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AROUND-THE-HOUSE TOPICS

 Organize Your Kitchen And Bath (#A100): The kitchen is the hub of most homes. Because we spend so much time there, the kitchen must be organized and functional. Likewise, the often-neglected bathroom needs upkeep to make mornings flow smoothly This 305-word article provides tips to keep the most-used rooms in the home in tip-top shape.

 Photo Crazy (#A101): This in-depth, 700-word article will get your clients’ photos under control by teaching them to gather, sort, store, and maintain their collections. (It does not touch on scrapbooking; rather, it details the steps up until that point.)

 Collections Under Control (#A102): Collections can look like a work of art, or they can look like a pile of junk. It’s all in the presentation and preservation. The key is deciding what to keep and setting limits, while properly storing and artfully displaying collectibles. Whether your clients collect Barbie dolls or Bobbleheads, this 600-word article provides tips to keep the collection clutter-free and under control.

 Get the Junk Out of the Trunk (#A103): In the “old days,” people used their cars simply to get from Point A to Point B. But today, vehicles are used for much more than transportation, so it’s no wonder they get messy. This 470-word article provides seven fabulous tips for getting — and keeping — vehicles tidy and organized.

 Quick Tips to Start the Organizing Process (#A104): These tips in this 630-word article will help your clients stop procrastinating and get organized today! Inspire and motivate them with the “Quick Start” projects. Each of these should take no longer than 30 minutes. Next, they can try the “Keep Going” tips to put clutter and chaos in its place!

 Super-Quick, Feel-Good, Get-Organized-Now Tips (#A105): This cute little 290-word article provides small and easy steps to make your clients’ homes look good, from making their beds to creating an errand box. Once they see how good it feels to tidy their spaces, they can let the momentum carry them to try larger organizing projects.

 Multi-Purpose, Affordable Storage Containers (#A106): This 530-word article lists some multi-purpose, affordable storage containers — from laundry baskets to photo boxes — and how your clients can use them to store a multitude of things.

 Discovering Space Under, Inside, and Up (#A107): Are your clients out of space? Even if they live in a tiny apartment or house, they can take advantage of the under-utilized spaces described in this 300-word article (under, inside, and up) and maximize their storage capabilities.

 Create a Functional Kitchen (#A108): This 600-word article shares a three-step process to transform a kitchen into a fabulous, organized space. It begins the analysis of what’s working well and what’s not. Then, move on to the importance of the proper placement of kitchen items. Finally, proper maintenance is key.

 Recipe Relief (#A109): Are your clients’ cookbooks a recipe for disaster? This 190-word article will help them take control with four simple tips.

 Create a Magazine-Worthy Kitchen in Minutes (#A110): This 225-word article shares six quick tips to make a kitchen lovely in minutes. From eliminating refrigerator magnets to using the good dishes and linens for every day, this article will have your clients seeing fabulous results in no time.

 De-junk the Junk Drawer (#A111): Is your clients’ junk drawers full of — well — junk? Nearly everyone has one, but some are more useful than others. This fun 230-word article shows them how to whip theirs into organized and functional spaces.

 Sorting Through Basements, Attics, and Garages (#A112): The initial step to organizing a storage space — basement, attic, or garage — is to sort into categories. This 240-word article runs through the sorting process. It is nicely accompanied by the article “Declutter, Downsize, Release, and Relax.”

 Declutter, Downsize, Release, and Relax (#A113): This 400-word article stands well on its own or as an accompaniment to the “Sorting Through Basements, Attics, and Garages” article. It guides clients through the pare-down stage, touching on feelings as they stir up memories from the past.

 Contain Yourself (#A114): Proper storage is the last (and most fun) part of the organizing process. This 360-word article can stand by itself or as an accompaniment to the “Declutter, Downsize, Release, and Relax” article. It details the “finding a home” and “containerizing” steps in the organizing process.

