by Bridges Conner | Jan 19, 2011 | Organizing Quotes
Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants oflife, and the labors of life reduce themselves! -Edwin Way Teale (“February 4” Circle of the Seasons)
by Bridges Conner | Jan 19, 2011 | Organizing Your Life
Just for today, do not leave a job until you have completed the job AND put everything away. See how it feels and maybe you want to try it again tomorrow? Happy Organizing! Bridges
by Bridges Conner | Jan 17, 2011 | Organizing Your Life
I subscribe to Messies Anonymous and receive a daily message. In those messages are some great habits that are relevant to people that are organized. I wanted to share some of those habits to either confirm you are on track, or to give you something to think about! ...
by Bridges Conner | Jan 14, 2011 | Home Organization
Here are a few kitchen tips to help you spend less time cleaning and organizing and more time doing the things that you enjoy! 1) Make sure that the utensils that you need and use on a regular basis are at your fingertips. 2) Minimize the number of dirty dishes by...
by Bridges Conner | Jan 11, 2011 | Home Organization
When I organize a closet, there are just a few items that I use in just about every job. My objective is to achieve a uniform look in the most efficient manner. I wanted to share just a few of my favorite things! 1) Velveteen hangers are a must. They serve 2...
by Bridges Conner | Jan 11, 2011 | Downsizing, Office Organization
Believe it or not, today is “National Clean Off Your Desk Day!” I thought it would be timely to offer some tips and tricks to be able to do that. Even better, hopefully these tips can help you corral all of the papers in your life for good. In order to...
by Bridges Conner | Jan 5, 2011 | Events With Bridges
The Great Re-use-a-thon! A Green Organizing Event Sponsored by NAPO-AZ Phoenix, Arizona – Valley communities are invited to a Green Organizing Event hosted by the Arizona Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO-AZ). People often start...
by Bridges Conner | Jan 3, 2011 | Home Organization
If you are a scrapbooker or would just like to keep pictures and articles from a newspaper, consider making a scan and using that in your scrapbook. The beauty of a scan is that you can re-size it for your scrapbook so that it will fit. As you well know, newspaper...
by Bridges Conner | Dec 24, 2010 | Organizing Your Life
The Three Parts Of Getting An Organizing Job Done! Insects have three parts, head, thorax, and abdomen. Like an insect, each job has three parts, beginning (getting ready), the job itself (doing the job), and the end (cleanup). These are not three different jobs. ...
by Bridges Conner | Dec 20, 2010 | Home Organization
This is something that I always get asked…what do I do with all of my children’s artwork? Having children leaving the elementary school and going into middle school, I had this same dilemma. There are basically four options: 1) Display. Display the...