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Quote of the Week: Blessings

"Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward with the life that God intended for you."

Og Mandino
1923-1996, Author and Speaker

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What Are You Thankful For?

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving -- my favorite holiday! I love it so much because it's all about my two favorite things... being with people you love and delicious food! I'll be making my famous baked corn pudding, as I always do and I can't wait to be with my friends, who are my chosen family. However, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without giving thanks, would it? So here's my short list of the things in my life I'm thankful for...

Quote of the Week: Gratitude

On the eve of American Thanksgiving, (my favorite holiday) this week's quote is about gratitude.

"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."

Brian Tracy
American Success Guru

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Quote of the Week: Power Within

"Refuse to let your present results influence your thinking. Keep reminding yourself that you have a power within you that is superior to any condition or circumstance you may encounter enroute to your goal."

Bob Proctor

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But It's Valuable

Republished with permission from Unclutterer. Read the original post here.

As a Professional Organizer, one of the things I've noticed over the years is that very often, people who struggle with clutter and disorganization, as well as hoarders, explain or justify their accumulation of clutter by telling themselves...

Fall Into Abundance!

My friend and colleague Sara Fisher makes a guest appearance here to share some organizing wisdom with my awesome readers.

In Atlanta, we've had an OVER abundance of rain lately! Trees down, flooded basements, leaky roofs. All of this abundant rain causes me to think about paper boxes. Paper boxes and rain…seems like a strange pair, but over the last several weeks as I have been creating abundance for my clients, more than one of them has lost a paper box to the rain.

If you're storing things in cardboard, NOW is the time to make the change to plastic containers. Especially, if shelving is not available to you. Storage containers on the floor should be made of plastic to prevent damage in case of flooding. In addition, bugs LOVE cardboard boxes, which is another reason to make plastic the container to use for storage! And of course don't forget labels!

So now as the leaves begin to change, it's a great time to clear out for a change too. A change to tame stacks of papers, finish summer projects that didn't get done, or liberate closets bulging with clothes. Wishing you the richness of the FALL season, hoping you can FALL into abundance and simple spaces!

~Sara

Quote of the Week: Wealth and Order

"Wealthy people tend to be orderly, while those who struggle have lots of messes. Each mess is a lock on the gate that keeps abundance out."

Raymond Aaron
From Double Your Income Doing What You Love

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Diminishing Returns

I'm sitting at home watching an episode of True Life on MTV. This episode is profiling two young women who are addicted to shopping. As an organizing expert, I find it fascinating. I witness these girls indulging their addiction to acquiring new clothing, wigs and accessories while ignoring higher financial priorities such as rent and utility bills, I can't help but think about the cycle of money for a compulsive shopper and how it's always a losing proposition.

Let's do a little math, shall we? (and you KNOW how I feel about math...)

Quote of the Week: Mastery of Thought

"Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do."

Napoleon Hill
1883-1970, Author of Think and Grow Rich

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