 Preserving Memories (#A115): Attics, basements, and garages are prone to extreme heat fluctuations, moisture/ humidity, rodents, and insects. Therefore, they may not be the proper places for prized possessions. This brief 160-word article will help your clients protect family heirlooms, photos, and valuable memorabilia so they last a lifetime.

 Quick Garage Tips (#A116): No matter if you purchase an expensive custom garage storage system or just hang a few hooks for the bikes, investing in the garage is a good idea. This 210-word article shares five quick tips to get the garage organized and under control.

 Discard and Disposal Options (#A117): Organizing a basement, attic, or garage is a great opportunity to pare down. But what to do with the leftovers? This 260-word article shares six disposal options, including donation, giveaway, garage sale, eBay, Freecycle, and trash.

 Engaging Entryways (#A118): First impressions are important, and your entryway is the first thing to greet you and your guests. It needs to be both functional and inviting, providing a spot to drop your keys, bags, and coats when you arrive home. But if it’s not organized, it’s easy for this small space to become cluttered and unused. Follow the tips in this 480-word article to create a useful, beautiful entryway.

 Lovely Laundry Rooms (#A119): Do you dread visiting your laundry room? Maybe you’d have more fun sorting your whites if the area was more organized! This 280-word article shares five tips to make it a pleasant and inviting atmosphere.

 Beautiful Bathrooms (#A120): The bathroom surely gets a workout each day. Get it organized with the easy-to-follow process in this 530-word article. Readers will learn to inventory, sort, purge, set up effective storage, and keep it clean and safe.

 Luxurious Linen Closets (#A121): This 280-word article will help readers make the most of their linen closet space by getting it organized. Emphasis is on the placement of essential and non-essential items.

 12 Easy Refrigerator Organization Tips (#A122): This 400-word article will help readers clean out their black holes of fuzzy cheese, past-their-prime veggies, and unidentifiable leftovers. In just a few easy steps, they can take their fridge from funky to fresh!

 Messy Car? Seven Terrific Tidying Tips (#A123): Readers can follow these quick tips to get their vehicles tidy in no time! Seven handy tips are presented in this 530-word article.

 Tips to Make a Small Room Look Bigger (#A124): By applying a few easy tricks, readers will learn how to create the illusion of more space in any room. This 470-word article begins by recommending the removal of excess “stuff” to make an area appear larger and more lovely. Then, four helpful decorating tricks are shared to help any small room appear larger.

 Pretty and Functional Tips for the Entryway (#A125): The entryway is one of the most-used spaces in a home. But all the comings and goings can leave it in a constant state of mess. This 580-word article shares tips to make any entryway pretty and functional.

Quick and Easy Kitchen Makeover Ideas (#A126): Think that it takes a lot of effort and money to make over a kitchen? It doesn’t! This 475-word article provides quick and easy tips to make this space look fabulous with minimal effort.

Bedroom Decorating Tips (#A127): The first step to a beautiful bedroom is decluttering. After that comes the frosting on the cake — decorating! While this is technically not part of the organizing process, it can be a fun reward for a job well done. This 550-word article provides some tips to make any bedroom beautiful.

Making the Perfect Bed (#A128): Your bed should be your most peaceful haven. You spend about a third of your life here, so why not make something that you look forward to visiting each evening? This 450-word article provides some tips to help you create a peaceful bed.

Make All Five Senses Happy in Your Bedroom (#A129): All five senses should be stimulated in the bedroom for maximum relaxation. This 400-word article provides some tips to make sure your space touches on all five senses.

 How to Speed-Clean Your Bathroom (#A130): Let’s admit it. People don’t clean their bathrooms as often as they should. It’s easy for this to fall to the bottom of the to-do list. But if your readers set aside time to clean regularly, each cleaning session doesn’t have to take very long! This 480-word article gives some tasks to do daily, weekly, and monthly.

 How to Create a Spa-like Bathroom (#A131): [Your readers will love the tips in this 340-word article to help create the perfect zen space, whether they want to spend a little money or a lot.

