Monthly Archives: May 2009

Less Stress on Laundry Day

May 26, 2009 - 11:22 pm

Laundry adds up quickly these days with the various activities that require multiple outfit changes - work, exercise, gardening, date night, etc. so I thought I’d provide a few tips to help conquer the clothes piles. Multi-compartment hampers - if you have a lot of clothes or a lot of family members, sorting laundry as you [...]

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No more mystery odors in the fridge

May 22, 2009 - 8:58 pm

A fridge crammed with food can be frustrating. Valuable time is wasted searching for the last can of soda, repositioning things so they don’t fall out, or worse, realizing something has gone bad and having to empty out entire shelves to find the culprit. The EZ Slider is a neat product idea that will save you from [...]

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Wing-It Productions - Extreme Office Makeover Winner!

May 19, 2009 - 6:59 am

Qwest Field isn’t just for the Seahawks! Last week’s annual tradeshow featured a different type of winning team - Wing-It Productions who won the Extreme Office Makeover Contest sponsored by Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce members and Microsoft. Wing-It Productions is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enlightening, educating and entertaining audiences of all ages by producing theatrical events and bringing [...]

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New product alert: Document scanning service

May 15, 2009 - 7:39 am

Another clutter buster! This is a new product I learned about at the recent NAPO conference I attended in Orlando last month. Pixily is an on-demand document scanning service that digitizes paper and electronic collateral and stores them on a private web account for easy access from any web browser. It gives you differnt options to upload [...]

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Visit our booth today - Greater Seattle Chamber Tradeshow

May 12, 2009 - 12:30 am

Fresh off the NAPO Conference last week, I’m headed to the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Tradeshow today (Tues).  This is a busy time for the Chamber since May is also Small Business Month.  As an entrepreneur myself, this show is a great way to network and learn about other small businesses … and I get to [...]

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New product alert: Ziploc Flexible Totes

May 7, 2009 - 11:25 pm

I’m back from the Annual NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) conference which was held in Orlando last week. As promised, I scoped out all the new products that will hit the market soon. A great benefit to my job is that I get to test and sample these items before you go out and buy them! The first one I want to tell you [...]

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Innovatively Organized hits the airwaves with Sound Business Radio

May 7, 2009 - 1:29 pm

Seattle’s business radio station, KKOL 1300AM, interviewed me earlier this week about the importance of being organized and how busy professionals can benefit from adding processes to their day and eliminating clutter. It was great fun to have this opportunity to share tips and stories with such a broad listening audience. Click here to Listen [...]

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