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If you are curious about what a professional organizer does or if you have a problem area in your home or office that needs a solution, boy do I have an opportunity for you! On Tuesday, June 14th from 3-7 p.m. c.s.t.  I will be offering complimentary consultations at My Time Tuesday's located at Main Street Village, 5504 Town Center Drive, Granger, Indiana.  Reservations are required, however and only 3 spots are available.  Email me at wendy@putclutterinitsplace.com or call me at 219-575-3821 to book your complimentary consultation. What is a consultation?   You will tell me about the space in your home or office that is challenging you.  You are encouraged to bring photos.  I will ask questions and offer solutions.  Everything that you tell me is kept confidential.  What is My Time Tuesday's?   Join us every second Tuesday of the month from 4:00 pm-8:00 pm @ Main Street Village 5504 Town Center Dr. Granger In 46530.  Shop...

The photo that you see above is my vision board.  This is what I look at when I sit at my desk.  It motivates me, makes me look forward to the future.  I'd like to tell you about some of the photographs on my vision board:  I have two photographs of a convertible Murano.  I see myself tooling around a lovely vacation spot in this little gem.  I have two photographs of the Hotel Hershey.  This is one of my favorite places to visit.  It is a beautiful hotel, but more than that, they have an out of this world spa.  Once a year, my husband and I take a vacation to Pennsylvania.  He attends a toy train convention for a day and I get to spend one entire day at the spa.  It is the one day out of the year that I take all for myself.  One. Whole. Day.  Need I say more?  To the top right of the board, I have a note that was written by my grandma.  I found it after she passed away.  My grandma was one for jotting ...

That's it.  As of today, April 29th, 2011 - there are 246 days left until New Year Day 2012.  What will you do with 246 days?  The letter below was written by a woman in South Portland, ME and was featured in body+soul magazine.  She has a great idea for getting rid of the clutter in her home.....one day and one items at a time.  Clutter Queen Last year, I finally decided to do something about all of the clutter in my house.  My plan?  Get rid of 365 things in 365 days.  I started with small items and soon found that viewing the junk in my home with an eye for decluttering helped me see more and more things that I no longer needed.  By the end of the year, I had reached my goal.  In addition to opening space in my home, I also freed up time, since I don't have to clean and pick up as much.  This project deeply changed my worldview about possessions, clutter and what makes a home. You have 246 days.  Can you imagine how di...

I just watched Extreme Couponing on TLC last week.  I was curious to find out how one would walk into a grocery store with two carts stacked full and walk out only paying $6.00 - or sometimes less. What I learned was: 1.   These women will spend up to 6 hours daily clipping or searching for coupons. 2.   You sometimes will have to buy a dozen or more of an item because it only goes on sale once a year. 3.   You have to stand in line in the checkout and divide your entire purchase into smaller purchases to get the best discount. 4.   Because items only go on sale once a  year and you have to buy dozens, it is necessary to stockpile them. 5.   One woman stockpiles in every room of her home - even her daughter's bedroom. So, I ask you - what do you think?  Is it worth it?  Would you do  it? I'll tell you what I think (there's a shocker): 1.   If you have the time to clip or search for coupo...

This time, it surrounded my coffee maker (a.k.a. my reason for getting out of bed in the morning.) I noticed that my coffee wasn't tasting as good as it normally did.  That's when it dawned on me - I hadn't run a batch of vinegar through the machine for a while.  Ah ha! So I ran a batch of vinegar through along with 3 more batches of water to make sure the vinegar was out of the coffee maker.  It made a world of difference!  So I pass this little tip on to you today to make your reason for getting out of bed in the morning taste better.

Above you will see the contents of the "before" purse.  This purse was clearly too small for the contents.  It was difficult for my client to not only find anything but also to retrieve it with her arthritis.  So, we emptied the purse, sorted items into "like" categories and then filled the Purse Perfector with the organized contents. Above you will see the new "after" purse.  Inside is the Black with Berry Purse Perfector.  Pretty snazzy, right?  Now this woman has a stylish purse and the contents are easy to find and easy to retrieve.  Learn more about all of the benefits a Purse Perfector can bring to your life:  http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=287399&U=428133&M=26711

Pick up or download The Luck Factor.  This book promises to, "offer "a scientifically proven way to understand, control, and increase your luck."   And who doesn't want to increase your luck. I also believe that when you surround yourself with positive people and think positive thoughts your "luck" improves.  It's all about the company you keep (do they lift you up or drag you down) as well as your thoughts (do they lift you up or drag you down). I suppose you can think your way to a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow..............I say let's try!