tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54113855539060442452012-01-02T08:46:17.638-06:00Simplicity welcomes Order, Order invites HarmonySimpletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674706336473696279noreply@blogger.comBlogger771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411385553906044245.post-7714956889145531542012-01-02T08:42:00.002-06:002012-01-02T08:46:17.649-06:00

"Green Winter, A Celebration of Old Age" - Elise MaclayI'm giving away my thingsAnd it turns out to beAs much of an occupationAnd as much funAs collecting them was.I browse among my friends the wayI used to browse in shops.I try to decide who should have the cameoI wore as a bride, who would likeMy Chinese vase. I go through closets and drawersAnd am amazed at what I find.So many objects. I am

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A real basket case…

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A fine line… Very funny blog posting...

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Heidi and I, along with Linda Holt of Square Foot Inc, started The Oak Cliff Women in Business to promote local entrepreneurs and Oak Cliff business leaders who happen to be women. Our motto: Make friends first and the business will grow. If you are a business owner or leader and live or work in Oak Cliff then you don't want to miss this opportunity to make friends with other women who are

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This is the time of year when we think about cleaning out a closet or garage, but what to do with the stuff you don't want anymore? Those of you that know me well know that I am the first to say "donate it" - as a matter of fact, I take a bag or three to Good Will at least once a month. But not everything is donation worthy, some stuff really IS TRASH!Click on the link below to THE

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You can unsubscribe to the Valpac mailer by simply going to valpac.com/contact. It's easy and secure. I just did it and it took less than 3 minutes!

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I have discovered a website that will direct you to recycling centers in your area. You simply enter what item(s) you want to recycle, for instance PAINT, and your zip code, and a list of recycling centers pops up. Easy. No excuse not to recycle.Side note - when I entered paint and my zip, the first name to pop up was College Hunks Hauling Junk. Intriguing...

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Goodwill is launching a new ad campaign called The Donation Movement. I love to donate to Goodwill. As a matter of fact, I went to the donation center first thing this past Sunday with my old Rainbow vacuum and a box of breakable stuff I didn't want anymore. I always feel great as I pull away having unloaded my car full of useful objects for someone else to use.Go here to view the Goodwill

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I can't help it. I strongly like Gretchen Rubin and her Happiness Project. And her Wednesday post was full of great, easy, common sense ideas to help relieve stress. Go here to read her post.

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Erin Doland of Unclutterer today on her blog writes about practicing simplicity. "...living simply requires practice. No one goes to bed one night in complete chaos and disorder and wakes up the next morning master of an organized and clutter-free wonderland. Transformation doesn’t happen over night, and achieving and maintaining it most definitely takes practice."For those struggling to stay

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On June 7, 2010, The Washington Post ran a piece about a hoarder who realized "my stuff is not me". Go here to read the full story. Even though by the end of the story he went back to his old ways, it is hopeful that he will improve over time!!

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There are a lot of us that love order. I have been following this blog for several months and I would like to recommend it to other list makers, habitual straighteners and all around right brainers.

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I follow Seth Godin's blog. He is a marketing expert and most of his advice he applies to everyday matters.Here is some advise he gives regarding emails:1. Change your settings so that email from you has a name, your name, not a blank or some unusual characters, in the from field. (ask a geek or IT person for help if you don't know how). 2. Change your settings so that the bottom of every

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When Heidi and I formed Kessler Simple Solutions, we wanted simple to be the most important part of our organizing systems. I think everyone comes to a point where they yearn for a simple way to live. You will notice on this blog the word simple comes up alot! I stumbled across this quote and thought I would share it today:“Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.” —

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You can’t change your entire life.You can only change your next action.—You can’t change a relationship with a loved one.You can only change your next interaction.—You can’t change your entire job.You can only change your next task.—You can’t change your body composition.You can only change your next meal.—You can’t change your fitness level.You can only start moving.—You can’t declutter your

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April 15, 2010 my great, great niece was born. The memories of when I brought my first baby home came vividly back. Excitement, overpowering love, fear and exhaustion were just some of the feelings I remember experiencing. Following are some tips I want to share with all new parents, especially Erin and Michael, for when you bring the baby home.1. Have a breast pump ready. Engorgement is

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Please save the date for the 2010 celebration of Earth Day which will take place on Sunday, April 18, at Lake Cliff Park. This will be the fourth time this annual event has been held. The attendance each year has increased dramatically. In 2007 there were 3,000 attendees, in 2008 there were 6,000 and in 2009 there were at least 8,000 attendees. This large annual increase in participation

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Opt out of prescreened credit card offers. This will limit the amount of junk coming into your home, prevent identity theft, and extend the life of your paper shredder too! Go to www.optoutprescreen.org. I opted out for my daughter too. How crazy is it to offer a pre-approved credit card to a twenty one year old unemployed student???

