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I'll look back when I'm old(er) and grey(er) and say, yep, way back in 2013, I helped establish the industry's first professional practices for organizers and productivity professionals.

Why Should I Vote to Amend NAPO's Bylaws? This video introduces the proposed amendments to NAPO's bylaws, and discusses the potential benefits to members, NAPO and the professional organizing and pro...

If you're in Finland and you're craving order, take heart: Professional Organizers of Finland can connect you with one of their 48 member experts to help you boost your organizing and productivity skills. Living and working smarter means more effectiveness, less stress in any language. Ammattijärjestäjät, Professional Organizers

Ammattijärjestäjät järjestäytyivät Ahlmanin kartanon portaikkoon jäsenpäivässään 13.4.2013. Kuvan otti valokuvaaja Johanna Amnelin. - Reija

Back to Expo to work on my Organizer's Choice Award Ballot. Gotta see all the contenders, then I'll figure out how to vote here: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fow.ly%2FkclEK&h=qAQGnZfKF&s=1

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If you've abandoned the Outlook "task" feature because having, oh, about a million accumulated individual "tasks" drove you crazy....then watch this super-short video. Mike Song shows how to use "task" feature in a modified, realistic way that actually works. Two thumbs up on this video.

Outlook Task Tips and Tricks | Productivity and Time Management Training

I learn something every day: has it's own Pinboard! Thanks to Ellen Rubin Delap & Liz Jenkins for netting it out in NAPO News "Top 10 Conference Social Media Tips"- more here: http://ow.ly/jBexa

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Thanks to fave HGTVRemodels.com journo Jeannie Matteucci for mentioning my CPO (R) Certified Professional Organizer designation. Big work to earn it & keep it...grateful to have this accomplishment mentioned in print. http://ow.ly/j1DTA

Organize Your Kitchen Pantry Organize Your Kitchen Pantry

Good organization and clever storage solutions create a user-friendly pantry that keeps clutter off your kitchen...

Hey, National Association of Professional Organizers!
Who's getting excited about New Orleans? We are!

I'm enjoying reading about how the organizing and productivity profession is evolving in the UK. Thanks to Cassie Tillett of the Association of Professional Declutters and Organisers- UK of for sharing the British perspective with NAPO News readers around the world. Mi8ght we see you and some of your colleagues at NAPO2013 in New Orleans - its warm there in April, I hear :)

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OK, for a tee shirt and bragging rights...I'm running through my mental list of inspiring women now....Oprah Winfrey, Anne Lamott, Elizabeth Warren, Julie Morgenstern, Shela Delson....oh, wait, they have to have Twitter accounts? Yikes, that kicks it up a notch....

Thanks to my fellow Floridian Michelle Katzman, CPO (R) - here are her excellent tips to prepare a business for a disaster. My washing machine overflowed and flooded our house (including my home office) as we dodged Hurricane Isaac last month. See, disasters can be very localized, so it pays to be prepared. You never know....Thanks Michelle!

National Preparedness Month Tips for Your Business

My mission this summer is to build or buy the perfect sit/stand desk for less than a million bucks...

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Cloud clutter & how to prevent it: The Wall Street Journal quotes my friend and fellow board member Lauren Halagarda on behalf of NAPO, along with our colleagues at Institute for Challenging Disorganization...

Drowning in Email, Photos, Files? Hoarding Goes Digital The definition of hoarding typically applies to things like clothing or cats. But it can also pertain to digital files.