The Expert Organizer

The kids are grown and moved to every corner of the country. Left behind are decades worth of precious family photos waiting for you to share, preserve, protect and store. The worst thing you can do with your best photographic memories is leave them in albums and boxes! Paper photos age and can be destroyed by water or fire. The kids may also want a copy to share and pass down through the generations.

You might be asking yourself how you can share, preserve, protect and store your photos. Thanks to technology, it’s simple! ScanDigital is the best and most reliable photo digitizing service.
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3. Pick out 30 of your favorite family photos.
4. Create an order follow directions to ship your order
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Create a digital album and give it as a gift. Save the photos and preserve your legacy.

Packrats! You know who you are! I am certainly not judging, being a recovering packrat myself I now have a totally organized home. Totally organized means that I can find what I am looking for quickly. OK….. There may be one closet that looks a little junky but thats just because I keep old boxes to store away my last remaining “keepsakes”.

Decluttering your home and life takes time. To do it right, avoid the fantasy of Clean House doing it for you over a weekend. To declutter your home, you have to do it. It takes time and effort but its worth every bit of energy invested. Your home is the environment that inspires you each day. It either inspires you to sit on the couch or makes you feel good about being in your space.

Your home environment should be beautiful and reflect who you are.

To get started, I suggest you get the basics from a professional who knows what its like to live in clutter. No one can understand your challenges quite like the person who has been in your shoes.

Since becoming a Professional Organizer and being able to help so many people overcome their clutter, I have researched for the best tools to help a person become organized. This is your chance to get valuable Professional Organizer’s Secrets for nothing! One great tool I have found is a from a lady who is also a recovering clutter-bug. She found a way out and shares it in a wonderful ebook.

Her ebook will change your life! Its packed with great insights and great ways to avoid the pitfalls that keep most people from finishing their decluttering process.

Taking action today! Order the remarkable ebook written by Geneieve Tudor, who has lived with clutter and managed to dig her way out so she can share her story to help you do the same.

Stop procrastination and take action!
Find her ebook at the link to the right.

The key to getting organized is not to procrastinate! Download and get started today.

Thanks for reading, Have a wonderful day and remember that Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Penny Love
Professional Organizer
Bliss Organizing Inc.
Phone: 205-753-0356
Member National Association Professional Organizers

Each day, the same question is asked in every household around the world: “What’s for Dinner?” Parents must face this question daily. No one wants the same boring stuff night in and night out! So for many of us, eating out has become a weekly indulgence … and eating out is expensive.

What makes restaurants so appealing? It’s their convenience and variety.

Restaurant owners spend countless hours coming up with menus and planning for the best purchasing strategy. One reason that restaurants get a lot of our money is because of their ability to plan ahead. Another reason is that they offer something other than the same ole Hamburger Helper.

The typical family has little time for such strategic planning. The family gets the status quo because it’s easy to plan for what you know. Mom will get her list together and away to the store she will go every week for the tried and true ingredients to the same meals the family has always eaten, no matter what the sales are.

Thanks to technology, meal planning and organizing can now be outsourced. E-mealz is a the perfect solution to meal planning for the family on a budget. The really great thing about e-mealz is that the meal is planned around your favorite grocery store’s sale items for the week. The recipes have been kid tested and are well balanced.
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Emealz was created by busy moms Jenny Cochran and Jane DeLaney, and they developed a system that works for busy families. The meal plan is a great bargain at only $1.25 per week. No need to ask what’s for dinner anymore; this genius idea gets two thumbs up for its innovative solution that can work for any family.

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Penny Love
Professional Organizer
Bliss Organizing Inc.
National Organizing Services
Phone: 205-753-0356
Member National Association Professional Organizers

Remember the movie Sleeping with the Enemy?

In case you missed it, it’s about a marriage that quickly takes a turn for the worse after the bride discovers that her new husband is a wife beater who also deals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The poor lady would have to keep everything in just the right order or he would get very angry.

This movie may have been one of the causes for me being nervous around super-organized people. Yes, I am a Professional Organizer who gets freaked out by super-organized people. But at least I’m honest! In my line of work, it’s good to be able to feel at home in my client’s home, however unsuper-organized it may be.

When I step foot into a house that is super-organized, I feel like I’m walking on egg shells! The fear of doing something wrong sets in. I start to worry subconsciously. I start to feel like yuck! So many questions run through my mind…… Do I clean my plate when I’m finished eating? What about the sink, do I wipe it out? Do my shoes come off? Do I have holes in my socks?
I can feel my body tense up just thinking about it! This makes me very uncomfortable.