 Pantry Perfection (#A132): Organizing a pantry can be a quick and satisfying project for your readers. The eight tips in this 670-word article provide simple, cost-effective solutions to sort and tidy this space in a snap!

Tip: Pay Your Bills Week is the third week in February 
Tip: October is Kitchen and Bath Month
Tip: Clean Out Your Refrigerator Month in November
Tip: Scrapbooking Month is May

CLUTTER TOPICS

 Clutter Awareness (#C100): When clutter invades our homes and offices, it can make us disorganized. We lose things, forget to pay bills, procrastinate, and waste time. This 310-word article provides five steps to conquer clutter once and for all.

 The “Whys” Of Clutter (#C101): Why are some people more prone to clutter than others? This 665-word article provides five solid reasons, ranging from the “I might need it someday” syndrome to “inherited packrat-itis.” Just recognizing what leads clients to accumulate clutter can help them make the transition to a clutter-free life.

 Tips on How to Banish Clutter from Your Life for Good (#C102): Studies show that 80 percent of what we use comes from 20 percent of what we own. That means that 80 percent of the things in our homes are rarely or never used. This 400-word article offers five do-it-yourself decluttering tips.

 Identifying Clutter With Three Easy Questions (#C103): What exactly is clutter? This 395-word article provides three questions clients should ask about each item in their homes. If they can’t answer yes to at least one, it’s probably clutter! This article is a nice accompaniment to the “The Whys of Clutter” article.

 Shopping Addictions and Hoarding: Extreme Spending and Saving (#C104): This 250-word article briefly describes shopping addictions and hoarding and lists web resources available to learn more about these two extremes.

 Sort It Out (#C105): The first thing — before your clients ever step foot in a store with the intention of buying organizing paraphernalia — is to sort, pare down, and evaluate their stuff. Whether it’s a closet crammed with clothes or a tiny junk drawer full of oddball items, they can’t contain it until they follow the four steps in this 290-word article.

Tip: Clutter Awareness Week is the third week in March
Tip: Take Charge of Change Week is the first week of July
Tip: Self-Improvement Month is September 
Tip: America Recycles Day is November 15
Tip: Pursuit of Happiness Week is the second week of November
Tip: Addictions Month is November

CLOSET TOPICS

 Clearing Closet Clutter Without Going Crazy (#CT100): Organizing a closet is one of the most satisfying clean-up projects. But without a little planning, its sheer enormity can leave your clients with more chaos than before they started. Try the tips in this 290-word article to clear the clutter, leaving your clients with only the things they really use.

 Getting Your Clothing in Order: A Step-By-Step Guide to Perfect Closet (#CT101): This 675-word article is the perfect follow-up to “Clearing Closet Clutter Without Going Crazy.” It covers in detail the process a professional organizer might use to help clients create the perfect closet, from sorting and purging to strategic placement of clothing and finding the best organizing tools.

 Always Organized… Tips for Closets of All Kinds (#CT102): This 300-word article shares six tips to maintain an organized and impressive closet. It’s a nice accompaniment to the “Get Your Clothing in Order” article.

  Pretty Up Your Closet & Drawers (#CT103): [NEW!] Whether your reader’s budget is $20 or $2000, there are plenty of ways to take a closet from dark and drab to lively and lovely!  This 600-word article shares low, medium, and high time and financial commitment tips to get closets and drawers in tip-top shape.

 

Tip: Clean Out Your Closet Month is January 
Tip: Clean Out Your Closet Week is the third week in March

ENVIRONMENT/REDUCING

 Reduce: Make the Earth Happy (#E100): One of the great benefits to living an organized life is the positive impact we can have on our environment. This 300-word article provides four easy tips to reduce our “footprint” on the earth.

 Reuse: Find New Uses for Old Things (#E101): This 325-word article tells how to tackle the second “R” — reuse — by finding creative new uses for things. It’s not only environmentally friendly, but it’s also fun and allows us to stay organized!

 Reduce Unwanted Mail with Five Simple Steps (#E102): This 250-word article provides five quick tips to drastically reduce the amount of stuff in your clients’ mailboxes, making paper management a breeze!

