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Let Go of Your Holiday Traditions to Find Them Again

With scary jack-o-lanterns and jolly Santas sharing space at our local stores, Christmas and holiday marketing is coming earlier and earlier. It’s hard to imagine a need for advertising this early. Clearly we need more time to shop and prepare for the gift-giving season. But do we?  What is thinking about Santa Claus in October getting us?  For many, it just extends the stress and worry of the holiday season.  Personally, my family celebrates a Christ filled Christmas.  At least

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The Life-Changing Magic of What?

Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has been at the top of best seller lists and the talk of the Facebook town for long enough that I feel as though I must address it. The book even made a prominent showing at the 2015 Institute for Challenging Disorganization conference. My question is, “Why?” Why this fascination with an organizing book? I cannot think of, in recent history, an organizing book that more people have talked about. In

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Keeping Track of Things for You and Your Family

What’s your biggest challenge in your home? Did you say: Keeping track of all the kids’ activities and my activities Keeping up with the housework Planning and getting meals on the table Homework hassles Procrastination Lateness Remembering to remember Problems with overshopping Clutter Staying up too late and not getting enough sleep. Was it one of those things on the list above?  A few?  All of them?? Have you considered that possibly the problem is not that you are a

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Setting Goals With Students

Goal Setting …is an important part of managing our lives. Knowing what our priorities are, setting objectives and working to make them reality, is a vital skill in our busy world. Parents would do well to begin teaching their children, as they grow, to set achievable goals for themselves and become proficient at breaking them down into steps that can be accomplished a little at a time. The sooner we learn to set goals, and develop a process for achieving

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Barriers to Simplifying? It’s Okay.

Last night I met with the Simple Living Discussion Group.  They are a group of folks that gather every month to talk about living a more simplified life.  In this case, simple living does not mean minimalist but it does mean letting go of the extraneous stuff.  We work through how to let go and how to make room for the things and experiences they do want in their lives. But last night, something stuck out in the discussion. Have

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What Do Organizers Do?

  Professional Organizing What is it and how can you benefit from it?   As the owner of Sappari Solutions, I have been in this business for over 10 years. As our business has grown, it has been so rewarding to see first hand how organizing services can free people from clutter and truly help them overcome the obstacles they are facing.  It amazes me to see the diversity of the people we have the pleasure to call clients.  We

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295 Carloads of Clutter Unloaded at Annual Clear Your Clutter Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nettie Owens 443-904-5412 info@nettieowens.com 295 Carloads of Clutter Unloaded at Annual Clear Your Clutter Day Hosted by Sappari Solutions and Harford Community College   [Bel Air, Maryland] May 28, 2015 – On April 25, 2015, hundreds of Harford County-area residents unloaded tons of clutter at the fifth annual Clear Your Clutter Day, hosted by Sappari Solutions Professional Organizing and Harford Community College (HCC). 295 vehicles full of unwanted items were unloaded by dedicated volunteers from the

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Yes, Pamela Druckerman, Letting Go of Clutter CAN Bring You Joy

This is your clutter wake up call.   In 2004–when I started working with people to create systems, letting go of clutter and excess, and taking control of their lives–you would see the occasional article on clutter.  It would likely show up in a spring cleaning issue of your favorite magazine, or maybe Martha Stewart would offer a few tips here and there about decluttering, organizing and simplifying.   Fast forward to 2015 and you have entire magazines dedicated to clutter and organization.  There

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Creating A Sanctuary

In this world of constant stressors: work, family, finances, health, school time, etc., where do you go to find refuge?  Have you considered creating a place that is all yours?  For rest and rejuvenation, your bedroom might be the place to start.  You already spend around eight hours in a day or a third of every year in this place. There may be another space, a whole room or just a part of one, that you feel brings your heart

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Your Clutter is Costing You Much More Than You Think!

Your clutter costs you time and money.  Let’s get it under control.   First, let’s define clutter.  Clutter is anything that you do not love, use or need, that is keeping you from living the life you desire.  It can be physical (clothes, books, paper, etc), time-related (commute, meetings, time spent looking for things, etc) or mental (stress, worry, guilt, etc).  The frustrations I hear most frequently are: I do not have enough time to tackle my clutter. I do

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