So here are a few suggestions from a Pro-Organizer on How to Cope.

First, in order to properly deal with a super-organized person there are a few things to consider:

1. Is this person worth the dreaded frustration they cause?
2. Have they ever asked you to do something at their house that you are not used to doing at your own? Example: Take off your shoes in the house
3. Do they go clean dishes while the guests they are entertaining are still there?
4. Does the least amount of disorder cause them to get stressed?
My advice is to avoid people who drain your energy. But…….
If you are related or don’t want to break off the friendship, by all means communicate your feelings to them. Be a true friend and tell them that their inability to cope with the way you do things is affecting your relationship.

When they invite you over, you can say “I would love to come, but we need to talk first.” Believe it or not, they will take it as a compliment and it shows that you care. Be sure to ask them exactly what they expect a guest to do while at their house. And be sure to express anything that you are not comfortable with doing (like removing your shoes).

Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful organized day!

Penny Love
The Expert Organizer
Bliss Organizing Inc.
Alabama
Contact: penny@planyoursolution.com

You want to know exactly how to deal with clutter from an expert? You are in the right place. Clutter is easy to deal with if you take the right steps.

The problem with clutter is the initial sight of it causes panic and then overwhelm. This happens to everyone. Why is clutter a bad thing? Because it is symbolic of a problem. The word Clutter originated from the word clot and means confused and crowded.

So lets rid your life from all of the confusing things. The first step is to identify your areas of clutter and focus only on one area at a time.

Trying to start on the whole house will get you nowhere fast. Target that one area that if improved would make the most significant impact on your life.
RECAP: #1: Identify One Important Area

Sort the things in the area into piles. One pile for things you know you need to keep. The second pile for things you are going to give away, donate or sell. The third pile is trash. Clear the entire area into the three piles. A great tip is to give your self a 5 second time limit for each item. So if you have 50 items in your cluttered area, this step should take you about 5 minutes. Wow!
RECAP: #2: Sort into 3 piles quickly

Take out the trash. Bag or box up the donate/sell items and put them by the door. Sort the keep items by where they go in the house. For instance, if you have a stack of bill stubs, photos and coupons then make a stack for the location that each one of those items gos to. Remember that like gos with like so you want all of your hair care supplies together, pictures and so on. Sort quickly spending no more than 10 seconds on each item. You may decide that you don’t need those expired coupons after all so make a new trash pile.
RECAP: # 3 Take out and box up the things that no longer matter and Micro-Sort the keepers.

Now that you have all of these piles, take each pile to its desired place in your home. Remember to keep things close to where you use them. The extra toilet paper should probably be in or near the bathroom. Try to keep all of your outdoor stuff such as gardening together in one place.
RECAP: #4 Take the piles home.

Now you have quickly cleared the problem area, repeat until the entire home is clutter-free. Put the give and donate in your car to drop off the next time you are out. Make a note! You don’t want your donate items to become re-located clutter.

Have a fantastic Day!

Remember that its better to live simply so you can be happy.

Penny Love
Bliss Organizing Inc.

Spring is a great time to open up the windows and deep clean the house. You can look at deep cleaning as your only bet in maintaining a healthy environment for your family.

Well, It feels like spring outside! I know you are just dying to get out that duster and mop.
Spring cleaning is a necessary job since all the dust from the dry winter air has settled into every nook and cranny that it can find. Add the family cat in the mix and you are in for a nice treat including respiratory problems caused by fecal remains of mites that feed on pet dander.

Before you open up those windows, you need to clean the blinds first!

How do you deep clean your nice custom blinds?

Have them cleaned with an ultra-sonic machine. There are not many specialty cleaning companies around but we have one right here in the Trussville area that I highly recommend.
G&G services is owned and operated by George Barnett, 205-856-1720. They offer very reasonable rates. Check out their other cleaning services at www.cleaningsuperhero.com

Keep the airborne dangers to a minimum by maintaining a super clean household.

Have a Wonderful Day!

Penny Love
The Expert Organizer
Member of National Association of Professional Organizers
Bliss Organizing Inc.
Live Simple, Be Happy!

I hear it all the time. ” I just don’t have the time to get organized.” Well, Duh!

The reason most people don’t have enough time is because they are not organized. Organization, if done correctly will help with most any area of life.

