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Remedies for a Desk Disaster
by Sarah on Monday, August 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Is your desk a disaster area? If you find yourself navigating mounds of papers each time you sit down, can never find a pen or pencil when you need one, or simply can't see the desktop, your desk qualifies! A cluttered work area is likely to contribute to higher levels of stress, either because ... [read more] -
How to organize your medical records
by Sarah on Monday, May 11th, 2009 | 3 comments
How many times have you shown up to a doctor's appointment and been handed a stack of multi-colored double sided forms to fill out? You scan the information and realize that you don't necessarily remember when you had your tonsils out as a child or the name of the medicine that caused you to break out ... [read more] -
File Starter
by Sarah on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | 1 comment
Maybe something like this has happened to you. It is 8:15AM and you are running out the door, coffee in hand and already fifteen minutes late for work. Suddenly you realize that you have once again forgotten to give your son immunization records to the school office. Without them, he can't go on the ... [read more] -
Essentials of an Effective Filing System
by Sarah on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | No Comments
Do you remember when computers were hailed as the solution to our paper overload problems? Headlines touted the notion of a 'paperless office,' and it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that our filing cabinets would soon be gone. Ten years later, the idea seems downright quaint. If anything, the average person today is inundated ... [read more] -
3 Easy Steps for Dealing with the Culprits of Clutter!
by Sarah on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | No Comments
We've all got them, those confounding stacks of receipts, catalogs, bills and magazines that seem to appear out of nowhere and multiply the moment you leave the room. A gifted few are able to nip the problem in the bud, but for most of us, they're part of the décor, a roving set of paper sculptures ... [read more] -
Tips for a Humming Home Office
by Sarah on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | No Comments
Isn't it fun to look through catalogs and magazines and daydream about the beautiful images of pristine, highly functional yet still cozy home offices? It's really too bad that the fantasy rarely lives up to reality. Somehow, some way, for some reason random papers accumulate, cords spread like ivy across all surfaces, and gadgets, figurines ... [read more] -
Preventing TSS (Tax Stress Syndrome)
by Sarah on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | 1 comment
Of all the times — nap time, meal time, play time — 'tax time' is the least enjoyable. But it is as constant as the northern wind and must be dealt with. Sadly, burying your head in the sand and avoiding the work now only creates more of a headache for you come April. ... [read more]











