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March 2008
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Vol 1, Issue 1
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Organize.
Simplify.
Get All Squared Away.
"March Madness!"
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Greetings!
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 March Madness is upon us.
For sports enthusiasts that undoubtedly means basketball. For
accountants, it's tax time. For an organizer, it means
spring and time to clear the clutter!
We want to help you conquer the
paper trail this month with ideas and products to make your life
easier. Also, make a plan to clean out your closets and celebrate
spring.
We have a new face at All
Squared Away. Andi Basset is our family organizing
specialist. Email Andi with your organizing dilemma
at andi@allsquaredaway.com
and your question may be featured in her new column coming in April.
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Conquering
the Paper Trial...
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Documents: Always use hanging folders and
tabbed folders inside the hanging folder to maximize your chances for
retrieving a document.
1.
Decide if the document is important enough
to keep--then file, recycle, or shred it.
2.
Categorize the document into a main
category (your hanging folder).
3.
Find a sub category to contain it in (your
4.
Color coordinate the files or tabs (example:
contacts in yellow folders, all client files in
Computer covered in sticky notes?
1.
Use a product such as 3M's Digital Notes to
organize
those important tasks and dates.
Managing Emails/Calendar:
1. Use Add-in software.
Start a Routine:
1.
Always take a few extra minutes at the
beginning and end of the day to manage your
paperwork, calendar, and emails.
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"Green Girl"©
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*If you
have a product idea please send it to us at:
*Products
and ideas mentioned are for informational purposes
only. ASA and its contributors are not compensated nor
are we responsible for product performance.
"Green
Girl" is a copyright of All Squared Away 2008. All
rights reserved.
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The Closet
Brigade
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Rule # 1:
Store Items Seasonally
Think of your closet as
"prime real estate." Purchase some totes to store
clothing, shoes, sweaters, etc. according to season (Spring/Summer,
Fall/Winter). Make sure to label the outside. Twice a year,
swap out one season for the other.
Rule # 2: Look Up. Look
Down. Look Behind.
Rule # 3: No Wire
Hangers!
Rule # 4: Categorize
& Color Coordinate
Categorize clothing. Keep
your business clothes together, then casual clothes, then every day
clothes, etc. Hang by color going from lightest to
darkest. Keep your garmets all hanging in one
direction.
Rule # 5: Purge.
Purge. Purge.
Try clothes
on. Donate items that you haven't worn in a year, are
outdated, or don't make you feel good.
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March Madness
$ 20 Off
Minimum
of four hours required. One time use only.
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Offer Expires: March 31, 2008
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My Mantra:
"Being organized is not about being
perfect.
It is about finding a system that works
for YOU."
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