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2018
Come hear Marilyn Paul, Ph.D. discuss her book An Oasis in Time: How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life, hosted by the Seattle Area chapter of NAPO, the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals. Research and experience show clearly that trying to accomplish something all th...
11/29/2018
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An Oasis in Time: How a Day of Rest can Save Your Life, like It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys is a gentle, good-natured look at human tendencies. But the books couldn't otherwise couldn't be more different. It's Hard focuses on STUFF, anything from the paperwork for pa...
11/24/2018
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Ugh, it's the holiday season. The time of year when somehow the only thing that expresses love is a shiny rock, or something that needs batteries, or something that you'll regret buying within two days.Doesn't have to be quite so all-consuming consumerist. The following companies let you indulge ...
11/17/2018
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The original Pollyanna, written by Eleanor H. Porter, published by L.C. Page and Company, 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. 1913, eventually spewed 15 sequels. I've referred to it myself in prior posts, using the now-ubiquitous, sometimes sneered, definition of "a person characterized by irrepress...
11/15/2018
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Thank every god of industry (Vulcan, anyone?), Tom Lehrer kept me sane. Sadly, it was "Be Prepared," a rather nasty spoof of the Boy Scouts, which kept racing through my head, sending me into slightly hiccup-inducing giggles because I'm a terrible person who finds cynicism funny, as I again dealt...
11/13/2018
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It has been a lousy day. I may have taken a client’s children’s favorite toys to donation by mistake – dear readers, cover your ears, the air is heavy with my wrath. The weather is giving me a headache. I haven’t had a chance to eat since early breakfast, and it’s now about 8PM. I’ve been in the ...
11/05/2018
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Lauren Williams, CPO
Professional Organizer: Puget Sound homes