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Some Expert Advice on Being Sensibly Organized

By Des Walsh
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Home Office Organizer Brandie Kajino Shares Some Wisdom on Being Practical About the Junk

First, a confession: I have never had a consistently tidy desk.

There, I’ve said it – and that wasn’t really so bad.

It was so good in those days long ago when I had a secretary who used to organize my desk, my schedule etc. But once I chose the home based business option – and really, I have never looked back – I found I had to take action, on a fairly regular basis, to sort things, toss some and generally re-establish some semblance of order.

As for example yesterday, when I decided I could not work another day with the piles of paper and books that threatened to cascade all over my desk if I made any sudden move. I had a big sorting, throwing-out and filing for an hour or so and was then able to get back to business.

Which kind of works for me. But still, when I meet people who are experts on how to organize your office and probably your life, my first reaction is somewhat of an attack of the guilts.

Take Brandie Kajino, for instance.

The Home Office Organizer

Actually, when you meet Brandie you won’t feel bad, because she is such a delightful, happiness-spreading person.

And she is an expert organizer, specializing in helping people sort out their home offices. Actually, she is The Home Office Organizer.

What brought all this on was my reading today a post by Brandie in which she basically admitted she is human and does not have some regime of tidiness which is in practical terms unattainable by some of us less naturally neat mortals.

And if you have ever worried, as I have, that you are not as organized as you should be, you owe it to yourself to read Brandie’s wonderful post, “Organized” is NOT Code For “Perfection”.

Just as a taste:

Being organized doesn’t mean you have to have color-coded cabinets or files, have everything (including the dog) labeled and forgo your work to keep everything spotless. What it DOES mean is some semblance of order that makes sense for you and your life. And that means a daily decision to keep things in working order.

If you want to see whether Brandie might be able to help you, why not take advantage of her no obligation 15 minute consultation?

And no, FTC and whoever else might ask, I don’t get a commission. I just know Brandie knows her stuff (and how to help the rest of us from letting our stuff get in the way of our business).

Categories : Business, Work From Home
Tags : Brandie Kajino, Home Business, home office, organiser, organizer

Martin Neumann Gets It: It’s the Lifestyle

By Des Walsh
Friday, July 18th, 2008

One of the best bloggers in the home business zone – as in most informative, most entertaining, most literate, most uncompromising – is Martin Neumann.

Host since 2005 of Home Office Voice, described then as “a new online media outlet (aka … a blog) that offers the latest news, reviews and general commentary in the world of Home Business”.

Since then there have been some periods of inactivity, but never – in my observation – a dull post.

Martin is not *just* a blogger. He is an entrepreneur and a journalist. Actually, a journalist from Melbourne, where as far as I know the “J” word still has a chance of meaning that the person so described has some respect for and love of words. Martin does and I like that.

Another thing I like about Martin and his approach to blogging is that he seems to be always experimenting. Trying out different ways to do business online, trying out different WordPress themes.

For example, back in February last year, Home Office Voice used a WordPress theme with a, well, “home office” kind of look, white on blue. It had the tag line “bringing you the best of home business from the web”.

An OK tag line, I guess, but not exactly exciting. And evidently not satisfying enough for Martin.

Home Office Voice now is still pretty minimalist but has a more dramatic, almost stark, header, with pale green or lime on black. The new tagline is “it’s all about lifestyle”.

Martin gets it.

Why we work from home, that is. It’s all about lifestyle.

Blog on, Martin! We appreciate you.

Categories : Blogging, Business
Tags : Home Business, home office, Home Office Voice, Martin Neumann
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