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Having trouble sleeping because forgotten tasks haunt you when you close your eyes at night? A to-do list is a great non-prescription night time sleep aid. By listing everything you have to do the next day before you go to bed each evening, you free your mind to rest along with your body! There are tons of theories on the best ways to keep a to-do list - small spiral notebook, day-timer,

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For us SMART folks who live in Oak Cliff, a FREE event in honor of Earth Day on April 24th @ 7pm. Mark your calendars (use ink) and go to The Texas Theatre for a community screening of "NO IMPACT MAN", a documentary (and official Sundance selection!!! ) about a year in the life of an ordinary New Yorker who tries to make no impact on the earth while living in the city with his wife and 2 year

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I don't know about you but when it comes to my computer, I am easily made to feel like an incompetent boob. I'm reasonably confident with software and the internet, but the actual machinery scares me. A hearty thank you to my geek friend Troy who bails me out of messes, but I would like to know how I can keep my hard drive lean, mean and clean. Well, I found instructions here that are user

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Here is an interesting thought about holding on to things for security. I read this on the minimalists blog, mnmlist.

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Go here to read an article posted today in The New York Times regarding paper retention. This includes paper copies of tax returns, utility and credit card billings and investment papers.Always keep your papers organized in a file cabinet or easy to access plastic bins. Paper boxes are not a great storage option for paper because of moisture and critters.

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Heidi and I are reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. She writes alot about decluttering, organizing, giving away and the happiness all of these task can bring to your life. We like to give credit to her for this.If a task can be done in one minute - DO IT NOW. Hang up your coat, read a letter and toss it, put your toothpaste away in the medicine cabinet, put your coffee cup in the

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How many catalogs do you receive each week through the mail? Everytime you order something on the internet or by mail, your address is entered into the catalog datebase and before you know it, here comes another catalog. If you want to eliminate the number of catalogs you receive, go to www.dmachoice.org. This service of the Direct Marketing Association estimates they will stop up to 75% of all

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How many times have you sent your family off in tears because everyone was scrambling to get out the door on time? We have 7 things you can try to increase the smiles and turn off the tears!1. Establish a "launching pad" close to the door where you can keep things you need to get out of the door. This is where the backpacks, diaper bag, briefcase, umbrellas, gloves, car keys, and sunglasses are

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Our thanks to Johnny Tan of "From My Mamas' Kitchen" for hosting Heidi and I on his call in radio show. The name of our segment is "From Chaos to Harmony". I never knew an hour could fly by so fast! Click here to listen to the show.

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Just another service offered by Kessler Simple Solutions!

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In case you haven't done this recently, go here to reduce telemarketing calls. You can register your land line and cell phone numbers. They say your registration is good for five years but you may want to re-register more often.

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...or you'll spend your whole life tidying up." - Marguerite Duras

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Wondering how to avoid receiving those pesty phone books that arrive on your doorstep without being invited? Go here to opt out of the distribution lists.If you want to dispose of your old phone books, put them in your recycling bin. Be sure to remove any non-paper inserts, especially magnetic inserts, that may be inside.

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I found great tips on staying on top of your daily email from Michael Hyatt. Go here to check out his blog.

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How to recycle everything from corks to crayons | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Life/TravelPosted using ShareThis

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Webroot Spy News - Winter 2010Posted using ShareThis

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Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, confirms that being organized contributes to happiness. And she is right, to walk into a clutter free room, office, closet or space is a great feeling of freedom!Click here to see how Kessler Simple Solutions can help you be a happier person.

