Archive for July, 2007
Ten Ways to Maximize Space When Creating a Home Office
By Janet Barclay, MVA
When starting a home-based business, some people have the luxury of an unused room which they can convert into an office. This provides a private area away from the distractions of home and family, and keeps your computer and other office equipment out of your living space. However, if you don’t have [...]
Organizing and Controlling Voicemails
By Suzanne McLoone
The System
You have a cell phone, a house phone, and an office phone and you receive voicemails on all 3 of them. Plus you are expected to return all of those voicemails at the speed in which the person who left it expects you to. Talk about insanity! We haven’t even touched on [...]
How Did I Fall So Deep Into Tax Arrears?
By Jennifer Kubilis
Sales are up and the money is flowing into your bank account. Think all that money is yours? Think again! If you’re tracking any taxes such as GST or PST, a portion of those funds belong to the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency).
On the one hand it’s easy to remember GST and/or PST when [...]
Procrastinator’s Last Minute Guide to Tax Filings
By Rich Chappo
As we move into April, tax deadlines are on the horizon. Since getting taxes prepared is pretty low on most people’s list of things to do, you might need some last minute tips.
This year, you need not fear the fifteenth. Instead, the seventeenth is the day of loathing. Why? Well, the traditional filing [...]
Clearing Office Clutter
By Janet Barclay, MVA
The Oxford Canadian Dictionary defines clutter as “a crowded and untidy collection of things” or “an untidy state.” When we don’t have designated places for all our belongings, clutter is often the result. Even if you have established organizational systems, you will face problems with clutter unless you have a plan to [...]
Declutter Your Desk Top in a Short Time
By Linda Gibson
Have you been so FRUSTRATED because you can’t find anything on your desk? Piles, piles everywhere! You barely have room to work.
Here are a few simple things you can do to get your desktop decluttered:
1. Make sure that you have an appointment with yourself to declutter the top of your desk. If you [...]
How to Use the Tool Professional Organizers Love
By Karen Fritscher-Porter
Many professional organizers don’t leave either home or office without one tool. What is it? Drum roll please…
…The answer is a labelmaker. “Most organizers favorite tool is the electronic labelmaker,” confirms Diane Hatcher, president of Timesavers Professional Organizing Services, Cooper City, Florida. “I particularly use a Brother PT65. It’s a portable labelmaker. And [...]
Organizing Tools For The New Year
By Monica Ricci
The calendar has turned, it’s a new year, and this is the year you’ve resolved to get organized! Good for you but where to begin and how? You may have heard the saying that “having the right tool is half the job.” Well, you can’t get organized if you don’t give yourself the [...]
Tips to Tame the Office Clutter Monster
By Karen M. Silins
I recently set about cleaning my office, which is something I have needed to do for a long time. I’m not talking about throwing away a few papers, but a total overhaul. Not only were there loose papers, but also notebooks full of papers, files, a credenza organizer, office supplies, old phone [...]
Too Busy Getting Organized
By Patricia Katz
This wildly busy world places a high value on organization. If you appear to be organized you’re held in high regard. Desk free and clear? Calendar clearly marked? Latest in organizing gadgetry on hand? You must know what’s happening and how to get things done.
It’s true… organizing does add value. It saves time [...]
