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Ariane Benefit - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Ariane Benefit, M.S.Ed, Life Coach, Author, and Organizing and ADHD expert is the founder of the Lotus Bridge Coaching and Education website and of Neat & Simple Organizing Solutions.
Helping people live happier, healthier, less stressful lives is what I live for! My personal journey to a better, simpler life has given me more than a lifetime of experience and training to draw upon to help you succeed.
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- How to Organize and Prepare For Emergency and Disaster Situations
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] No one should live in constant fear of a disaster. Thankfully, chances are very good you'll never experience one. But unfortunately, the reality is that disasters such as hurricanes, floods, fires, and terrorist acts are not as unlikely as they used to be. So being at least reasonably prepared for an emergency or disaster is a smart idea. These 8 tips will help you organize and be prepared so you can live your life without fear of having to rebuild your life without the critical information you need.
- How to Eliminate Paper Clutter Forever!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Do you have paper clutter in your home office? Do you keep documents because you "might" need them someday, but they don't have a home in your paper filing system. Here are some neat ideas for using the one of the best organizing tools I've seen in a long time! Super easy, super portable, wireless scanning pen!
- Organizing Your Financial Papers to Make Tax Time Less Stressful
[Finance:Taxes] It's that time again! The barrage of catalogs in your mailbox is turning into a flurry of year-end tax statements. If you dread tax time and usually spend your spring stressing over getting taxes done on time, these tips are for you! The best time to prepare for tax time is the year before, but if you didn't do it last year, start now! With these simple tips, you'll get your taxes done EARLY and be ready to enjoy spring!
- How to Organize Your Kid's Art & Toys and Create the Playroom of Your Dreams
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Do you dream of a playroom that you can walk through and the kids can easily keep neat? If you are ready to turn down the volume and keep toys & art supplies from turning into clutter, here are 9 neat ideas to get you started.
- Organize Your Bedroom For the Best Sleep of Your Life
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Having trouble sleeping? Learn how to organize your bedroom so that you can sleep well and conquer insomnia for once and for all!
- How to Simplify and Organize Your Holiday Greeting Card List
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] In an effort to simplify our holiday traditions so we can enjoy them more, this year we have decided to simplify the way we send out greeting cards. This year we are cutting back the list! Here's how we did it.
- What is an Organizing Coach?
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] When I tell people that I'm an organizing coach, I often get a puzzled look. Then I get the questions. What is that? How can you possibly help someone get organized if you aren't in their home? Well, the truth is that coaching can be an extremely effective. And it's less expensive than getting organized with a hands-on organizer.
- The Truth About Organizing
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Many people think that organizing is about spend all your time keeping your home perfectly neat and tidy. Or about buying lots of expensive containers. The truth is you don't have to be perfectly organized!
- 12 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas For the Women in Your Life!
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] The holidays are here and it's time to make your gift list. More than likely your list includes at least a few women that are hard to buy for. Here are 12 great ideas that most every woman will love!
- Letting Go of Clutter - From the Inside Out
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] For many people who are used to being surrounded with all their things, suddenly having a clutter-free spacious home can cause a lot of anxiety! If you aren't ready to let go, clearing clutter can be as traumatic as losing all your things in a fire... and in most cases, the clutter will just come right back! That's why it's so important to just NOT throw every thing out. You need to be ready. You need to take the time to go through your things and change the way to relate your things from the inside out.
- Choosing the Right Planner For Organizing Your Life
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Choosing a planner for organizing your life can be a daunting task. Not only are there hundreds of types and styles to choose from, choosing a planner that will work for you is very dependent on your organizing style as well as on your personality and information processing style. Here are some questions to help you make the right decision.
- How to Get Over Procrastination & Involve Your Family So You Can Get Organized!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Do you set organizing goals and then find you get overwhelmed? Do you procrastinate and don't get it done? Do you have trouble getting your family to participate? You are not alone! Here are some easy steps to help you get past procrastinating and get organized!
- 10 Secrets to Organizing Kids For School Success - From Locker to Backpack to Home Study Area
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Some kids seem to instinctively know how to organize themselves to succeed in school. They are never late, always get their homework done on time, and can find anything they need in their backpack. But in today's world of constant distractions, many kids are struggling to find what works for them. Below are 10 secrets to ensure your child's success at school!
- What to Expect When Working With a Professional Organizer to Help You Get Organized
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Have you ever thought about working with professional organizer to get your home and life together, but hesitated because you are nervous about what it will be like? Here are 10 tips on what you should be able to expect. Use these tips to help you interview and choose the right professional organizer for you!
- How to Create a Neat & Simple System For Tracking Medical Claims & Other Pending Items
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] If you are like most people, it's a challenge to keep track of pending items in your life like: Medical claims submitted to your health insurance company (have you been reimbursed?) Returns of unwanted items to stores (have the refunds been posted to your credit card?) Expense reports you've submitted at work (have they reimbursed you?)
- 6 Neat & Simple Tips to Organize Critical Information & Protect Your Identity
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Everyone knows you have to shred critical documents that have identifying information on them. Here are a few simple easy tips to organize and protect your important financial information AND your identity. Organize your credit cards (as well as any other cards you have including gift cards) using a binder and plastic trading card pages (Avery makes them).
- How to Detach From Your Clutter So You Can Let it Go!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Mastering the art of letting go of your stuff is a wonderful way to build your self-esteem, gain peace of mind and feel in control of your life! Here are some ways to emotionally detach from your clutter so you can finally let it go!
