2011 October | Lasting Order Professional Organizing Services

Mobile Advertising

Posted by Amy on Oct 29, 2011 in mobile advertising, Silhouette, Silhouette SD | 2 comments

This past week, I added some vinyl to my back car window with my Silhouette SD machine! {Have I mentioned how much I love my Silhouette?!?} Now, I’m a mobile advertisement! Even though I’m always a careful and polite driver, I’ve been even more conscious of my driving etiquette now that I’m driving with my business name plastered on the car. I also helped my friend – Brenda Pelz of Focal Point Home Staging & ReDesign with her car window vinyl! If you see either of us driving out & around town, honk &...

Thoughtful Thursday: Karen Kingston quote

Posted by Amy on Oct 27, 2011 in Thoughtful Thursday | 0 comments

“Clutter is stuck energy. The word “clutter”derives fromthe Middle English word “clotter,” which means to coagulate - and that’s about as stuck as you can get.” Karen Kingston

Tip Tuesday: Green Halloween

Posted by Amy on Oct 25, 2011 in Halloween, professional organizer, Tip Tuesday | 0 comments

Good Housekeeping has an amazing article about organizing your Halloween written by Lorie Marrero, a professional organizer and author. Organize and Go Green for Your Halloween Scene The organizational principles outlined in this article can apply to Halloween or any other holiday! If you enjoy seasonal decor, this can help you decide what to pare down and how to go green....

How To Organize Email

Posted by Amy on Oct 22, 2011 in files, filing, office organization | 0 comments

I have had multiple clients ask me for tips or tricks to organizing e-mail. An e-mail is not that different from a piece of paper – it’s just in electronic form. In the organizing world, we separate things into three categories – “stuff”, data and time. Stuff refers to physical objects – toys, books, towels, furniture, etc. Time refers to… well, time. Data refers to information. When you keep a piece of paper, you generally keep it for the information that is on it (unless you are dealing with scrapbooking or office supplies). Same thing with e-mail....

New Partnerships!

Posted by Amy on Oct 6, 2011 in Clever Container, Freedom Filer, professional organizer, Thirty-One | 0 comments

Our mission here at Lasting Order is to help people GET organized and STAY organized! To get organized, we offer hands-on work sessions with a professional organizer. {See FAQ for more about hiring an organizer.} To stay organized, we offer maintenance sessions and touch-ups. We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with two direct sales companies to offer quality organizing products that will also help you STAY organized. As an organizer, I want to help you re-use as many containers as possible during an organizing session, but sometimes a specific product can help things stay in...