"There's no better way to strengthen your own purpose than by giving back. I love what I do and I love giving back and I really connected with Casa Valentina. When you meet the girls, they're so delightful and you really understand the difficult road they've had to follow "  - Gayle Jacobs. Read more about Gayle and why she chose Casa Valentina here.

 

A long-time member of NAPO, the National Association of Professional Organizers, Gayle has lots of experience with giving back every year with the NAPO South Florida Chapter, and she logged on to  find a match locally where she could  help others by offering her expertise in an  area of work that she embraces.

I was reading an article about Feng Shui. Feng shui is the energy of a space and the way it makes you feel. This article  talked about Feng shui and Clutter and how  Clutter affects all areas of your life more than anything else. Clutter affects  the way you feel, function and react. The article spoke more specifically about the clutter in the bedroom, where we spend at least 1/3 of our life, and that the Clutter there will affect your health, your prosperity, and existing and potential relationships.

Every one has clutter this writer decided enough was enough and challenged herself to rid her home of excess clutter.  The feeling after you make that decision and move ahead with ridding your home of excess clutter is exhilerating.  Gayle Jacobs

 

IT IS SPRING......ALREADY.....with blooming flowers and budding trees we feel natures BURST of energy.  So lets align ourselves with  NATURE and have an energy burst of our own.  Getting energized by organizing. It is the right time to get your home, that closet, those cabinets the garage, the play room ORGANIZED.  You don't have to do it all at once.  Pick a project, one area, one problem zone that needs your attention and schedule some time to begin the decluttering, and organizing process.

 by Linda Siniscal  

 

It’s tax time and you have piles of receipts, bank statements, tax forms scattered all about. If you work from a home office, filing space is definitely at a premium so here is a guide of what records you need to keep, what you can save electronically and what records you are safe to shred and destroy.

Federal law requires you to maintain copies of your business tax returns as well as your personal tax returns for three years including all the supporting documentation for those returns.

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www.jesgordon.comOutwith the old, in with the new – For the items that are too good to let go, keen organization skills will come in handy after the holidays. You now have more “stuff” in your house or apartment than you did before the holidays, but most likely the amount of space you have to store it in has not changed. So you are left with an organizing project on your plate.

Gayle Jacobs has turned organizing into her career with her company Actually Organized (

Now that everyone's holiday decorations are out and we are all enjoying the beautiful lights that twinkle everywhere we go, I want you to think about how those precious holiday decorations will again be stored for next year.  I don't want to spoil the fun.....do enjoy your holiday decorations for a while longer.  But when you are ready to take down all those lights, make sure everything is put away in labeled boxes, get rid of anything that is broken, or damaged, or has seen better days. Make sure the containers you are storing them in are in good condition and cleaned out.  Keep ONLY what you love, what makes you feel good, and what you enjoy.  If you have excess or not enough storage room, now is the time to eliminate or limit what you will pack away for next year. Remember if you take the time now to sort and group, containerize, and label  your holiday decorations  it will make it that much easier for you next year when you have to find all of the decorations and put them up.  Oh another tip.  If you love how your decorations look this year, if your tree was particularly beautiful, take a picture and keep the picture with the stored decorations for next year, it will be easier for you to replicate what you loved most about last years decor. Happy Holidays to everyone!

 

What better time to get organized then when you have just moved into a new home. Imagine having everything put away in its best place, organized, contained, easy to find and easy to access.  Moving is a big job getting some help to bring clarity and proficiency into getting organized can make the difference between chaos and calm.