Just a Tip #1

In the fall, most heating and cooling companies offer discounts on installing household air conditioning units. Now is a great time to call and get a free estimate so you don't have to store those window a/c units all winter! Donate them to any thrift store or charity that accepts them and you'll be sitting pretty (and cool) come spring!


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Back To School

It's that time of year folks. We've got one last weekend to prepare for the homework and backpack onslaught. If you're not busy enough, going to the fair, buying back-to-school clothes, here's a few simple tips that can ease the transition into school time:

*1 - Go Green! www.thegreenoffice.com is a website that offers green school supplies, office supplies and even webinars (seminars on the web) about such things as "Greening your Office" and "Green Purchasing". Stop over there and receive free shipping on orders over $49.

*2 - Save Paper - Get a reusable lunchbag or lunchbox. We love the one over at www.treehugger.com made by BYO. A neoprene core, these lunchbags zip closed and can fit a wide variety of lunch containers and drinks. Best of all--it will only set you back about $20. Bonus: You're saving the planet. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/byo_lunchbag_la.php

*3 - To Each His Own - After work, you're busily cooking dinner, desperately trying to get it on the table (and eat as a family) before your yoga practice. You are carrying the sizzling stir-fry to the table when you call out "Johnny!" He's done it again, left his papers and homework strewn all over the dining room table! Don't let THIS happen to you! You don't have your cube in the break room, so why not make sure you're little scholars have their own desk. Sometimes space doesn't permit, or you need them within earshot to field math questions, but if you're willing, studies show, having your own workspace makes you more productive. Here's a workspace for back-to-school that may inspire you!

We hope these few tips will have you sitting at the head of the class this year!

As always feel free to email us with your organizing and simple living questions--We'd love to hear from you!

Two New Logos, One for Charity!

Today we got a final copy of our new logo. What do you think?! We're all excited about it.

Here at Organize Life we love reusing and recycling stuff; especially in new and inventive ways. What are some of your favorite ReUseful Things? We've partnered up with the Mall of Saint Paul and will be taking some of our fun treasures there to be sold. A portion of the proceeds goes to charity. The charities will change monthly. We set up our space next weekend, we're very excited.

Be on the lookout when antiquing for ReUseful Things, a division of Organize Life. Oh, and be sure to grab one of our fresh-baked cookies from the front counter. Yes, we've got a cookie jar there too!!

Kitchens

Our friend over at Amateur Gourmet is help getting us started. Adam's got some great tips on how to organize your kitchen (namely if it's wee and tiny!)

Amateur Gourmet - Organize Your Kitchen

Good luck, and hey...organize your life!

We're Here!!!

We want to let you know that Professional Organizers Linda LaBarre and Ashlee Olds are partnering to form Organize Life, LLC.
Our goal is to make sure your space reflects and matches your lifestyle; that means more room in your life for the things you value. We have strong organizing knowledge and a proven process to make sure there is a place for everything of value to you, and a way to make sure the clutter doesn’t pile up. Best of all- we do the work!
Do you have unwanted items or closets bursting at the seams
Do you have boxes of who-knows-what in your garage or basement?!
Do you spend too much time looking for or even re-buying things you know are “somewhere?”
Organize Life can help, with proven results! We are glad to provide you references.
Our organizing services include:
-home, office, garage, kitchen—any space can be improved!
-a personalized organization plan for each client
-de-cluttering and space optimization
-room/space assessment, action plan and execution
-taking unwanted items off-site or recycle in an earth-friendly way

Give us your cluttered cabinets, dusty attics, and dungy basements—no project is too big and no mess is insurmountable with organize-life.net!
We want our results, through word of mouth, to be our best marketing vehicle. This may be a service for you and I’m sure you know someone who could use some help from Organize Life! We are offering a 20% first job discount or a referral bonus. Who do you know that we can help?