Is your love of books creating feelings of overwhelm? If so, it may be time to evaluate your personal and business book collection. Here are a few tips to help you get started:

1. If you didn’t like the book, let it go.
2. If you are not going to refer to it again, let it go.
3. If a book has been sitting in a stack to read for YEARS, let it go.
4. If the book has no sentimental value…that’s right…let it go.
5. Buy an electronic reader like a Kindle (I love mine!).
6. Create your collection only with books that you love.

Share the wealth with other book lovers by passing your unwanted books on to a friend, donating them to a library or selling them at a used or online book store.

By: Melissa Stacey

Setting up the right organizing systems in your office can make all the difference in the world.  You can clean up and organize your space, but if you are not setting up maintainable systems that work well for you, the clutter and disorganization will come back.

A recent article called “An Orderly Office?  That’s Personal” in the New York times discusses one person’s journey to organizing her office and how organizing systems changed her life.

To read more go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/garden/26office.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=march%2026,%202009%20organizer&st=cse

By: Melissa Stacey