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Month: October 2005
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Reader Suggestion: Professional Notebooks Replace the Clutter
OrganizingLA Blog reader, Denise Wakeman, sent us a note this afternoon about a great item she discovered. Denise’s product is a perfect pumpkin side-dish to our "10 Tips to a Better Business Conference" we wrote last July. -
Clear Channel’s New Strategy of Cutting Commercial Clutter
In a move that probably didn’t raise eyebrows in the Ad-world or Wall Street, Clear Channel Communications announced profits were down by 21% for the third quarter of 2005, according to Mark Mays, Clear Channel’s president and chief executive.
But why are profits down and what does this have to do with organizing?
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OrganizingLA Quick Tip: 150 Tips & Tricks on Cleaning
We know you’re not planning on spilling some of your Pumpkin Ale all over your feminine frock this Halloween– right?
Print and save the following post with 150 Tips and Tricks on Cleaning from lifehack.org and sreetips.com just in case. My favorites are the "chandelier cleaning tips," and the "dissatisfaction with cleaning service tricks:"
"Schedule a meeting with your cleaning service or person as soon as possible. Approach the subject in a subtle way since no one enjoys having his or her work criticized. You don’t want them to jump on the defensive because then the conversation will go nowhere. Explain what your expectations are and why you don’t feel they are being fulfilled. See if you get results after your meeting. If not, it is time to look for a new service."
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American Homes: “An Orgy of Consumption”
From the Associated Press and writer Joseph B. Verrengia comes an extraordinary and credible article about American’s overabundance of stuff in their homes. Thanks to my Mother for letting me know it was printed in today’s Trenton Times, in New Jersey.
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