May - Organizing Moms

In may we'll be talking with women about organizing women's stuff. We've got some great experts scheduled so be sure to tune in or download and listen while you bake this summer.

MAY 6 - Mom Products - stuff to get moms organized.
And a mom who can teach you some tricks for getting your family's time tamed.
Val Sgro of Organize Your Family's Schedule in No Time will be giving us some great tips.

May 13 - Moms and all creative people tune in as we talk about organizing for crafts and hobbies!
Aby Garvy, Scrapbook organizing guru , author and blogger will be joining us.

Also Ellen Demaschino, a right-brainer herself, talks to us about organizing with creative people.

May 20th we've got Mompreneurs who manage to stay organized (or fake it) while taking care of business.
Britt Menzies of Stinky Kids talks about organizing while launching a business.
Jamieson Haverkampf joins us to tell us how to help a parent get organized after a loss of a parent, and the book she wrote to help others in the same boat.
She wrote: Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a newly widowed parent.



And we'll also be talking with Sara's mom Gingie to find out What Did Gingie Find Today??

-- Allison

BLOOOGGG!

Way to go Allison on creating the blog for The Organizing Playground! I am not too crazy about writing but I am proud to be part of the blogging world....And sharing about all things fun and useful in the organizing industry. (Plus I just love to say the word "blog")
I am sooo excited to have Peter on the show Tuesday....ya know, he is also going to be on Oprah on Monday so maybe he could give a big shout out to Allison and I the day before making an appearance on our radio show! Hope you can hear us this Tuesday at 12noon!
Wishing you a simple space!
-- Sara

4/29 Guests -Super Stars - Peter Walsh & Monica Ricci

We're so psyched to have not one but two "superstahs" of organizing on the
show! Peter Walsh of the TLC show Clean Sweep and author of bunches of books
(It's all too much, Does this Clutter make my Butt look Fat?) will be
chatting and taking calls. (1-866-356-0789 toll free)And we will gush all over Monica Ricci, with a list of achievements too long

to list... (author of Organize Your Office in No Time) So we'll just say she has most recently won the Founders' Award
at the NAPO conference in April. She will most definitely keep us lol and
rofl.
That's about as much text talk as I know. My daughter is just 10 and hasn'tmade me learn to text message yet.

-- Allison

I won a shopping spree!

I almost deleted the email when it arrived, thinking it was just more spam
that made it's way through the sewer of the internet.
But nooooooo, it's the real deal.
Ironic or not, I'm just excited to win something for once.
The last time I won something it was a set of knives at Zayer (like
Mallwart) when I was 16 years old.
So what did I win????? My biz card was drawn from hundreds at the NAPO
conference and I was the big winner...
$500 in products from Smead!!!!

Many people will not care, but office supplies are like crack to me. I
cannot get enough. Who knows who I would sleep with to get mo-bettah files.
Woooooooiiiiieeeeee!

So the catalog will be coming in the mail.
You can find me by the mail box.
-- Allison

Internet Radio Gizmo

The future is here!!

Traditional radio - consider yourself dead! Move over XM and Sirius as well.

There is a new radio in town. 

Thanks to the internet, radio from anywhere is available to anyone live streaming. So from my home in Marietta, GA, I can listen to Australian radio (if I so choose).

You could do this before via the computer. But now you don't even need a computer, just wifi.

The new device that makes it happen even easier is a Phoenix Radio.

You can check it out at Americas Web Radio.

It's even a clock radio!

How Long Do I Keep It

How Long Do I Keep Tax Documents??

The IRS is actually very helpful in this area. The website even has a search engine to help find what you're looking for.

A good tax FAQ is here

Another good page: http://www.irs.gov/business/small/article/0,,id=98575,00.html

Earth Day Guests - Just Trash It

Just Trash It guys

Kevin Copeland is El Presidente`

http:www.justtrashit.com

770-314-9867

4/22/08 Green Day

Earth Day inspired show Today. Sara and I talk to Heidi H. H. Taylor, ASID who is an expert on decorating green. 

Her resource for Building Green is from the ASID.org website 

She also gave us the reasource for the LEAD program, USGBC.org
www.expressiveenvironments.com 
Expressive Environments LLC 

Websites we mentioned:

Resources galore at Earth 911

Eco Manor, Laura Turner Seydel's brilliance

Other useful websites:

Freecycle.org - give your stuff away to those who really can use it. No charge.

Craigslist.org - post your stuff to give or sell here, FREE

Plasticbagrecycling.org - searchable nationwide

-- Allison

 

4/15/08 Organizing Documents for Taxes

In honor of tax day, we bring on two financial organizing experts to talk
about how they help clients. They give us amazing tips on how to organize
our own home documents, how long to keep stuff and what we can toss.
Heidi Sanchez of HASorganization,

http://www.hasorganization.com and Sharon
Hess of Mommy Management Inc, http://www.mommymanagementinc.com join us for
this informative show.
-- Allison

4/8/08 Alternate Ways To Organization

Sara drives the show today while Allison scurries off to Reno for the
National Association of Professional Organizers National Conference.
Sara has on Feng Shui expert Kelly Marsh and Hypnotherapist Marian Massey.

