.  (Florynce R. Kennedy)

5.  Once you have a clear picture of your priorities- that is values, goals, and high leverage activities- organize around them.  (Stephen Covey)

6.   The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for.  (Laura Ingalls Wilder)

7.  There can be no one best way of organizing a business.  (Joanne Woodward)

8.  Organize your life around your dreams - and watch them come true.  (Unknown)

iPhone and Organization

If there is one thing I have purchased that brings me joy every day, it would be my iPhone.  I love iPhone so much that iPhone is named "Warner".  Wherever I go, Warner goes.  Warner has proven to be much more than a social fad, music player and phone.  With Apples, app store and the plethora of applications, organization is made simple.  Here are a few applications (including the Apple apps that come with the phone) that help make my life simpler.

1.  Contacts-A duplicate application, that can be found in the phone application, syncs seamlessly with your address book.  Contacts allows you to enter ANY information about your friends, colleagues, clients or new acquaintances.  Whether you add the information from your phone or your computer, iTunes will transfer the information to the other. 

 

2.  iCal-I use iCal as my sole home calendar.  I have all of my reminders set up on the computer, which syncs to iPhone and notifies me even if I am away from the computer, when I have a pending appointment, bill, etc.  I personally believe keeping an electronic calendar is not only imperative to staying on top of things, but it's also smart.  Whether you add the information from your phone or your computer, the iTunes will transfer the information to the other.  

3.  Springnote-This web based tool offers an iPhone application, that allows you to view documents, calendars, notes, and many other things.  I specifically use Springnote to securely hold passwords, logins, bank account numbers, and random notes to myself.  It is essentially an online journal that can be used as a group or on your own.  If you own a small business, Springnote can be a tool to share documents with your employees.  Whether you add the information from your phone or your computer, the iTunes will transfer the information to the other.  

The list could go on and on.  Throughout my 2 years of iPhone ownership, I have downloaded many applications and webapps and I have found that iPhone has made the greatest impact to my organizing success.  There are many PDA phones out there, but I have not found one that compares to iPhone ingenuity, design and productivity.  

I think it's time for a little one on one with Warner.