 Simplify with a Non-Toxic Cleaning Routine (#E103): This 450-word article shows how to save time, money, and natural resources by choosing environmentally friendly cleaning methods for the home.

 Save Money with Recycled Containers (#E104): Whether your clients are on a budget or just want to do their part to protect our environment, recycling and repurposing household organizing containers make good sense. This 190-word article gives a few neat ideas to get them started.

 Eco-Organizing Made Easy (#E105): It’s easy being green! Living an eco-friendly lifestyle is not only trendy, but it’s the right thing to do. So help your clients incorporate some green practices into their organizing. This 400-word article gives an overview of the 3Rs and finishes up with some ideas for those who want to take eco-organizing to the next level.

Tip: April 22 is Earth Day

FAITH

 The Spirituality of Time (#F100): Are your clients good stewards of their time? If they’d like to get time on their side, it may be helpful to look to the Bible for direction. This 640-word article provides three short bible verses and shows that how we spend our time matters, that procrastination and perfectionism are our enemies, and that time management can be learned.

 Stewardship of Your Stuff (#F101): Are your clients good stewards of their stuff? That means living within one’s means and without excess, taking care of and respecting one’s home, and sharing with others when one has more than one needs. This non-preachy, 640-word article provides three concepts to thoughtfully consider as they strive for a more organized and faithful life.

 Simplicity and Spirituality Go Hand In Hand (#F102): Does it ever feel like your clients just can’t keep up with the pace of life? Has the latest and greatest gadget ever captured their attention and taken their focus off more important things? If they’d like to learn to live more deliberately so each moment is appreciated, this 615-word article provides a few tips to move them closer to the simple life, from slowing down and preserving God’s beautiful earth, to being content with what we have.

GOAL-MAKING/TIME MASTERY TOPICS

 Let’s Make A Goal! (#G100): The step-by-step guide in this comprehensive 565-word article will teach your clients how to decide on a goal and follow it to completion. Follow these tips for goal-making success!

 Get Organized for the New Year (#G101): Is one of your clients’ New Year’s goals to “get organized?” This is the perfect time to make some life-improving resolutions. This 295-word article lists the five steps needed to make a New Year’s Goal stick. (This is an abbreviated version of Let’s Make a Goal, shown above.)

 Being Your Best Time Master (#G102): With our to-do lists ever-growing, assigning tasks to our calendars can be a simple way to manage time and reduce stress. The simple act of writing down the things we need to do releases us from having to remember it all “upstairs.” This 260-word article provides some tips to help your clients successfully manage their tasks and calendars.

 Six Steps To Fight Procrastination(#G103): Why do we put off until tomorrow what we can do today? Because it’s so darn easy to delay. This 290-word article provides six steps to help clients conquer procrastination before they can say, “I’ll do it later.”

 The Benefits of Getting Organized (#G104): This 460-word article is essential for every professional organizer! With one succinct article, you’ll be able to tell your clients and prospects why working with you is a great investment. From becoming more productive to improving self-image, to finding more “me time,” this article is sure to get your phone ringing.

 Why We Procrastinate (#G105): 20 percent of American adults consider themselves procrastinators. This 270-word article explains why people put things off. This article is a great compliment to Conquering Procrastination (below).

 Conquering Procrastination (#G106): Procrastination is a habit that can be broken. This 650-word article walks readers through the process of conquering procrastination, from giving themselves a reason to stop, to putting it down in writing, to chunking it out, to treating time as a precious gift. After reading this article, your clients will be able to break the cycle of procrastination once and for all!

 Get Time on Your Side (#G107): One great way to increase productivity is to better manage your time. This 260-word article teaches your clients to begin by getting an accurate gauge of the real-time it takes to accomplish a variety of routine work responsibilities. Then, become more productive by avoiding interruptions. (Please note that portions of the tips in this article are repeated in our Productivity Series, so if you’ve purchased that set already, you should not order this particular article.)

