Organizing with Laura - Residential Organizing

Organize.com Names Laura Leist one of their Favorite Organizers

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:52:27 -0700

recently named me as one of their favorite organizers!

Other favorite organizers included: John Trosko (Organizing LA), Maria Gracia (Get Organized Now!), Ramona Creel (OnlineOrganizing.com), Lorie Marrero (Clutter Diet) and Jeannene Chase Langford (JCL Creative Studio). Click here to see the entire mention.

Organize.com sells thousands of organizing products for your home and office, including one of my books: Eliminate Chaos: The 10-Step Process to Organize Your Home & Life.

Organize.com is one of the sources I use often for my product recommendations for my monthly column that is published in the Seattle Post Intelligencer. My next article will be published on September 13th and will showcase several of their products to help you eliminate car clutter. To view my past articles and tips published at the Seattle PI, click here and then enter "Leist" in the search box for a complete listing.

Holiday Time Savers

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:23:00 -0800

With Christmas just 48 days from today, here are a few time-saving tips that will eliminate those long lines at the Post Office.

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Eliminate Chaos....In Your Garage

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:12:34 -0700

I am excited to announce that Eliminate Chaos will now be offereing teleseminars. Some of them will be FREE and others will have a small fee. Register here

All of the teleseminars will be announced via our newsletter that is published once a month - typically near the beginning of the month - so if you're not signed up for it - you can click here to be added to the list. Please know that we will never sell your email address and you can automatically remove yourself at anytime from the list.

Our first teleseminar is going to be very special - as I've asked my good friend Barry Izsak (Immediate Past President of NAPO) and author of Organize Your Garage...In No Time to join me to help answer your questions about how you can organize your garage once and for all.

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Pull It Out

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:48:00 -0700

The design of many kitchens does not allow for easy access to pots and pans. One of the simplest things you can do to make accessing these items is to install pull out shelves.

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Honoring Mom

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:57:00 -0700

Today would have been my mom's 69th birthday. Unfortunately, my mom's life was cut short at the young age of 46; I was just 16 years old.

One of the things my mom used to always tell us was "you can't take it with you when you go."

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Moving - Make Room for Change

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Sat, 12 May 2007 00:46:00 -0700

Did you know that May is National Moving Month?

Moving is one of the most stressful events in ones life, but you can eliminate some of the stress with a bit of advance preparation and planning.

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Spin Cycle

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Tue, 08 May 2007 16:20:00 -0700

Have you got a collection of cleaning products and detergents that you've been hanging on to because....someday you might need them?

Recently, I was asked to help re-organize a laundry room where I'm quite certain the products were older than myself. I'm not certain I would want to use them to clean anything at this point.

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Closet Consistency

nospam@example.com (Laura Leist) — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:05:00 -0700

The same type of hanger in your closet can make all the difference is the visual appeal and organization of your closet.
Over the years, as I have made this recommendation to clients, I'm sure several eyes have rolled and perhaps the word "anal" came to mind.

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