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Your Daily 15 Minutes – Just Say No To Junk Mail

March 21st, 2012 by Kelley · No Comments

photo credit: thilo_hilberer Part of being organized is doing what you can to keep unnecessary items from cluttering your life. According to some sources, Americans households receive nearly 90 billion pieces of unsolicited advertising mail annually.

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Organizing Your Yearly Paperwork

April 1st, 2009 by Kelley · 1 Comment

photo credit: moppet65535 The past few months have been a challenge for me to say the least. I’ve spent some time away from this website to focus on some other endeavors and am very happy with the direction my life is taking. I really enjoy organizing and love to help people get their stuff in [...]

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Permanent Files – A Must for Every Home

January 3rd, 2009 by Kelley · No Comments

Let’s face it, there is certain paperwork that you must keep like insurance policies, tax returns, leases, mortgage documents, etc. These items can pile up fast and keeping them organized is very important.

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This Year Don’t Make Piles – Make Files

January 2nd, 2009 by Kelley · No Comments

My yearly personal filing system is really easy. I use just thirteen file folders with a label each month and one for bank statements. I scan most of my paperwork in digital form but I always keep my original bank statements, ATM and credit card receipts until the statements come in, receipts needed for warranties, receipts for charitable tax deductions, copies of rebates I have applied for, and anything else I think I may need the original of.

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My Pet’s Neat Life Book … Organize Your Pet’s Records

January 1st, 2009 by Kelley · No Comments

I have put together the first book in my series My Neat Life. The book is called My Pet’s Neat Life and contains 10 pages with fill-in-the-blank forms to keep track of everything about your pets. Keep a complete record in one place of all of your dog or cat’s vaccinations, weights, veterinary visits, contact [...]

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Happy New Year!

December 31st, 2008 by Kelley · No Comments

photo credit: wlodi I hope as we ring in the new year that you take time to reflect on last year, dream about the years ahead and be thankful for everything you have. I am very thankful for all of you for making my dream come true with my Neatology site. I hope I can [...]

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How I Made Money By Being Organized

November 14th, 2008 by Kelley · 3 Comments

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Poll: What room of your house do you need help organizing?

October 5th, 2008 by Kelley · No Comments

I thought it would be fun to find out which room of your house you need help organizing. Please leave a comment or click on the link and participate in the poll.  Vote now!

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Your Daily 15 Minutes – Time To Get the Car Neat

September 26th, 2008 by Kelley · 2 Comments

Yesterday I wrote about cleaning out the garage and making room for the car. Today I’d like to touch on organizing your car. Do-it-yourself website Instructables has an easy, detailed tutorial to make your own Nifty Car Organizer.  The organizer is designed

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Ladies and Gentlemen … Start Your Scanners

September 23rd, 2008 by Kelley · 1 Comment

Wow, it has been a crazy past few weeks but I think I have gotten all of the events we attend out of the way and am ready to start writing again.  Let’s get back to the paperless process. I read a statistic today that says the average worker loses one hour of productivity each [...]

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