Tip: January is Get Organized Month
Tip: New Year’s Day is January 1 
Tip: Pay Your Bills Week is the third week in February
Tip: Take Charge of Change Week is the first week of July
Tip: Fight Procrastination Day is the first Wednesday in September
Tip: September is Self-Improvement Month
Tip: Pursuit of Happiness Week is the second week of November 
Tip: Make Up Your Mind Day is December 31

HOLIDAY TOPICS

 Time for Stress-Free Holidays (#H100): Do you look forward to the holidays, or do you panic at the thought of all you have to do? Getting organized is the key to managing a fantastic, stress-free season. Your clients will love the tips about delegation, saying “no,” and more in this 280-word article.

 Celebrate “Buy Nothing Day” This November (#H101): Challenge your clients to take a day off from shopping. Instead of hitting the malls, encourage them to spend some time — rather than money — doing things that bring them joy and fulfillment. This 265-word article will bring inspiration!

 Holiday Gift-Giving Tips (#H102): Holiday gift-giving doesn’t have to be a pain! Have your clients follow these tips to save time and money. This 360-word article also provides great “no clutter” gift ideas!

 Preparing For Next Year’s Holiday (#H103): There is still work to do after the holidays are over. Teach your clients to keep everything organized after the holiday season with this 225-word article, and you’ll ensure that next year’s events are merrier than ever.

 Perfect Planning (#H104): Perfect vacations rarely happen without some thoughtful planning. This 240-word article advises readers to compile all their trip details (a helpful list is included) in a 3-ring binder.

 Pack It Up (#H105): How — and how much — your clients pack can greatly impact their comfort level while on vacation. They can follow the six helpful tips in this 280-word article as they pack their bags.

 Home Safe Home (#H106): This 225-word article shares seven simple precautions to keep your clients’ homes safe while they’re on vacation.

 Happy Travels with Children (#H107): Vacations with children are wonderful memory-makers. Some thoughtful planning from this 240-word article will make them happy campers (so to speak).

Tip: The Day After Thanksgiving is Buy Nothing Day
Tip: Addictions Month is November 
Tip: December is Stress-Free Family Holidays Month

IDENTITY PROTECTION/ DOCUMENT SAFEKEEPING

 Items No Safe Deposit Box Should Be Without (#I100): If a fire or natural disaster hit your clients’ homes, would their important papers survive? This 250-word article lists the imperative documents that must be stocked in their home safes.

 Preventing Identity Theft (#I101): Twenty percent of Americans identify themselves as victims of identity theft. Don’t let your clients join those alarming statistics! This 350-word article shares what people can do today to keep themselves — and their good names — safe.

 Keeping Your Electronic Gadgets Safe (#I102): Cell phones, PDAs, and computers make our lives oh-so-much easier. But they can be a gateway to identity theft if they fall into the wrong hands. Follow these tips in this 250-word article to stay safe.

 What To Do When Your Wallet Is Stolen (#I103): Your stomach sinks as you realize your purse is no longer in the shopping cart where you left it. Or your wallet has vanished from your back pocket. Your best bet is to act quickly. This 265-word article tells what you need to do as soon as you realize the contents of your life are gone.

 Make A List (#I104): A little list-making today will save your clients major headaches in the event of identity theft. This 260-word article shares three categories of essential lists: account numbers, wallet contents, and home inventory.

Tip: January is Get Organized Month
Tip: Be on Purpose Month is January
Tip: New Year’s Day is January 1
Tip: Archive Your Files Month is February
Tip: Clean Out Your Computer Day is the second Monday in February
Tip: Organize Your Files Week is the third week in April
Tip: Stress-Awareness Month is April 
Tip: Revise Your Work Schedule Month is May
Tip: Financial Freedom Day is July 1
Tip: Take Charge of Change Week is the first week of July

GETTING KIDS ORGANIZED TOPICS

 Purposeful Parenting (#K100): It’s a great time to teach a child to get organized! This 345-word article contains four tips to teach good organizing habits to kids of all ages, from sorting and containerizing to downsizing toy collections.

