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Hewlett Packard Garage Birthplace Gets Million Dollar Restoration

From BoingBoing.net and Mister Jalopy:

Would you spend over one million dollars to renovate a garage?

Wait here at the Red Light...

The Organized Week - Recapitulated

The Holidays in Hollywood are in full swing.  We've been busy working with Clients all week, pulling, sorting, purging decorations, preparing for parties and organizing guest and gift room closets.  In between work last week, we were able to attend the Brokeback Mountain Premiere at the National Theater in Westwood on Tuesday, buy a pair of Jil Sander black leather loafers at Barney's in Beverly Hills (yes, an old pair of shoes were tossed at the same time,) attend an open house at Mark Alan's Closetry on Robertson and finally snatch Christmas cards at Soolip Paperie & Press on Melrose Saturday afternoon.  Welcome to the Holidays!

Free Office Depot Live Webcast With Organizing Industry Leader Barry Izsak

There's a wealth of information out in the world if you want to "get organized."  And with the Holidays here, and the New Year approaching before you know it, many of our Clients will create resolutions to clear the clutter and learn new ways to be efficient and productive even after we're finished working with them one-on-one.

Here's a great tip to aid in your personal organizing strategy-- a live webcast with Organizing Industry Expert Barry Izsak and Office Depot.

10 Tips For An Organized Holiday

Money, gift-giving, health and workload can cause holiday stress.

But what can we do about it?  Last Wednesday, the OrganizingLA Blog wrote about the Top 10 Areas of Holiday Stress, which included selecting gifts, holiday budgeting, dressing party-appropriate and the desire to maintain holiday traditions.  My friend Sarah Murphy, who is also a Southern California small business partner with FranklinCovey, shared some tips with me on ways to have LESS stress this season, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa.  I know a good Koreatown Thai massage isn't on this list, and I'll ask Sarah if that will be making it to the list for next time.

OrganizingLA Blog Reaches a Milestone -- 100 Posts!

Today, the OrganizingLA Blog hit 100 posts!

When our company started this site last July, we wanted a way to share clever tips for getting organized and to provide tactics for handling the clash between the urge to preserve and the unending march of time.  We know a little strategy can go a long way in streamlining an all too time-consuming chore: organizing.

Our professional blog covers a wide variety of relevant topics incorporating:

• New Techniques for Greater Productivity
• Support for Downsizing or Super-sizing your Home
• Clever Products to save you time
• How to Effectively Handle Technology and E-Mail
• Organizing Experts and Case-Studies in the Media
• Services that Make your Life Easier
• Views of Corporate and Small Business Productivity
• Easy Ways to Recycle and “Let Go”
• How to Get the Most Grandeur and Security When Hiring Consultants for your Home or Small Business
• Architecture and the Value of Space Planning
• Holiday Ideas and Smart Systems for Gift Giving

Along with a dose of unpredictable Southern California life-style, we also include:

• OrganizingLA Testimonials
• Before and After Photos
• Media Interviews and Mentions

A great way to sign-up to receive daily posts is to subscribe directly on the subscription form to the right, it’s easy and safe.  And if you're only reading the posts, you may be missing great information in the comment sections (check those out too.)

It is our hope that you will take this opportunity to pass along this news to your friends, family and business associates, along with your good vibes. So please wave to your neighbors and help get the word out!

Best regards,