All Bright Ideas
is pleased to announce
the opening of our newest location
in
The Villages, Florida!

We proudly offer our professional organizing services in the Sunshine State to anyone living within an hour radius of The Villages including, but not limited to, Ocala, Orlando, and Tampa. Our services in Florida will be provided by our experienced Professional Organizers who travel back and forth between Pennsylvania and Florida and include, but are not limited to, de-cluttering, space maximization, organizing, paper management, time management, and unpack and setup of homes.

If you are a Floridian and are in need of organization, please email us or give us a call at 866 NEAT 911. 

I had the pleasure of speaking to the PSEA-Retired. The subject of organizing was so well received that patrons of the restaurant of where we were started asking if they could come sit in our banquet room (in other words asking to crash the party). The room was already filled to capacity with an audience of nearly 70 men and women.     

With well deserved time on their hands, these retired teachers are ready to get organized. Or at least they have no excuse now! I provided them simple steps to getting organized and a 21 day plan to jump start their organizing success. Whether it is organizing your belongings, or managing your paper or time better, the end result will be saving time, money, and space. Who doesn’t want that?

I was able to share some of my favorite products with the audience. Each attendee received a pack of 3M Command™ strips. If you have never tried a Command™ product before, be sure to print out a coupon for one.  Each attendee also received a keychain measuring tape from All Bright Ideas.

This event was sponsored in part by The Heart Care Group. I would like to extend a big thank you to this wonderful full-service practice of 19 cardiologists.  At the end of the day, The Heart Care Group and I have the same goal. We want to reduce our patient’s/client’s stress and give them an opportunity for a long and fulfilling life.

If you attend this wonderful event, please share your organizing successes or struggles. How is your 21-day plan going?

On Saturday I had the privilege of presenting Organizing Made Easy to over 40 women who were very eager to get organized.  Not only was this an energetic audience, but they were quite innovative too. Typically the event coordinator reads a bio to introduce me. But the coordinator of this group, Cindy Ward, used her imagination and creativity. Cindy, along with her “costar”, performed a lengthy skit to introduce me. I couldn’t top that! Hats off to Cindy!

Amid the laughs and chuckles, this group absorbed the information like a sponge. I showed them the simple steps to getting organized and staying organized. Throughout our 2 hours together, I could see they “got it.” Before the day was over, they each had a simple 21-day plan for getting organized in just 10 minutes or less. The plan is a life-long plan, which I know will be easy for them to stick to.

You go girls! Please share with me your successes and bumps along the way.

Diane

In the past 5 days I have the pleasure of presenting Paper Management twice, once each in the suburbs of Philadelphia and Allentown. As a Professional Organizer, I find that paper management is the number one needed service, whether at home or work.

One of the biggest struggles with papers is determining what to keep and what to toss. During the seminar we covered the retention period of every type of paper in your house. If you are hanging on to papers because you’re not sure what to toss and what to save, click here  to see what the financial experts say.

I also covered how to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by registering with the Direct Marketing Association. One woman in attendance raved about how this method decreased her junk mail and catalogs. If you would like to reduce your mail and/or catalogs go to the DMA’s website to register.

If you were in attendance at either of these two seminars, please post your favorite tips or methods that you learned. Also, post your questions or let us know what you have accomplished so far.

Are these your drawers?

Last night I had the pleasure of presenting Organizing Made Easy, in Harleysville, PA (just north of Philadelphia). If I had only known that the Phillies were going to be in the World Series, I would not have scheduled the seminar last night – it was game one of the World Series. My hats off to all those Phillies’ fans (including me) who attended.  Those who attended were able to learn how to get organized AND catch the end of the Phillies game at home. And you were rewarded with a win!

As usual, the participants were delightful. We had the typical audience with only one person having their spices in alphabetical order. They were quite surprised to learn that if you have a McCormick spice in a can, other than black pepper, it is over 15 years old. If you would like to see how old any of your McCormick spices are go to www.spicecheckchallenge.com. 

Only one person in attendance already stores her socks and underwear vertically in her drawers. I demonstrated how this simple vertical approach maximizes the space in drawers. They saw the huge benefit, but I’m not quite sure if they believe me that you can “retrain your socks.” Nevertheless, it is true and well worth the chuckle.

With laughter and jaws dropping, the 2-hours went by quickly. Before everyone left they received a package of 3M Command Strips™. If you have never used Command Strips before, you don’t know what you are missing! Command Strips™ allow to you decorate and organize damage free. If you would like a coupon to try Command Strips™, click here.

At the conclusion of the evening, many expressed an interest in attending two other upcoming seminars Paper Management and Time Management for Self-Happiness.  Be sure to register early as the seminars can sell out.

If you attended Organizing Made Easy , share your thoughts, questions, or successes. What was your favorite tip? What did you change first? How did you use your Command Strips™?

Diane

Moms & Mentors Learning How to Get Organized

Today I had the pleasure of presenting “Organizing Made Easy” to Moms & Mentors in North Wales, PA (just outside of Philadelphia). I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to these 60 delightful women. They were an exceptional group.  With their intelligence, warmth, and humor, I could have spoken the entire day. I don’t know who had more fun, them or I, as laughter and learning filled the hour and a half that we spent together. I also was quite impressed with their lavish spread of food and beverage fountain - take a look at the photo.

In attendance we had those of different organizing calibers - those who had their spices in alphabetical order and those who did not (about 95% not’s). We had those who had their clothes in color order and those who did not (about 85% not’s). Everyone seemed to get a chuckle out of “retraining” your socks. We even laughed more discussing the “A” word when in comes to organizing.

Afterwards, a number of people inquired about attending additional seminars to get organized. The timing couldn’t be more perfect as I am presenting three more 2-hour seminars just around the corner from North Wales, in Harleysville PA. The seminars are each Wednesday, 7 to 9 PM, October 22^th through November 5^th. The upcoming seminars are:  Organizing Made Easy - Room by Room; Paper Management; and Time Management for Self-Happiness,

If you attended Moms & Mentors, share your thoughts and organizing successes! What was your favorite tip or topic? What made you laugh the most? What was the first thing you organized when you got home?

                           Diane