 Easy as 1-2-3: Clutter Control for Kids (#K101): Managing the mess that young kids make can be overwhelming sometimes. But by adding the simple routines and expectations found in this 360-word article, your clients’ households will function like clockwork!

 Artwork Overload (#K102): Wondering what to do with the wonderful compilation of kids’ art? Caregivers should learn that they don’t have to save every single project made by a child. This 240-word article provides some great ideas to keep the memories but save some space.

 Getting Kids Organized For School (#K103): It’s never too early (or too late) to teach kids how to get and stay organized with schoolwork. The skills they learn now will carry over into high school, college, and ultimately, their careers and home management as adults. This 380-word article shares great tips about homework routines, space set-up, communication, the use of planners, and more.

 Dealing With Kids’ Paperwork (#K104): Many adults can handle their personal paperwork, but don’t have a clue when it comes to helping their children get theirs under control. School calendars, lunch menus, homework assignments, and odd-sized art projects can all contribute to a mountain of paper. This 340-word article shares a few tips to help clients manage kids’ paperwork.

 Staying Organized and Sane in the Car, Train, or Plane (#K105): This 265-word article gives five great tips to help clients to stay sane while traveling with kids.

 Kids and Consumerism (#K106): Consumerism strikes at a young age. Advertising targeted at children is hard-hitting and hard to resist. It’s no wonder that 93 percent of American teenage girls reported that store shopping is their favorite activity. This 215-word article shares seven tips to teach savvy shopping and money habits to the kids in your clients’ lives.

 Identify the School Challenges (#K107): As your clients ponder how to best help the kids in their lives be more organized (and therefore, more successful) in school, consider what’s troubled them the most in the past. Once they define their challenges, concentrate on simple solutions, and watch them reach new academic heights. This 215-word article shares some common student organizational challenges and solution paths.

 Create a Successful Study Space (#K108): A proper study space — that is both comfortable and fully stocked with school supplies — is essential to get kids motivated for after-school studying. This 300-word article helps readers find the perfect study space and equip it with the necessary supplies.

 Get the Routine Down (#K109): Just as children are taught how to do long division, hit a baseball, or play a musical instrument, they can be taught how to organize their space, time, and tasks. It’s the adult’s job to pass along helpful tips for organizing success, such as those in this 270-word article about habits, time management, and prioritizing skills.

 Neat Space: Maintain an Organized Desk and Locker (#K110): Although kids may appear organized at home, a peek into their desks or lockers may surprise you! Even an organized kid can create chaos in those small, often neglected spaces. This 350-word article shares tips for organizing elementary-age kids’ desks and middle and high-school-age kids’ lockers.

 Guide to Making Smart Kids’ Paperwork Decisions (#K111): Lunch menus, notes from the teacher, graded papers, homework, and artful creations are just a sampling of the types of paper your clients must wade through on a daily basis. Help them get it under control by following the guidelines in this 220-word article.

 Out the Door, in the Door (#K112): If your clients’ mornings are chaotic, share the four get-organized-for-school tips in this 230-word article to ensure out-the-door ease.

Tip: National TV-Free Week is the fourth week in April
Tip: July is Purposeful Parenting Month
Tip: September is Back to School Time
Tip: December is Stress-Free Family Holidays Month

MOVING/HOME STAGING TOPICS

 Managing An Organized Move (#M100): If your clients are pondering buying a new home or selling their current one, send them this 310-word article full of great stress-free moving tips.

 What Is Home Staging? (#M101): Staging — a process of neutralizing, decluttering, organizing, and beautifying — allows potential buyers to picture themselves living in the house by tapping into their emotions. This detailed 340-word article explains staging and the services provided by home stagers.

 Do-It-Yourself Staging Tips (#M102): This 185-word article is a nice accompaniment to the “What is Home Staging” article. It’s filled with 21 specific tips designed to help homeowners stage with ease.