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Don’t forget to take drawer and shelf paper when you move your college student into the dorm. The previous occupants may not have been concerned about cleanliness, and opening a drawer to put away underwear only to find a sticky substance in the bottom of the drawer, will only make leaving your precious baby more difficult. So line those drawers and shelves with paper to remind your kid that

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The City of Dallas Sanitation Services department is hosting its Super Recycling Summer Roundup at four locations on Saturday, August 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each location is accepting hard-to-recycle items such as televisions, toys, clothing, used books, scrap metal, electronic, furniture, batteries, appliances, and light bulbs. And for the first time ever, building materials will also be

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30 minutes is all it would take to have another look at your food storage, whether a pantry, cupboard or cabinet. Start by throwing away all expired foods, then look through your canned foods for extras you could donate to a local food pantry or a neighbor. Depending on the space, add a lazy Susan for spices or an over the door shelf to increase your storage space. By grouping food by category

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I replaced all the hangers in my closet with slim line hangers I bought at Costco. I got 50 hangers for around $16 and I love them. The hangers have a velvet like surface so shirts do not slip off. And because all the hangers are the same color (mine are black), and I organized my clothes by color, my closet looks very neat and tidy.Two thumbs up for these slim line hangers.

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Keep a wastebasket where trash tends to accumulate, whether it is in the kitchen, family room or foyer. If you know you will throw food into it, purchase a wastebasket with a lid and some deodorizing trash bags. Adding a wastebasket might cut down on the clutter.

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Doctors’ offices are notorious for wasting our time. So when you find yourself sitting for ten minutes:1. Tackle some items on your “to-do” list: write a thank you note or card to a friend, call your mother, make a lunch date, or2. Bring a tote bag with some sewing repair projects, or3. Check out the health magazines in the doctor’s waiting room and learn something new about your body or a

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Waiting in the car-pool line at school, you have ten minutes in the car to:1. Pick up all cups, napkins and litter in the car and put it in a trash bag.2. Pay bills. Store your statements, envelopes, checkbook, register, and stamps in an accordion file with a handle. Then you can drive by the post office on your way home. 3. Schedule appointments for the dentist, doctor or hair salon.4.

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While the tub fills up, you have three minutes in the bathroom to:1. Toss used towels in the laundry hamper and hang up fresh towels, or2. Straighten the linen closet and make a pile of threadbare washcloths and towels to recycle as dust rags, or 3. Look throught the medicine cabinet and toss expired prescriptions and OTC medications, or4. Clean the toilet, or5. Organize the space under the

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Think you don’t have the time to organize your home? Once you think about the time you spend waiting for this or that, the minutes can add up says Donna Smallin, the author of The One-Minute Organizer. She says to put those wasted minutes to work; even just five minutes a day adds up to seven hours a month which is plenty of time to get organized.While popping popcorn, or if you have three

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An empty in-box is like a clean, organized closet. When you open it, you feel lighter - free to go on to more important things in your life. I read a great article in the NYTimes this morning about keeping your email in-box empty. Go here to read the tips this author gives for email management. To me keeping things simple makes perfect since. The more time you spend on handling or organizing

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When you are cleaning out your closet or garage, keep in mind the Goodwill for the stuff you don’t want to keep anymore. Go here to see what they will accept. For those of us who live in Oak Cliff, the closes Goodwill drop off trailer is on the northeast corner of Westmoreland and Singleton.Kessler Simple Solutions will help you pack up your items and even take them to Goodwill for you. Go

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Thanks so much to the Verandah Club for inviting us to speak during their Renaissance Fitness Program. We had a great group of men and women attend our presentation on HOW TO DIG YOURSELF OUT FROM MAIL CLUTTER. We shared tips on sorting and filing both paper mail and electronic mail. We even learned something new from one of the participants who showed us how to “diary” an email for follow up

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If you are still cluttered with VHS tapes of home videos it is possible to convert them into DVD. There are computer programs that can help you with this, or you can hire someone to do it for you.

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Ten years ago I got down to a size 2. It felt great but it was very hard to maintain that size. I'm now a size 8, but I have hung on to my size 2 jeans for a long time, along with my size 4 and 6s! Do I think I really will wear the skinny sizes again? Why am I making myself feel bad for being a size 8?"Goal clothes are a big no-no. First and foremost, they are depressing to look at, and

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To turn wine corks into flooring and wall tiles, send them to Wine Cork Recycling, Yemm & Hart Ltd., 610 South Chamber Drive, Fredericktown, MO 63645. Or put them in your compost bin – they are a natural product. Of course, plastic corks can’t be composted or recycled.Or better yet, buy wine with screw top closures. Not as romantic but still as good!