4/1/08 Organizing Closets

What do people want in a closet and how do you organize it?
Natalie Dalton of More Space Place talks to us about closet companies and
how they design the structure for you.
http://www.murphybedatlanta.com
She also tells us all about Murphy Beds which I think are soooo cool.

Julie Higgins from The Container Store comes in to talk about all the great
stuff to organize inside the closet. Wee. Gotta love it there. So much
awesome stuff.
http://www.thecontainerstore.com
-- Allison

3/26/08 Organizing Seniors and Planning for the Future

Jackie Falconer, CSA of The Professional Organizer is a Certified Senior
Advisor and talks with us about how organizers can help organize and coach
seniors through their life transitions. Jackie is at:
http://www.TheProfessionalOrganizer.com

Laura Schilling, ESQ, CSA talk to us about wills and estate planning.
She can be reached at http://www.financialinnovations.biz

3/18/08 Coach your way to organized

We talk with a life coach and a business coach about how coaches can help
you get organized.
Melissa Grossman of Hatch, http://www.freshapproach.com and Elizabeth Gordon
of Flourishing Business, http://www.flourishingbusiness.com are in studio
for this lively discussion.
-- Allison

3/11/08 Home Office Organizing

Join our discussion about ways to organize your office.
Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer -
http://www.thehomeofficeorganizer.com - joins us from Oregon with her expert
solutions.
Ann Damani-McKinney of Conceivable Solutions is in studio to talk about
gadgets that get us organized in the office.
Http://www.conceivablesolutions.com
-- Allison

3/4/08 - Do Something Day! Procrastination!

March 4 is one of my favorite days of the year because it is the day you can
March Forth to one of your goals! Give up on resolutions and set some real
goals!
We talk to procrastination expert Dr. Timothy Pychyl who does iprocrastinate
podcasts.

http://www.iprocrastinate.libsyn.com

We also have a great discussion with Debra Lund from Franklin Covey about
their planner system and how it works.
http://www.franklincovey.com

2/26/08 Body Image Clutter

Here's a fun hour!
We get two wonderful, empowering personalities on the show today to talk
about the mental clutter we have about our bodies and our image and things
we can do to break through.
Angela Stalcup of the Curvy Life blog, http://www.curvylife.com
And Alyson Hoag of Authentic Beauty, http://www.authenticbeautyllc.com talk
about small changes that make a big difference.
Alyson also talks about the "Image Journey" one can take at her salon/studio
to figure out the authentic look for yourself.
-- Allison

2/19/08 Getting Things Done

We spend the hour with Kelly Forrister of the David Allen Company.
http://www.davidco.com
Kelly is the chief blogger and tells us all about the Getting Things Done
process.
-- Allison

2/12/08 Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization

This show is an eye-opener for organizers as well as people with hoarders
and packrats in the family.
We talk to Dr. David Tolin, co-author of Buried in Treasures about hoarding
and anxiety disorder.
We also talk to Judith Kolberg, author of Conquering Chronic Disorganization
and founder of The Study Group on Chronic Disorganization,
http://www.nsgcd.org.
Judith Kolberg: http://www.fileheads.net
-- Allison

Become an organizer - Mentoring

Get started as an organizer on the right foot.
Allison Carter, Host of The Organizing Playground, offers mentoring and
licensing for new organizers.
Get more info at:
http://www.TheProfessionalorganizer.com/beanorganizer.htm

2/5/08 Getting Started as a Professional Organizer

Leslie Walden joins us on The Organizing Playground to talk about Getting
Started in the business. Leslie runs It's Time to Get Organized,
http://www.itstimetogetorganized.com in Atlanta.
Allison Carter, http://www.TheProfessionalOrganizer.com, switches seats and
gets interviewed as well by Angela Stalcup.
Leslie and Allison joined forces to write The Insider's Guide to the
Certified Professional Organizer Exam and run study sessions for those
sitting for the exam.

--
Allison Carter, CPO®
The Professional Organizer LLC
p: (770) 579-9866
http://www.TheProfessionalOrganizer.com
Organizer € Speaker € Mentoring & Licensing Organizers

Co-host of The Organizing Playground on
http://www.RadioSandySprings.com

1/29/08 Meal Planning

This show is for those who want to be able to cook a great meal without
feeling overwhelmed by the planning process.
We talk to two organizers who specialize in organizing kitchens and meal
planning.
Leah Schneider in Pensacola, Fl can be found at
http://www.organizerightnow.com.
Bev Coggins of Ohio can be reached at www.1-2-3getorganized.com
-- Allison

Paper or electronic??

1/22/08
Paper or electronic planners? Which is better?
Well it all depends on you.
Organizer Val Sgro has a great assessment so you can find out which is best
for you.
http://www.reallyorganized.com/paper_or_electronic.pdf
-- Allison

Calendars and Planners

Jan. 22, 2008
First Show!!!
Since it's the new year, lets discuss calendars and what makes them work.
We talk to Amy Knapp of The Family Organizer,
http://www.familyorganizer.com.
We also talk about planner pads (my personal planner),
http://www.plannerpads.com and the Whomi planner, http://www.whomi.com.
Angela Stalcup is the guest host.
-- Allison

April 22 - Green Organizing

April 22, 2008 we talk about ways to organize and think green.

Recycle, Reuse, Replenish, Repair, Re Re Re.

It's all good.

-- Allison