 Let’s Have A Sale (#M103): Whether your clients are planning to move or simply want to cash in on their excess stuff, a garage sale (tag sale, yard sale) can be a profitable way to transfer their goods onto their next destination. However, without proper planning and organization, the day can be a disaster. This 360-word article provides some tips to hold a spectacular sale.

Tip: May is Moving Month

PAPER MANAGEMENT/OFFICE ORGANIZING TOPICS

 Archive Your Files with Ease (#P100): What’s the shape of your filing system? Are your filing drawers stuffed so full that it’s nearly impossible to get another piece of paper into — or out of — them? This 290-word article will share five tips to finally tame that paper tiger!

 Paper Management, Step By Step (#P101): This 470-word article goes in-depth to break down the process of paper management into easily digestible chunks. A must-send for every organizer.

 Creating a Filing System in Five Simple Steps (#P102): Bills to pay. Newspapers and magazines to read. Receipts, warranties, and instructions to save — the list goes on and on. Each day we are bombarded with papers that need our attention. This 315-word article will share five easy steps to get paperwork under control. (This is an abbreviated version of the Paper Management, Step by Step article above.)

 Organize Your Office (#P103): Owning or working in a small business often means wearing many hats. Being organized is the key to managing it all seamlessly. This 285-word article shares tips to help organize many aspects of office life, from making the most of limited space to time management.

 Setting Up Shop: Your Guide to Creating a Great Space (#P104): This 455-word article guides clients through the basics of setting up a home office space, from location to furniture placement. It also includes tips on fighting interruptions, a common problem when working from home!

 Make Your Office Run Smoothly by Choosing the Right Supplies (#P105): Finding that perfect balance of office supplies can be difficult. This 280-word article provides the top picks for key supplies, including organizing favorites like magazine holders, drawer organizers, and more!

 When Your Office Is On The Run (#P106): When your office is mobile, it has to be efficient. Let your clients use the simple organizing tips in this 500-word article to keep their papers at their fingertips and their modes of transportation neat as a pin!

 Getting Tax-Time Papers Under Control (#P107): This 250-word article will make next year’s tax time a breeze. Your clients can use these tips to set up a simple and effective tax-papers filing system, allowing them to slip in important papers throughout the year and tackle next year’s taxes with ease.

 Make Time for Paper (#P108): After setting up an effective filing system, your clients will need to maintain it. This 325-word article encourages them to set regular and consistent times to sort through papers and includes some ideas on papers to toss during a once-a-year “mega-manage” session. This article is a nice complement to “Creating a Filing System in Five Simple Steps” (#P102).

 Bill Paying Made Easy (#P109): According to Harris Interactive, 23% of adults say they pay bills late (and thus incur fees) because they lose them. Ouch! If bills are taking over your clients’ spaces, this 300-word article will tell them how to set up a proper space, from setting up a portable filing system to gathering bill-paying supplies in one convenient spot.

 The Benefits of Being Organized at Work (#P110): The average desk worker has 36 hours of work on his or her desk and spends three hours per week sorting piles trying to find the project to work on next. If your clients are struggling through mountains of desk clutter, this 240-word article will help them realize that by becoming more organized, they’ll not only help their businesses run better, but they’ll reap multiple personal rewards as well.

 The Essential Office (#P111): The average office worker spends 2000 hours per year at her desk. This space can either be a stressful, headache-inducing mess or a pleasant, easy-to-maintain oasis. This 400-word article shares nine tips to help create a blissfully organized office.

 Home Office Tips (#P112): A day working from a home office can be filled with interruptions from spouses, kids, or unexpected visitors. To help your clients maximize their time, share the tips in this 180-word article.

 An Organized Cubicle (#P113): Smaller spaces — like the office cubicle — have their own unique organizational challenges. In fact, more than 59% of Americans say their messy cubicles affect their work. To help your clients maximize their cube space, try the tips in this 200-word article.

 Make Your Office Space Your Own (#P114): You’re in your office for nearly a third of your day. Why not make it pleasant? This 230-word article shares three quick tips to make your office space your own: Make it personal; have fun with desk accessories; and please all your senses.