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We all come across a cartoon, poem, recipe, article – the list is endless- something that we think we want to save. But beware of becoming a paper collector. Many people take up a lot of space with papers that never get read. Ask yourself how important a sheet of paper is to you before you take ownership of it. And remember, papers that are important today, may not be so important next week.

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Avoid writing important notes on scraps of paper, for example the back of your bank account deposit slips. For one thing, scraps of paper are easily lost and for another, they do nothing but add to the paper clutter. If you have to write something important down, write it in a notebook. Then you can more easily transfer your notes to your calendar, To Do list, Rolodex or wherever.

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Federal law prohibits telemarketers from "Initiating an outbound telephone call to a person when that person previously has stated that he or she does not wish to receive an outbound telephone call made by or on behalf of the seller whose goods or services are being offered."You may simply interrupt the telemarketer and say "Please permanently remove me from your calling list". Remember that

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Did you know you can recycle toothpaste tubes? Even with all the sticky paste inside, you can recycle aluminum tubes (put them with your aluminum cans), but not plastic ones. So be sure to buy toothpaste packaged in aluminum tubes!!

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Go here to opt out of receiving catalogs through the mail that you don't want. I signed up some time ago and totally forgot about it. Today I received an email confirmation from Land's End saying my name had been removed from their catalog mailing list!

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"Getting organized at home will ensure that you make the most of what you have. At work, managing your time and priorities will enable you to provide more value and be happier," says Organizing Professional, Julie Morgenstern. Julie has been in the organizing business for 20 years, having written several books about de-cluttering. Her ideas are about common sense evaluation of why we hang on

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Tips for organizing your e-mail.The following steps when practiced daily will help you keep your inbox organized and clutter free. Just a bit of discipline is all it will take to reduce your time dealing with emails and will free you up to respond to emails.1. Use your DELETE button!!! If you do not recognize the sender or the SUBJECT field is alpha-numeric gibberish or makes no sense, do not

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If you are holding on to old LPs or your mother's silver, the best way to get a reality check is to go onto eBay. I was holding onto several Beanie Babies, in "mint condition", with the tags, believing I would make thousands of dollars and retire to Mexico. When I looked them up on eBay and saw listings that didn't even get bids, I was able to sell the cargo for a buck a piece in a garage sale

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Here's a suggestion for keeping up with bill payments: Pick one day of the week to sit down and pay bills. When bills arrive, log their pay date in a pocket calendar, subtracting at least one week from the due date to allow for mailing. Keep the pocket calendar and your bills together in a large envelope. This way you will never be late and bills won't pile up. Of course, reward yourself with a

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When my girls were small, they brought home lots of "art" - like cottonballs glued to a piece of pink construction paper that represented, well, I'm not sure what it was, but it sure was sweet. Anyway, a few years later, I found a box of kid art in my garage and the cottonball art piece was not so sweet after all. What did I do with all of the "memories" stored in the box in the garage? I went

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Put your important papers, such as your will and life insurance papers, in a large envelope marked, "Pull upon my death." Store it in a fire-proof box and let family members know of its whereabouts. Then if something happens to you, they can grab the envelope and find everything they need at such a difficult time. Kessler Simple Solutions is your source for handling all of your paperwork -

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If you have old paint that has become lumpy, just strain it through a pair of pantyhose. The strained paint will be like new!

