New Jersey/New York Professional Organizers Dorothy Frischman and partner Nancy Goldsmith whom 
we became acquainted with at the NAPO Conference last May, were quoted in January’s upstateHOUSE. The Hudson Valley (New York) magazine provided great expert tips on getting organized for the New Year from the Organized by Us team, among others:
Month: December 2005
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Expert Tips For Getting Organized In the New Year
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Recycle Your California Christmas Tree for $20 bucks
On the way back from a Clients place on the beach in Santa Monica this afternoon, we stopped off at our local Whole Foods store and snagged a loaf of their delicious Creme Brule French Toast for an upcoming party gift. There were some thoughtful flyers at the registers encouraging shoppers to recycle their Christmas Trees through RecycleTrees.com and a way to stop dragging that tree through your condo elevator and having to clean up the mess later. Finally, a hassle-free way to recycle your tree and give something back to the environment, and all it takes is a phone call and $20.
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5 Tips on Keeping your Christmas Tree Fresh
It seems we’re in Christmas Crunch Week, but you wouldn’t know it from our seemingly sleepy City. Here on the West Coast, it feels like the 4th of July and everyone’s out of town. The weather in Los Angeles hit an astonishing 81-degrees. Freeway traffic has been light, and we were able to make it across town in 30 minutes, door-to-door– from West Hollywood to Santa Monica (a traffic flow friends in Manhattan aren’t enjoying at the moment because of the transit strike.)
One important thing to remember during this holiday season, is to take a few minutes to maintain the integrity of your Christmas Tree. Here are some important tips on keeping your tree clean and aromatic:
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Kate Olsen’s “Letting Go” With a Thrift Store Donation: Her “Skinny” Clothes
When we first opened opened shop three years ago, a Client showed us an unbelievable news article about Jennifer Lopez purchasing 10,000 hangers through The Great American Hanger Company.
But what was even more unbelievable we saw today courtesy of ClothesHoarse and Digital Spy— imagine your charitable donation to a thrift store being publicized. Only in Hollywood… but is the story real?
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Extreme Christmas Lights
OrganizingLA Blog reader Scott sent us a link to an extreme home makeover– a home so decked out for the Holidays, a video needed to be created to capture the, um, grandeur. Scott’s quote to us: "I guess they are organized to do this!" Click here.
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