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How to Improve Productivity

Raquel Pineira — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:10:03 +0000

As a former productivity analyst and manager, let me tell you that one of the biggest causes of inefficiency is typically interruptions. But lately, with everything going on in the world, chances are there are many other things coming into play that are affecting productivity. Below are a few tips on How to Improve Productivity...

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Spring Cleaning – Magazine Organization

Raquel Pineira — Thu, 03 May 2018 13:53:52 +0000

Spring Cleaning is in full force at my house right now. I am always organizing, but there is something about spring that really makes me want to declutter every corner of the house. This week I was working on my magazines. I used to get really behind on my magazines, I mean months behind. ...

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Spring Cleaning Tips Family Style

Raquel Pineira — Mon, 19 May 2014 13:55:04 +0000

We have some Spring Cleaning tips for you today and a free Spring Cleaning checklist to help you get started! Maybe to most people cleaning and fun don’t naturally go together, but honestly, I believe that cleaning can be fun, or at least the outcome of it. A clean and organized home can be wonderfully...

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Managing Your Craft Supplies

Raquel Pineira — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:15:24 +0000

Today I am sharing some tips on managing your craft supplies. One of the best things about fall is that I love to craft. Something about the cooler weather and the holiday festivities just gets me in the mood to make more things. Over the years I have accumulated lots of craft supplies. I have...

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Mother’s Day Gifts – Organization Style

Raquel Pineira — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:33:11 +0000

Mother’s Day is just about a week away, so today I am sharing some Mother’s day gift ideas that will help that special woman in your life stay organized. Here are some relatively inexpensive gift ideas that will help with organization. They make great Mothers day gifts for friends and family that want to be...

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Ten Tools for Organization

Raquel Pineira — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:00:01 +0000

Today I am sharing my favorite tools for organization. This post contains affiliate links. These are things I use in many ways to keep my home organized. There is a lot of need to be organized when managing your home and as you go on in life, the need increases as your family grows. These...

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Organizing Bill Paying

Raquel Pineira — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0000

With each new year, while I do not make resolutions, I do examine my goals and that involves a look at our budget. It helps me to see where I stand with my goals and to visualize where we are financially, compared to the previous year. Now, budgeting is not nearly as fun as...

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Organizing Holiday Cards

Raquel Pineira — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:11:30 +0000

One of my favorite things this time of year is to receive all the holiday cards that come from friends and family. Every year, I like to save the most recent year’s photos as a reminder of those I do not see very often. Over the years, I have used different methods to store these...

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Organizing Food Spices

Raquel Pineira — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:30:33 +0000

A few weeks ago I organized my kitchen spices in preparation for the cooking and baking I am going to be doing for the holidays. I wanted to share with you how I organized my spices in my kitchen. Organizing Food Spices The first thing I did was pull all of the spices together...

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Organizing for Health

Raquel Pineira — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:00:57 +0000

Why Organizing for health? Let me explain. Today I want to share with you how I have set up a few desk supplies. Now I love to have everything in nice handy compartments on my desk, but I purposely do not have everything I need close by. Why, you ask? Well, while I want to...

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Cleaning Up Mom’s Patio

Raquel Pineira — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:18:38 +0000

If you have been following my blog, you know that my parents are up in years and are having trouble keeping things organized (read understatement). This weekend we cleaned up their patio area that had been neglected. To give you an idea of what we did, I have to share with you the before pictures:...

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