A client of mine very eloquently summed up what it is like to constantly be surrounded by clutter, not knowing where to begin in the organization process:
“Its like playing a shell game against a cruel God, but instead of shells, he uses piles of papers.”
Beautifully said.

Stock up on your hurricane supplies now! Florida is not charging sales tax on hurricane supplies from May 21st to June 1st.
For a list of what is tax-free, go here:
http://www.myflorida.com/dor/news/news042706.html
And I’m happy to report that the Sarkis family has only one family member’s name on the hurricane list this year!
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

Janusz Liberkowski was the winner of ABC’s “American Inventor” show. Liberkowski won for his invention of an infant car seat that moves inside a sphere in order to decrease the impact of a car crash on a child. Liberkowski’s car seat is named for his daughter, Anecia, who was killed in a car accident seven [...]

When you come to one of my book signings at a bookstore, remember to stop at the register on your way out and pay for the book. I didn’t realize this would be a side effect of ADD book signings. You guys crack me up.
P.S. I’m allowed to laugh about this because I [...]

Hmmmm…We need to make more space in the garage for our new car. Where shall we begin? Beginning to get organized is the toughest part for me – I see all of the stuff instead of just one area where I can start. I bet a lot of you can relate.

If you are able to afford a cleaning service, by all means do so. It saves a lot of time and aggravation.
If you are tackling cleaning by yourself, use the “top down” method. Start by cleaning the highest places (ie. the tops of bookshelves) and work your way down to the floors. By the time [...]

Today a team from 1-800-got-junk came to the house and removed one and a half truckloads of stuff! During the 2004 hurricanes, a huge tree hit our shed and awning. We put a new roof on the shed, but the debris left over would look at me every day and mock me.
And then one day…
I [...]