Organize DIY Podcast

In this podcast session, I give suggestions on how to find wasted space in your home and what to do with it once you find it. Subscribe in a Reader Session Summary: Look for wasted space in rooms you don't like to go in to. These may be scary spaces like the basement or unused spaces that you think are unusable. Lazy Susan's are awesome to save space - I give examples in the podcast for ways to use these in the kitchen. "Look up" for vertical storage options: Go up all the way to the ceiling with shelves. Check out your closets - can you add more shelves? I share information about my crazy playroom closet Over the door toiletry rack - great way to save drawer space. Organize DIY Amazon Store - (affiliate link) Organize DIY Resource Guide Blog Posts you may find helpful:Overhead storage Blog Post: Garage Storage Goes Vertical Podcast: Create Your Dream Craft Room from Basement Wasted Space Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack Subscribe Now: √ Itunes Don't forget to give us an Itunes Rating! √ Stitcher Radio √ BlackBerry √ Feedburner     Items Mentioned in this session include: Organize DIY Amazon Store Overhead Storage:Adjustable Shelves: Lazy Susan - 2 tiered:Spice Rack Carousel: Did you find wasted space in your home? Tell us about it on our Facebook Fan Page!   If you liked this post, we can send the next one right to your email inbox. Enter your email address below.? Enter Your Email Address Below:

In this session, I will answer the following viewer & podcast listener questions related to the organizing methods and tools used to set up my business Organize DIY.  How long did it take you to organize your business and what tools did you use? How do you manage your social networks? How do you structure and organize your notes and ideas? What are one or two tips for people who are starting or considering starting a business?  Subscribe in a Reader Subscribe Now: Itunes Stitcher Radio BlackBerry Feedburner Items Mentioned in this session include: E Survey Pro – Free online survey service. IncorporateTime.com – The online company I used to create my LLC. Blue Host  – Organize DIY website is hosting with Bluehost.  I also utilize Bluehost for a SSL certificate and backup service.   Great options for website hosting for the DIYer.  This service is easy to use, 1-click automatic, WordPress installation, and excellent customer service. They offer Unlimited Domain Hosting, Unlimited GB Hosting Space, Unlimited GB File Transfer, Unlimited E-mail Accounts and much more. 99 Designs  - This is an awesome way for any size business to outsource graphic design projects. Using a cool contest format, you submit the description of what you want created and select the designers you wish to include in your contest.  They compete against each other to win the contest and earn money.  Money Back Guarantee. Wordpress – The Organize DIY website was created on a WordPress platform. BuddyPress – A free plugin that is used to power and manage the Organize DIY online Community Wishlist Member - Easy to use membership solution that can turn any WordPress blog into a full-blown membership site.  Organize DIY uses this plug in to manage the Organize DIY Community. 2CheckOut – Payment Gateway an online payment processing service that helps you accept all major credit cards, debit cards, PayPal and more.  Organize DIY uses this service to manage the financial transactions for the website. Social Networks HootSuite - This social media dashboard helps to efficiently manage your social networks. They have two service levels, a ‘free’ level and a 'pro' level for additional services. Buffer - A free and easy way to share information with your social networks. Add information, pictures and videos, and then Buffer will automatically share them throughout the day. Facebook - Connect with us on Facebook. Twitter - Connect with us on Twitter. Pinterest - Connect with us on Pinterest. Google Plus - Connect with us on Google+. Microsoft Outlook - This software, part of the Microsoft Office Suite, is a personal information manager containing components to manage email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and electronic sticky notes. This system can be used by an individual or businesses. Outlook helps you communicate through email, phone support, and group scheduling capabilities. Google - Google supplies a free one stop portal for email, calendaring, file storage, and tracking tasks. This comprehensive system includes tons of online storage space and includes share capabilities, not to mention the ability to access your information from any computer anywhere. You can connect and view information from mobile devices, as well as seamlessly sync with desktop applications and other tools such as Outlook. Quickbooks - Computer software solution for organizing your business and financial records all in one place. Dropbox - A free file hosting service that lets you store and synchronize your photos, docs, and videos and share them easily. Automatically sync photos from your mobile decide to online folders, and share pictures, videos and other information with family, friends, teams, or work groups without worrying about email file sizes. Did you find this information helpful? If so, please rate us on Itunes.

