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- A typical desk-worker has 36 hours worth of work and filing on the desk and spends 3 hours a week just sorting through it.
- It costs $120 in labor to track down a misplaced document or $250 to recreate it.
- Spending 10 to 15 minutes every morning mapping out your day can save up to 6 hours a week.
- 1.8 million workers each year develop musculoskeletal disorders related to ergonomic factors.
- 60% of materials going to storage have no retention value and should have been destroyed at the office level.
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| My name is Dawn
Schneider and I have been using organization strategies my whole life.
Prior to starting my own Professional Organization business, I worked as a
social worker and for a non profit agency. My former jobs were very hectic
and I was pulled in many different directions at once. Being organized and
having solid time management skills allowed me to meet deadlines, be
productive and go home at the end of the day feeling like I accomplished
some thing. Along the way I have learned many tricks, techniques and
systems for staying organized at work and at home.
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satisfaction helping people “get back on track” and to eliminate the
clutter that has taken over their lives. I can help you do the same and I
look forward to working with you.
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| I am also a member of
Business Network International (BNI), which is a professional networking
organization. If needed, I can get you in touch with many people whose
products and services can also help you to better organize your business
and your life.
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| Dawn
Schneider
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We will help you to develop an organizational system that is functional,
easy to use and will become the new way you live your life. We use a 3 step
approach with a client that includes an assessment, implementation,
and an evaluation period to make sure you are completely satisfied.
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Paper Flow System |
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Time Management |
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Memorabilia |
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Garages/Attics/Basements |
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Home Offices |
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E-Mail Organization |
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Calendar Set up |
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Space Planning |
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Filing System |
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Records Management |
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Kitchen Organization |
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Closet Organization |
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Packing/Moving |
Under contstruction...
Regular boxes. If youre moving good stuff and why would
you pay to move bad stuff? you should use good boxes. If you have used boxes
and theyre in decent shape (not bent, torn, or damp), go ahead and use those.
Hollander, however, recommends that you buy new boxes, made of strong
corrugated cardboard (with an edge-crush test rating of at least 32 pounds per
inch printed on the box). They cost from $1 to $5 each, depending on the size,
but are less expensive when purchased in bulk. Whether you choose old or new
boxes, make sure you have a variety of sizes to accommodate the different items
you need to move.
How many boxes do you need? Thats like asking, How long is a piece of
string? Hollander says. As a rule of thumb, you should count on using at
least 100 boxes for a sparsely furnished three-bedroom home, says Neil Vansant
of Atlantic Relocation Services, a full-service mover in Atlanta that
specializes in corporate moves.
Specialized boxes. For dishes and other fragile or heavy items, make
sure to use dish barrels, which cost between $5 and $7 and are made of
double-walled cardboard.
Wardrobe boxes, with a metal bar for hanging clothes, greatly simplify the
packing and unpacking. Some movers may supply you with free wardrobe boxes for
your move, which theyll collect once you unpack them make sure to ask before
you place your box order. Expect to pay $7 to $15 each, depending on the size,
if you have to buy them.
Long flat-frame boxes are ideal for protecting most large pieces of art and mirrors.
These, too, may be provided by movers. If youre moving yourself, you can
purchase them from truck-rental companies.
Tape and tape guns. Brown packing tape, not surprisingly, is ideal.
Never use masking tape or duct tape they dont stick well to cardboard. A
couple of heavy-duty tape guns one for you, one for your spouse or a friend
make taping and cutting a lot quicker. To pack up the contents of seven to
eight rooms, youll need at least 440 yards of two-inch-wide tape. (Tape rolls
come in 55- and 110-yard sizes.)
Packing
paper.
This is a professional movers secret weapon. Sold in 10- and 25-pound
packages, packing paper (unprinted newsprint) is the most economical and
versatile material for protecting nearly everything youre moving. Use it for
wrapping fragile items, and crumple it up for padding. People think we use way
too much paper, Vansant says, but it really creates the protection you need.
And unlike bubble wrap, it can be recycled. Many moving-supply companies sell
specialized packing accessoriessuch as little foam bags and cardboard cell
kits to protect glassware and other fragile itemsbut Vansant stresses that
almost everything can be packed with simple packing paper.
Because it can stain, regular newspaper should be used only for extra padding
around already wrapped items. For an average seven- to eight-room move,
professional movers use as much as 120 pounds of packing paper.
Bubble wrap. It is expensive compared with packing paper but comes in
handy to protect artwork framed behind glass and extremely fragile china and
glassware, which should be wrapped in bubble wrap and then in packing paper.
Box cutters. They will help make unpacking a breeze.
Permanent markers. Get thick ones to mark your boxes for easy
identification. Label boxes on the sides, not the tops, which may be covered by
other boxes.
Mattress bags and furniture pads. If youve hired a full-service moving
company, it will supply everything needed to protect your furniture as part of
your total move cost. If youre doing it yourself, youll have to buy the bags
for $3 to $6 and rent the pads for about $10 per dozen. Both are available from
the leading truck-rental companies.
Dollies and hand carts. If youre moving yourself, your back will thank
you for using wheels to move heavy loads. Dollies and hand carts can be rented
for about $10 a day wherever you get your truck. You can also buy furniture
slides there. These go beneath the feet of heavy items, such as a couch,
allowing you to easily slide them across the floor without damaging it.
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