Cool Ways to Get Rid of Stuff

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Bay Area Professional Organizer "De-Clutter to De-Stress!" Kiera Rain, 415-786-8266, info@TheBayOrganizer.com http://www.BayAreaProfessionalOrganizer.com

"Where did all of this shit come from?!"  -Client

Below are ways you can purge your things besides doing the boring ol' garage sale. Wanna give something away for free? Put it out on the curb with a FREE Sign. Or post on FreeCycle.org. Host a Clothing Swap Party Include Purses, Jewelry, Scarves, Shoes and Other Accessories. Check out my blog and fellow guest writer on Tips on how to host a rockin' Swap! Offer Up App Cool App that helps you sell your clutter to local neighbors, making pick-ups MUCH easier and much more likely to sell your items. Highly Recommend! Download this free app today and start taking pictures of your worthy items. Advice: If it's under $50 resell value--donate it and get that tax write-off receipt. Your time is worth money. Don't deal with selling something for mere dollars when it's going to take time to answer people's messages and arrange a time and wait for it to be picked up (if they show at all). DONATE. Close 5 App It's the exact same thing, just two apps--double posting your stuff means double the chances of getting it sold! Download both for free now. June is Free Adoption Month at ARF in Walnut Creek! Wahoo!  Save a Life and Adopt a Family Member. You can see some of their available buddies online now by clicking the icon to the right. If you are near Walnut Creek, CA, Go Beyond Chiropractic at 1511 Treat Blvd is taking Pet Food Donations through the Contra Costa County Humane Society's ANIMEALS PROGRAM now through the end of July. Items Needed: Dry Cat and Dog Food (opened or unopened), gallon zip lock bags, toys of any kind, bowls, leashes/collars, beds and various other pet items. Just drop off at the front desk and you will be given your donation receipt. ANIMEALS PROGRAM is a supplemental pet food and supply program that serves 450 low income families monthly with much needed items. If you are not near Walnut Creek, CA, drop off at your local shelter. Transform Your Life! Hire Kiera Rain, Professional Organizer of over 12 years, to transform your chaotic, stressful environment to a serene space you can truly call HOME. Call 415-786-8266 for a Free Phone Consultation. Service Areas: Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties, CA. Email: info@TheBayOrganizer.com Pricing: http://www.bayareaprofessionalorganizer.com/Pricing.html Website: http://www.BayAreaProfessionalOrganizer.com Cheers to ALL the Dads in the World! To all the Dads out there, whether through sperm donation to give an infertile family or gay couple little minions/fostering/adopting/biological/stepfather/dad to furbabies/coparenting/Angel Dads/etc--I hope you had a wonderful weekend (and let's hope less eventful than the picture above!)

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7 Simple Steps to an Organized Home Office

From a client who just emailed me about her homework progress:
"Guess what I did tonight? I went through my filing cabinet and ended up with one full box of papers to recycle, as well as two garbage bags of shredded docs to recycle. Wow, does it feel great! Up next is going through a few piles that need to be filed--I'm guessing that most of those papers will be tossed as well."

The Small Business Association says that 80% of the papers we've been piling, stuffing, filing aren't even needed! Start purging!

1) Overwhelmed? Start a timer for 30 Minutes and go through one piece at a time, make a decision if it's file, to do, recycle/shred, memorabilia. Only those 4 piles should be created--no more. The first focus is to PURGE. Not try to sort and file.

2) If it isn't a tax write off, dispute or memorabilia--you don't need to file it.

3) You only save taxes for 7 years. So 2008--2015.

4) Purge the top of your desk first, then every single file in your cabinet (look at every single piece of paper). After you finish the top of your desk and existing files, start on the boxes of papers, if you have them--check garage/storage/closets.

5) Go through your office supplies--stationary, cards, dead pens, chewed up pencils, your three staplers. What can you toss/donate?

7) Now put everything away! Create a better, simpler filing system. File Everything--no more boxes or piles or "clutter catchers" on your desk. Store office supplies within arm's reach of your desk chair. Rearrange furniture and decor to complete the look.

On average, office organizing takes 3-4 days to de-clutter and organize. I highly recommend that clients do 2 days back-to-back of paper purging. Then the next week file it all. Then 3rd week go through supplies/move furniture/rearrange decor. You'll be at the finish line!

Too overwhelmed to Do It Yourself? Call me at 415-786-8266.

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