Entries by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Organizing Process

You may have heard the phrase that organizing is a process, not a task.  What does that mean exactly?  A process involves more than one step, for example doing the laundry.  A process also involves three distinct phases, planning, doing, and follow-up. A task, on the other hand, is completed in one step, for example […]

Organizing Mail

Do you ignore the the daily acts of collecting, sorting, and processing the mail?  Dose it go away?  No!  It just keeps piling up.  I find that a routine helps me keep the mail organized and prevents piles from forming. My mail routine:  Sort into my mail vs. my husband’s mail (he gets to open […]

Daily Organizing

Upon returning home from getting my hair cut, I realized how many little things I organized.  I can name 10 steps I took:   Hung up my keys   Hung up my coat   Put my gloves and hat away   Took of my boots and put them on the mat   Put my pocketbook […]

Ketchup & White Out

It’s February and 2014 is in full swing.  Is it getting a bit busy with commitments, activities, projects, obligations and responsibilities?  Is your calendar overstuffed?  Do you have too many obligations and not enough time to get it all done?  I have a suggestion, leave space for ketchup and white out on your calendar. Ketchup […]

Post Holiday Organizing

Can you believe it’s the end of January already? Are your holiday decorations still up? Where are the holiday cards and gift wrap? Would a few suggestions help motivate you to take action? 1. If holiday greeting cards you received aren’t destined for a scrapbook or memory box, toss, after making a list of who […]