8 Essential Tips for Creating Balance and Successfully Unplugging From Work
We all know how important it is to take time away from work and relax. Whether it’s a mental health break or just the need for some...
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Andrea Hancock
- Nov 27, 2021
- 5 min
Learn How to Stop Impulse Shopping With These 5 Helpful Tips
The holidays are a time for gathering with friends and family. You enjoy laughs, good food, and the occasional political debate. But...
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Andrea Hancock
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
These 5 Myths Won’t Help You Defeat Overwhelm So It’s Time to Stop Believing Them
What does it mean exactly to be overwhelmed? The general meaning centers around thoughts or feelings that have overpowered you. [1]...
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Andrea Hancock
- Oct 27, 2021
- 5 min
These 7 Useful Tips Will Help You Stop Buying Items You Already Have Too Much Of
When you’re a professional organizer, you see a lot of different homes and a lot of different situations. No two homes are the same...
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Andrea Hancock
- Sep 27, 2021
- 5 min
15 Ideas To Help You Build a Morning Routine To Get You Back on Track
Fall is here and if you’re like most people, chances are you’re still transitioning from summer. In other words, you’re still in summer...
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Andrea Hancock
- Aug 30, 2021
- 5 min
Make Your Home More System Friendly by Using These 2 Zones to Organize Everything
We here at Dexterous Organizing believe in the power of zones. No, we’re not talking about getting in “the zone.” Although focus is...
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Andrea Hancock
- Aug 12, 2021
- 5 min
Benefits of Being Organized and the 7 Positive Effects It Has On Your Health
I’m sure you’ve heard about the benefits of being organized. If you’ve been reading our blog posts for a while, you know that having...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jul 28, 2021
- 4 min
How to Best Label Your Home for Functionality
Being organized is more than just “putting things away.” Being organized is about finding what you need when you need it. You didn’t...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jun 29, 2021
- 6 min
It's Fine To Be a Little Disorganized - Here Are 5 Explainable Reasons Why
Have you ever looked at someone’s impeccably organized home on social media and asked yourself, How did they do that? Why can’t I do...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jun 9, 2021
- 5 min
The Positive Side of Procrastination and Why We Need to Talk About It
Is procrastination good? The jury seems to be forever out on that one. And the answer, depending on who you ask, will differ. For most,...
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Andrea Hancock
- Mar 23, 2021
- 5 min
Five Reasons Why You Might Have Too Much Stuff
Throughout the journey of being a Professional Organizer, I see, up-front and personal, situations that my clients are struggling with....
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
The Value In Saying No
Have you ever known a person (or been that person) that says yes to a project or event or task and because they are "doing the most"...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 1 min
Routine for #nodirtydishes
Did you know there was a day dedicated to #nodirtydishes Our dish cleaning habits and routines usually come from whatever our household...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
Pivoting Doesn't Always Mean Re-creation!
Have you ever gone back in an old journal or skimmed written pages in a current one to read something you wrote a few weeks, months, or...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
How your desk can be an inspiration!
One Sunday morning I was hoping to finish some breakfast, clean the bathroom, and get back in the bed. I was tired from a long week, and...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 5 min
5 Things people who #WFH (work from home) need to change to be more productive
I'll start this post with a disclaimer. Some of these suggestions have worked for millions, and have been advocated by many successful...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
Stuck At Home: Setting Yourself Up For Failure
Having a to-do list is great. It's a tool for capturing all you need to get done and then organizing it into the days and weeks to come....
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Importance of Prioritization
Overwhelm was a part of our lives way before the Covid-19 pandemic. It's something I often speak about and something that many of our...
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 4 min
The Charmed Organized Life
Most of our clients want to be super organized but in reality they lie to themselves.
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Andrea Hancock
- Jan 14, 2021
- 1 min
Do You Have Pantry Envy?
Do you want a pantry that keeps up with the Kardashians? What's realistic for you? How can you keep an uber-organized pantry?
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