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Organize Me, Please!Leisure is a Privilege Enjoyed by the Organized! March 27 Blog Choices - Which Do I Use?I never thought that having a blog could be this much work! Thank goodness the kids are sleeping and Frank is off playing hockey, because I definitely need some quiet time when it comes to blogging. The worst part about my evening is that I am going to have to come up with a decision pretty dang gone quick regarding blogging.
The good news is my website is getting revamped!!! Completely revamped! Feel free to give me feedback on what you think of it now, the ladies at ASU have been helping me tremendously and since I'm not emotionally attached to anything life is pretty good on the ego home front. You can see my glorified business card at: www.OrganizationalEmpowerment.com (ok, I take it back, I am emotionally attached to the domain name so don't recommend I change that aspect!)
The reason for my great consternation stems from the website updates. Last year, I started fiddling around with blogging and this was my first attempt. I started to practice, I found it therapeutic, and I generally enjoyed it. Then someone suggested I go to www.Blogger.com since I got my feet wet already. So, I believe a couple of months ago I went out to Blogger signed up for another blog and http://letstalkorganizing.blogspot.com was born. Now, I have two of them. Yikes!
So, what do I do? Do I keep the MSN blog or the Blogger? Do the search engines pick up one over the other? Is there one blog service that is more socially acceptable than the other? Or am I making a bigger issue than there really is? So many questions, so little time.
So my question to you is which one do you like better? What format is more pleasing? What am I missing on either site? Eegads, I'm asking for someone else's opinion! How scary is that?
Anyways, any feedback would be most appreciated and if I like what you have to say I'll be sure and create a blogging shrine post just for you!
Until then, HAPPY ORGANIZING!!!
Suzanne McLoone
Organizational Empowerment February 03 Before and After PhotosLife has been busy already this year and it's amazing how the older we get the faster the years fly by. In two weeks time I will be getting married and it still seems surreal. However, that is NOT why you are reading this blog. Unless, of course, you are family or friend who is trying to find out all of the juicy details by Googling our names. (Trust me, it's happening!)
Aside from planning the wedding, I have been having a ball with my latest office! This week I had one of the most exciting offices to organize. The space was amazing, the mess was...messy, and the transformation was inspiring! I just had to share!
Hope you enjoy them and as always, Happy Organizing!
Suzanne January 09 Classification Folders to the RescueIt is no secret that my favorite organizational tool is the Classification Folder. I use these bad boys any chance that I get! From organizing my clients to creating the Ultimate To Do List, my classification folders go with me.
Favorite Uses
Most recently, I have put my classification folder to work on my wedding and with less than 6 weeks to the big day I am in dire need of keeping things together and organized.
I use the 6 prong classification folder since I do need to have the extra tabs for the different sections. My sections are broken down by:
Not only do I drag this with me everywhere I go, during the actual ceremony I can hand this right over to my wedding planner and let her have at it. Everything she needs for the ceremony including contact information and contracts are in the folder organized and easy for her to use. Happy Organizing! Suzanne
January 04 One Note to OrganizeIf you have Microsoft One Note, oh my gosh! is this not one of the greatest tools on your computer? If you don't, you must try it! Microsoft is offering a free Beta of One Note until March 31, 2007 (I think!).
I have had it on my computer since April or some other such nonsense and have now only started to play with it. I am kicking myself for not using it sooner! It is absolutely brilliant to use for organizing!
Here is one such example of how I use it to organize my notes.
First off, I keep it open constantly! I have been doing a lot of research lately on new ways of sprucing up my company and the services that I offer. Most of it is on the internet. I come across a ton of websites that I like the theme, the layout, the content, etc. Instead of saving them to my favorites, I simply click the little One Note button in the corner of my browser and it instantly sends it to One Note.
I then place it the tab for Websites and then "jot" down a quick note of what I liked about the website.
Wha la! Now when Krista asks me what kind of layouts interest me, I can just email her over the "notebook" and I'm all set!
PLUS! I don't have to "save". As soon as I type something it is there to stay, even if the kids come in and shut me out of a program without saving...grrrrrr!
Another way I use One Note, is to organize my leads. I was using Outlook for a lot of my Customer Management methods, but I think I am liking One Note a whole lot better. As soon as I enter in the lead into my Contacts, I click my little One Note button and it sends me off to a page in One Note complete with the contact information from the card. While I am talking to them on the phone I type in my notes, questions that I have for them and an assessment of their situation. I move their individual sheet to my Leads Notebook and they now have their own tab. Once I have them as a client, I move them to my Client Notebook. This way I always have my findings and my notes from their initial conversation.
I HIGHLY recommend trying out One Note if you don't have it and if you do, you most certainly need to start using it!
Happy Organizing!
Suzanne December 20 What's Your Favorite Organizational Tool?Everyone has a "favorite" organizational tool that they can't live without. I have several, but that is only because I can't make up my mind on what is my favorite and since I'm a lady it's ok!
Right now, I have a new "favorite" system that I am using continuously! My stacking desk racks. I used to use these strictly for sorting all of my paper, but I have found myself working on more and more projects and I needed to get them all situated so I could quickly decipher between one project and another.
Much to the dismay of my cat, I now have a 6 tiered tower on the corner of my desk that house my current projects. Each rack is a different client or project. When I need to work on Butch's reports I pull out the papers from his rack. If I get interrupted or when I'm done for the day, his file along with any documents I'm working on goes back in its section. It's WONDERFUL!
It has virtually eliminated excess papers on my desk and I love it!
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