Love It or Lose It

Take a look around you. Every single item you see represents your choice to have that item in your life. You either chose to purchase the item, or were given the item and chose to keep it. From your new red sweater to the pile of junk mail on your kitchen counter, every item represents [...]

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Reducing Debt and Getting Organized Are Top Resolutions

I ran across an article about New Years resolutions.  Here’s a snippet.:
“This is going to be a very different year for many people,” Greg Helmstetter, CEO of myGoals.com, states in a press release. “In 2009, we expect people to forego big moves, career changes or vacations, and instead focus on reconnecting with friends, spending time [...]

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Get Organized for Success in 2009!

Personally, I do not make New Years resolutions. There’s nothing wrong with making resolutions. They make people feel warm and fuzzy. It’s nice to feel warm and fuzzy sometimes. The problem with resolutions is that most people drop them by the end of the month – some people simply state the resolution and never even [...]

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Elsewhere on the Web: Great Organizing Gifts

Have someone in your life that could use practical gift this holiday season? Hey, some practical gifts are pretty cool!
While browsing the web, I came across an article  with 10 suggestions for organizing gifts at LifeOrganizers.com.  Go check it out!

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Elsewhere on the Web: 5 Hints for Holiday Storage

If you celebrate Christmas, most likely you’ve started purchasing Christmas decorations. When the holidays have passed, you’ll need a place to properly store your decorations until the winter holidays roll around again. And if you procrastinators out there are going to be decorating the night before your family arrives in town, go ahead and keep [...]

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What are you thankful for?

I’m not big on the holidays and wasn’t planning on doing a Thanksgiving themed post, but lately I have just been thinking that I have so much to be thankful for. Sometimes it is little things. Sometimes it is something that is huge, but I don’t see it in the moment.
I’m really really thankful for [...]

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Balanced Living Carnival: Fourth Edition, August 31, 2008

Welcome to the August 31, 2008 edition of the Balanced Living Carnival.

Health/Wellness

Your posture is an important part of your health. Learn how to spot it, and fix it! Yongho Shin presents 4 Signs Of Bad Posture (And How To Fix It) posted at One Crumb.
Peter presents Six Scientific Ways to Create True Happiness posted [...]

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Elsewhere on the Web: A Guest Post on Friendship

Happy Friday!
I just wanted to take a quick moment to let you know about an article I wrote called “25 Ways to Build Stronger Friendships,” which is posted over at the Life Optimizer blog.
I hope you take a moment to read it and that you enjoy it.
Have a great weekend!
Alaia

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Reduce Filing Induced Headaches: Simplify Your System

One of the top complaints I hear from clients is about paper. They have too much paper. They don’t know what to do with all the paper. Their filing system is a disaster or non-existent. For those of you dealing with the same issues, here is a brief guide to organizing your papers, setting up [...]

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Balanced Living Carnival – First Edition – 7/15/08

I’ve known about blog carnivals for a while, but never participated or organized one. A few weeks ago, I decided to create one, so that I could pass on some interesting articles to you. As the carnival goes on (I plan to post twice a month), you might occasionally see a post that covers something [...]

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