People assume that an organizer comes into their home and arranges things. A professional organizer will start from the very basic concepts and begin to help them design a map of their life. I would never work with someone who I didnt know what they wanted from life and how they would like to spend their time. Organizers take very basic information and help translate the needs and desires of the client into a beautiful and functional life. Organizers save you time and money! The help you create the life you want and they teach you how to continue after they are gone.
Simply put, organizers help you live a more meaningful life.

Recap-
Benefits of hiring a Professional Organizer:
Saves You Time
Saves You Money
Makes Your Space More Functional
Makes Your Space More Beautiful
Gives You Peace
Reduces Stress
Helps Your Self Image
Allows You to Invite Guests with no worries
Gives more Meaning to Your Life!

These are just a few of the hundreds of benefits…..
If someone were to ask me what is more important than organizing….
I would tell them: food, water and air.

Get Organized Today!!! Have a Great Day!

Penny Love
Your Expert Organizer
Bliss Organizing Inc.
Live Simple, Be Happy!

“I don’t know where to start” is the comment I hear most being a Professional Organizer.
The answer is simple, start with a very small project. Make sure that you complete it. Then step back and feel good about the space.
A good small place to start is a closet. One of the common problems is that many areas are full of stuff that does not belong there. Thats ok, just remove anything that does not go in the closet and stack it somewhere else in the house.

The first step in organizing a closet is to decide what you want to store in there.
Next think about how you want the finished closet to look.
Do not purchase a thing! This is very important! (Those closet organizers are for professionals, do not attempt)
Then remove everything from the closet and sort items with like items.

Example:clothing with clothing, shoes with purses and belts, blankets sheets and throws together
If more than one person stores clothes in the closet, make sure to keep personal clothing separate.
Go through each stack and determine if you will keep it.
Here are my questions for making this decision.
Does it fit?
Is is comfortable?
Does it flatter me?
Do I like it?
Is is damaged or stained?
Have I worn it in the past year?

Go through the other items in the closet and ask yourself:
Do I like it?
Do I need it?
When is the last time I used it?

Donate anything that you said no to more than once. Consider getting rid of the things you said no to once.

Now that you have more space, start putting things back into closet. Group items according what makes most sense to you.
For example, I group all my jeans together. My dress pants are together. My tops are all together and sorted according to color. This system works better for me but you may have different needs so go with what make most sense for you.

The important thing is to be flexable. If your first system does not go as planned, then change it and try something different until you get the desired out come.

A great benefit to being organized is having visual beauty in your space. This will do much more than save you time, it will help you start the day on a better, more positive note.

Super Super Super Important Information:
Take action. When will you start your first project? Setting a date to do it is an action to get yourself in a better environment for success. Honor and respect your goals.

Thank you for reading, HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

Penny Love
The Expert Organizer
Bliss Organizing Inc.
Live Simple, Be Happy!

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Expert Organizer Penny Love

If you have flipped through the home improvement channels on TV, you probably have seen the cleaning and organizing shows. I love the show “Clean House” where they go in and completely over haul the house. This is not a good idea of what a real professional organizer does.

Professional Organizers work one to one with the client. They don’t tell them to go to a hotel and come back to a “organized” clean house. That is a fairytale but it makes great television.

What does a Professional Organizer do? Professional Organizers help the client become more organized by helping them create systems for everything. One of the benefits of being organized is a nice clean and tidy home. Organizers don’t do the organizing for you, they help you to be able to do it on your own.

The most important thing is for the client to want to be more organized. This is critical for the process to work. The process sometimes takes about 8 weeks to complete depending on the individual. Organizing is much much more than clean tidy spaces. It is about managing life.

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A serial killer can be very well organized. A fair amount of planning would have to be done in order to get away with it. So what’s my point? Well, being organized does not make you a better person.

When I work with a client, I ask them what they want said about them at their funeral. I want to know what kinda impact they wish to put on the world. We take that information and start a map of what has to change to make their life more meaningful.

Being organized is a very good charter trait but, good intentions are a must!

Some people who are organized can be a little prejudiced against those who are not. They may get the impression that the person doesnt care and is selfish or lazy. Judge not!

The best way for someone who needs organization is for a Professional Organizer to work with them. A good professional organizer can be the difference between night and day.

So the morbid moral is to have good intentions first then hire an Organizer!

Thanks for reading, Have a GReat DAy!

Penny Love
The Expert Organizer
Bliss Organizing Inc.
Live Simple, Be Happy

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