Archive for March, 2010

1. Your New Year’s Resolution To Get Organized
   Is getting organized one of your New Year’s resolutions? It’s reportedly the second most popular resolution (the first being to lose weight, and the third being to stop smoking). Luckily, if getting organized is part of your plan for 2009, I can help you. Get started now by asking yourself these three clarifying questions: “What are three [...]
   Filed in motivation, practical tips | 29-Dec-08 | no comments
2. White Christmas, Green Christmas
   Merry Christmas, everyone! We’re having a very unusual white Christmas here in Vancouver, and I hope everyone is driving safely and enjoying the snow. I would like to remind you, though, to try for a green Christmas despite all the snow.  By green, of course, I mean merry for the Earth as well as for us. Today [...]
   Filed in being green | 25-Dec-08 | no comments
3. Open Up To The Concept Of Re-gifting
   I was over at a friend’s house recently, and he had an impressive stack of books on his table. I asked him what they were for. He told me that he didn’t do any shopping this year for Christmas, yet he had all the gifts he needed. Most of these books were brand new: not books he was interested in, [...]
   Filed in practical tips | 22-Dec-08 | no comments
4. Give Someone A Heifer For Christmas
   Charitable giving can make a beautiful gift, but often it’s a fairly intangible thing.  You give money to a charity in someone’s name, and the card says, “A donation was made to Some Charity in your honour.”  But unless you want to name the amount (always awkward), and unless it’s a fairly substantial sum, it [...]
   Filed in service websites, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 18-Dec-08 | one comment
5. What To Do About Boxes Of Old Photos
   A reader asks: “My mother has boxes of photos dating back to 1973. I don’t want to lose this valuable record of family history, but I just don’t know how to begin organizing them so that they can be enjoyed.” The best intentions to scrapbook or put photos into albums can be interrupted by life’s demands, leading over time [...]
   Filed in answers, practical tips | 15-Dec-08 | one comment
6. Are You A Hoarder?
   Many people call themselves hoarders and believe that they fall into this category, but in fact it’s a pretty rare condition. So often, when I see their spaces for the first time, my new clients say things like, “I bet you haven’t seen this before!” and “I’m sure I’m the worst you’ve ever seen.” Most of the time, this [...]
   Filed in organizing styles, websites, websites to learn from | 11-Dec-08 | 7 comments
7. An Alternative To Traditional Gift-Giving
   Think about all the gifts that are given at Christmas and throughout the year, in your family, on your street, across your city, and throughout the world.  How many of them do you think are really wanted?  How many soaps and chocolates and candle holders and sweaters are actually making someone’s dream come true? Naturally, children want [...]
   Filed in being green, service websites, websites | 08-Dec-08 | 2 comments
8. How To Tackle Your Overstuffed Storage Locker
   If you have a storage locker, chances are it’s full to bursting, and if it’s too full for you to access the contents or even know what they are, then it’s not doing you any good. Here are some tips to start reclaiming your storage locker: Group your items — Most things can be classified or grouped in some [...]
   Filed in practical tips | 04-Dec-08 | one comment
9. Subscribe to the Clarity Jane Blog!
   We’ve just added subscription capability to our blog! All you need to do is enter your email address in the box just above the list of categories on the left of the screen, and then click the “Subscribe” button. A small Email Subscription Request window will pop up; just type the verification letters you see into the box [...]
   Filed in Uncategorized | 01-Dec-08 | no comments