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Work, kids, school, errands, shopping…let’s face it, life can be hectic. Many of us are all too familiar with the overwhelming feeling that comes with filling so many different roles in life. With all of the items on your to do list how is there ever time to be pro-active and organized? The question should be how can you afford not to?

Did you know?.....

• The average person spends less than 2 minutes per day in meaningful communication with their spouse or “significant other”.

• The average working person spends less than 30 seconds a day in meaningful communication with their children.

• In the last 20 years, working time has increased by 15% and leisure time has decreased by 33%.

• A person who works with a “messy” or cluttered desk spends, on average, 1-1/2 hours per day looking for things or being distracted by things or approximately 7-1/2 per workweek. “Out of sight; out of mind.” When it’s in sight, it’s in mind.

• 40% of working people skip breakfast. 39% skip lunch. Of those who take a lunch break, 50% allow only 15 minutes or less.

• 1 hour of planning can save 10 hours of doing.


Some of these facts can be quite sobering. Many of us are so busy getting life done, we are not living life. Who wouldn’t want the time, energy, and motivation to do more of the things we love. Spend time with family, start that garden, relax with a good book, or perhaps…begin pursuing that dream we placed on the back burner so long ago. Getting yourself organized can take just a few minutes a day. Before you know it you will be slipping into a new routine that will give you less stress, and more time in your day.

Out of necessity I have found, and developed many ways to organize, and simplify both my personal and professional life. It has somewhat become an unusual passion that I have. Over the years in both my personal and professional life I have been told by friends, managers, and clients that I have a “talent” for organization. The one thing that I find is one of the biggest challenges with organization is people get overwhelmed and they don’t know where to begin. So here I am ready to share with you many of the things that I have learned, and some strategies which I have developed myself that can make life a little easier. SIMPLY ORGANIZED is about helping you organize your life concerning family, work, and home so that you can get back to what really matters in your life.