 E-mail Efficiency (#P115): According to The Radicati Group, business email users spend an average of 19% of their workday using email. That can be up to two hours every day, so we need to learn to use it effectively! This 365-word article shares seven tips to help your clients increase email efficiency, from using filters and rules to scheduling time to deal with emails.

 Task Management (#P116): Your desk is piled high with to-dos. It’s easy to stall out when you don’t know where or how to begin. Follow the guidelines in this 620-word article to increase productivity and tackle projects big and small! (Please note that portions of the tips in this article are repeated in our Productivity Series, so if you’ve purchased that set already, you should not order this particular article.)

 Paper Productivity (#P117): Even with all the technology in our offices — computers, PDAs, email, internet — there is more paper being used these days than ever before. Every year, the average U.S. office employee generates nearly 10,000 sheets of paper. We’re on paper overload! This 250-word article tells readers how to deal with papers regularly. (Please note that portions of the tips in this article are repeated in our Productivity Series, so if you’ve purchased that set already, you should not order this particular article.)

 Paperwork Primer: What to Keep and How Long to Keep It (#P118): [NEW!] The following 300-word records retention guidelines will help your readers feel confident about which personal records to keep and for how long.

 Finding the Perfect File Box for Your Household Command Center (#P119): [NEW!] You’d think a filing box wouldn’t make a difference when it comes to setting up a successful command center, but it does! Sometimes, this is the one thing that lies between organizational success and failure. This 380-word article helps readers find the perfect file box for their needs.

Tip: Clean Off Your Desk Day is the second Monday in January
Tip: Archive Your Files Month is February
Tip: Clean Out Your Computer Day is the second Monday in February
Tip: Pay Your Bills Week is the third week in February 
Tip: Organize Your Home Office Day is the second Tuesday in March
Tip: Organize Your Files Week is the third week in April
Tip: Administrative Professionals Week is the last week in April
Tip: Tax Day is April 15
Tip: Small Business Week is the second week in June
Tip: October is Computer Learning Month
Tip: Home-Based Business Week is the second week in October

Special note: To view or order our new Productivity Series of articles, please click here.

SIMPLIFYING LIFE TOPICS

 Slowing Down, Living Deliberately (#S100): We are so busy rushing through life that we forget to slow down to enjoy it! Take some time with this 260-word article to reflect on the things that we usually rush through each day.

 Simplify Your Life (#S101): The only way to truly “get organized” is by simplifying. This means focusing on the important things in life — ridding yourself of anything that merely takes up time, space, money, or energy without giving you any benefit. This 225-word article will share four tips to help your clients simplify life.

 Affluenza: How Much is Too Much? (#S102): This 250-word article explains affluenza — the modern-day pursuit of more stuff — and shares how overconsumption affects people and how they can easily overcome it.

 Simple Living (#S103): You’d think with all the great technology and gadgetry available today, we’d have more time to enjoy life. But this 320-word article explains that by paring life down to its essentials — the things, activities, and relationships you either truly need or genuinely cherish, you unburden your life and live with fewer distractions.

 Six Quick Steps to Make Less into MORE (Part I) (#S104): This 260-word article shares six quick steps to make less into more, from reducing junk mail to giving gifts from the heart. Can be used with Part II (see below) or as a stand-alone article.

 Six Quick Steps to Make Less into MORE (Part II) (#S105): This 280-word article shares six quick steps to make less into more, from delegating to letting go of perfectionism. Can be used with Part I (see above) or as a stand-alone article.

Tip: Be on Purpose Month is January
Tip: Stress-Awareness Month is April 
Tip: Revise Your Work Schedule Month is May
Tip: Financial Freedom Day is July 1
Tip: Take Charge of Change Week is the first week of July
Tip: Simplify Your Life Week is August 1 – 7
Tip: September is Self-Improvement Month
Tip: Pursuit of Happiness Week is the second week of November
Tip: Make Up Your Mind Day is December 31

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