- Help! I Can't Find My Keys!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] The number 1 item that people say goes missing is keys! Not being able to find your keys wastes so much time and energy, creates unnecessary stress, and can even make you late for work or important appointments! The good news is that losing keys is actually one of the easiest organizing problems to solve.
- "Green" Organizing
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] "Green" Organizing is a growing trend developing in the professional organizing industry. If you want to learn how you can incorporate "Green" practices in your home, check this out.
- Clutter Clearing Pays Off Big Time!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Clutter Clearing Really Pays Off! No matter how many times I experience it, it still amazes me how much weight and stress is lifted from your shoulders when you clear clutter. And how much clearing clutter pays off financially!
- 5 More Common Filing Mistakes & How to Fix Them
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] No one loves to file, but you can make it easier! Here are 5 more of the most common filing mistakes along with solutions to make filing much easier!
- The 5 Most Common Filing Mistakes & How to Fix Them
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Let's face it. No one actually loves filing. But most people who really hate filing are actually doing things that make filing much more painful than it needs to be. Here are 5 of the most common filing mistakes along with ways to make filing much easier!
- 5 Top Time Wasters - Change These Habits and Take Back Control of Your Life!
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] These seemingly little things are 5 of the biggest time wasters we all face. Change these habits and you will change your life!
- Thinking About Becoming a Professional Organizer? Tips and Resources to Help You Succeed
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Do you think you have what it takes to become a professional organizer? Do you love to organize your home and office? Being organized yourself is a great beginning. But there is much more to consider when starting out on your own as an organizer. Here are some tips to help you decide and resources to make sure you succeed!
- How to Organize and Store Your Spices
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] What is the best way to organize and store cooking herbs & spices? Every cook has a different approach. But in spite of all the different needs, here are a few tips that will help everyone.
- Too Many to Do's? 8 Neat Ideas to Help You Get Organized, Stay Focused and Get Things Done
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Are you one of the many people who have massive TO DO lists but really never get them all done? Solution? Create a realistic Master Plan and get organized! Here are 8 neat ideas to get you started on your way to getting things done.
- Organizing Your Spices - 10 Tips For Choosing the Right Storage
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Everyone's needs for spices storage are completely unique. Some people have lots of space, but only have a few spices to store and they don't use them often. Others have limited space, lots of spices, and use some of them all the time and some of them rarely. So, to help you get it right the first time, here are a few things to consider in selecting the right storage to organize your spices.
- How to Organize Your Household Doodads & Hardware So You Can Find Anything!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Everyone has those little miscellaneous things around the house you need but can't find when you need them. You know you have them "somewhere" but you always have to hunt all over the place looking for them. Things like hooks, felt pads, little rubber feet, twistie ties, batteries, lightbulbs, various glues, tapes, and on and on. Sound familiar? Here's a solution to help you find them all when you need them.
- How Clearing Clutter Changed My Life Forever
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] About 6-7 years ago I discovered Feng Shui. I read several books about it and most of it made sense. Some of it was just too "superstitious" sounding for me.
- Seeking Your Bliss, Or "What Should I Do With My Life?"
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] Many of us experience great difficulty finding a way to make a living while also finding meaning in our work. The search can be excruciatingly painful, especially when we feel we have prepared ourselves for a certain career, achieved "success" in it, and then find out we really don't like what we do. We find ourselves settling and staying in jobs just so that we can make a living.
- Got Pets? 10 Tips to Organize Your Home to Keep it Fur and Odor-Free!
[Pets] If you have a dog or cat, living with pet hair and fur is a fact of life. But there are ways you can organize to make it easier to keep it under control. Here are the top secrets of a professional organizer who also owns three Maine Coone cats and regularly pet sits my neighbor's two dogs! Not only will these tips make it easier to keep your home clean, if you implement them all, you will likely reduce your allergy symptoms as well!
- 7 Tips to Organize Your Cat's Litter Box Area
[Pets:Cats] In my travels as a professional organizer, organizing the litter box is usually the first thing that gets done for my dear cat loving clients. I've tried everything to make the job of keeping the litter box clean easier. And I'm proud to say that today I have 3 cats and people are always SURPRISED when they see them. That's because I've learned how make it easy to keep that box smelling fresh. Here are seven of my best organizing tips to keep your cat's litter box neat and clean.
- How to Organize and Display Kid's Art Work
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Every mom shares the same dilemma. What to do with all the wonderful art your child creates! Without strategies for display, organizing and editing, these delightful treasures will just pile up and become a burden of clutter. Here's 10 neat ideas on how to keep the art a treasure.
- Neat & Simple Checklist to Simplify and Organize Sending Holiday Cards!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Here's a step-by-step checklist to simplify and make it easier to send those holiday cards on time! The most important reason for sending a card is how it will make people feel. With that in mind, go ahead and make some cuts! For example, keep only the following people on your card list.
- 10 Creative Clutter-Free Gift Ideas
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Have you ever dreaded a holiday or birthday because you don't want to contribute to someone else's clutter? Here are 10 great ways to simplify, create less clutter, save money, and still give great gifts people will love. Give a unique skill you have to offer.
- 11 Neat Ways to Donate, Sell Or Give Away Used Books
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Books like many items, simply rot away on our shelves if we don't use them. Why hang on to them when they could be having a useful life and be of value to people? They just become clutter. As a professional organizer, I help people figure out how to simplify and reclaim space by reducing the amount of clutter they have. Here are 11 Neat ways I recommend to stop the book clutter, give your books a new lease on life!
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