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Everyone can slip something into a gift bag and call it a present. But don’t you want to show you put time and thought into your gift giving this year? A box wrapped with gift paper and tied with a great bow can make all the difference and give your presents the “WOW” factor. Watch this video:Easy huh?Let Kessler Simple Solutions organize your gift wrap and ribbons as well as your gift boxes

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High-tech gadgets won’t solve all our problems. They are often pricey and difficult to operate even after reading the owner’s manual.But the right tools will help make you less stressed – especially if you are the kind of person who can spend 20 minutes looking for your glasses only to find them perched on the top of your head!!ADDitude Magazine suggests the following “smart gadgets” to help get

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Ever wonder what to do with broken crayons that your adorable child refuses to use because it doesn’t have a “pointy” end anymore? You can send them to the National Crayon Recycle Program. They will melt the crayons down and form them into new ones. But leave the wrappers on them because, “When you have black, blue and purple crayons together without wrappers, it’s hard to tell them apart,”

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Website referral: Flylady.netI heard about the Flylady.net website from HGTV.com and thought I’d check it out. I wasn’t crazy about the graphics, thought the site a bit busy, BUT she has great ideas and brings a sense of fun to the whole “organizing” process. There is a Holiday Control Journal that on first glance has very good ideas – baby steps is the key phrase she uses – and we are going

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Only one in six households in North America recycle batteries. Why is recycling batteries important? It keeps hazardous metals out of landfills. Many stores, like RadioShack and Office Depot, accept reusable one, as does the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (go to http.//www.rbrc.org/).Kessler Simple Solutions suggests you keep a box in a convenient but out of sight place (laundry room

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A clutter-free system at home will help your ADHD child at school. Following are four tips from ADDitude Magazine:• Order in the room – Separate ongoing projects, finished work, and school supplies into labeled bins or file cabinets. Provide a book case for books and a bulletin board for reminders.• Simplify the paper flow – Prevent homework, permission slips and PTA letters from being lost or

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One of the only constants in life is change. We move away from home, change careers, get married and sometimes divorced. Along the way, we experience the joys of birth, the sadness of death and everything in between.There is no side stepping life’s ups and downs. But there are good reasons to reduce the accompanying stresses. Unchecked stress can lead to many health problems including obesity

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Simple – Reusable Bags!A big rule in staying organized is, “Don’t let the enemy back into your home.” Free kitchens that look like plastic bag prison with reusable, eco-friendly bags, bottles and grocery gear. You will also save money since some forward thinking grocery stores like Whole Foods, give rebates if you bring your own bags for packing groceries. So the next time someone says to you,

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The new school year is in full swing!! By now you have probably dealt with morning mayhem when just getting out the front door before the tardy bell rings is a total drama.A simple change can make a big difference between frantically running and calmly walking out the door to begin your day at school or work. Set all the clocks in your house 10 or 15 minutes ahead. Sounds silly but it works!!

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Keep your kitchen clean. It’s simple when you think about it. Even Emeril doesn’t need six spatulas or five whisks, so why do you? Two of each is plenty so start by tossing the extras. And while you are tossing, check out expiration dates on foodstuff and say bye-bye to anything past its prime (except for your hubby of course!). Seldom use your cappuccino machine or bread maker? “Those

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Kessler Simple Solutions totally believes in and advocates for recycling of anything that can be reused. It is our responsibility to take care of our planet and leave it a better place! Remember the commercial in the 70’s of the crying Native American? Watch it again...Each week, KSS will have a simple recycling suggestion for you to implement. We hope you will take our suggestions and insert

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I was fascinated by an article I read in TIME Magazine about a man named Dave Bruno who started the 100 Thing Challenge after realizing how much his family’s stuff was weighing him down. Bruno’s writings about his purging efforts are recorded on his blog, guynameddave.com, and has started quite the cult following. What fascinated me was the idea of culling down your belongings to only 100 and

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These days, running out to find the perfect birthday card can be a drain on your time and patience - especially when the birthday is today or even yesterday!! Kessler Simple Solutions believes in making the most of your time, so check this out. A free account with Hallmark.com or AmericanGreetings.com includes a reminder service that can notify you before the date via e-mail or phone to give

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Many of us dread the holidays because of the stress of making them perfect. It is not the shopping, cooking, wrapping and sending cards that make us crazy. It is the procrastinating, delaying, and overspending that sap the joy out of the season.This year, commit to starting early. Make a holiday notebook that commits to paper the little details that will save you time and money. Sit down with

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Kessler Simple Solutions is committed to helping you get organized - and to keep it that way! A tidy lifestyle can easily increase your productivity and lower stress, not to mention save you precious time that you already can't seem to find enough of. This isn't about being clean, this is about being simple.We've created this blog to updated you with quick and easy tips to help you keep life

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