In this session, we talk about how to reduce stress by capturing TO DO items and commitments. Subscribe in a Reader Subscribe Now: Itunes Stitcher Radio BlackBerry Feedburner   Session Summary:   In this session, I will tell you how to reduce stress by capturing TO DO items and commitments. This podcast is a great companion for the following www.OrganizeDIY.com blog posts:   “Slow Down & Write Down” – ways to reduce stress by capturing your To Do’s Twelve systems to help you reduce stress and manage your to do list   Have you ever:   If one or more of these items sounds familiar, you may find this podcast helpful. Had that feeling that you had forgotten something important? Used the words…I am so…“stressed”, “overwhelmed”, or “over loaded” to describe some aspect of your life? Missed an important date or forgotten to pay a bill by the due date? When you are with family and friends, are you focused or are you thinking about something else? Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night dreaming about what you need to do the next day?   Items Mentioned in this session include: Immediate stress reductions by capturing and organizing your tasks, commitments and To Do items. Confessions: I’m a worrier. I was voted “most serious” in the 4th grade. I’m known to occasionally talk in my sleep. I also provide answers to the following questions: → What is your Personal Ticker Tape? → Origin of that pesky Personal Ticker Tape? → Why is this phenomenon a problem and how can I reduce my Ticker Tape Items? → What’s a trusted system? → Have you put stakes in the ground? Pros and Cons of various types of trusted systems → Sticky Notes/td> → Legal Pads – my favorite → Notebook Binder/td> → Audio Messages/td> → Evernote/td> → Michael Hyatt – Great blog post that convinced me to try Evernote. → Outlook – Microsoft Office Suite → Outlook Tips and Tricks (Drag & Drop methods and suggestions for ways to use the contacts Outlook component) → Last Pass – Free software to store passwords → Google Email, Calendar, Task List, Files Storage, and Sharing → GSyncIt – software to share information between Outlook and Google or other calendar applications → Dropbox– Free service to sync and store information, pictures & videos.

Check out our first podcast! In this session, I will announce the launch of our new website www.OrganizeDIY.com. I will highlight interesting statistics about clutter, explain what a professional organize does and how they assist clients, and offer a few tips on things you can do today to get organized. Subscribe in a Reader Items Mentioned in this session include: Ipod and Itunes Pareto Principle Facebook Pinterest National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) Podcast Transcript: Hello and Welcome to Organize DIY. This is our first official Organize DIY podcast – session 001.  Want to give a big Thank you to Doug Hayden.  His voice may sound familiar.  He is a radio personality and has been heard on stations around the country.  If you are looking for assistance with voice overs or introductions he may be your guy.  Contact Doug Hayden Welcome! I am very excited to be here with you today.  I absolutely love podcasts; ipod is one of my favorite things and it’s an easy and fun way to get information while on the go.  I thought why not try podcasting as a way to share info about organizing and to be a companion to my website so to speak. Let me introduce myself, I’m Dana Mitchell and my business is called Organize DIY.  I’m a wife, mom of a toddler, and a professional organizing.  I have learning my trade working as a Human Resources professional for over 20 years. I’m an avid do it yourselfer who loves finding cool project ideas through friends, organizing sites, or Pinterest and making them a reality in my own home. My partner in crime so to speak is my husband – he is extremely handy and creative with tools, woodworking, and making whatever I can dream up. Thank goodness he is an engineer by trade and together we are truly DIYers! Our friends think it’s hysterical that we tackle each project like a business. We have a plan, a shopping list, a project list and a timeline. Would you expect anything less from two type A personalities? As for the organizing business piece… About a year ago I decided to split the organizing side of my business from the HR side.  I did this because organizing is my passion and I wanted to find a way to spend more time on doing something that I enjoy – organizing.  I decided to leverage my experience helping people and businesses become more organized and my love of Do it yourself projects into Organize DIY.  Our mission is to provide organizing inspiration, suggestions, and solutions for the do it yourselfer. Our primary method to share information is through our website www.organizediy.com.  This is a place for all of us to share ideas, brainstorm organizing problems, and talk about cool tools & products; it's a blending of Facebook, Pinterest and if you remember from a couple of years ago HGTV's "Rate My Room". So that gives you a little background on me and brings us to our topics for today‘s podcast. I’ll give you the exciting news about the launch of our website www.organizediy.com. I’ll give you a few interesting facts related to getting organized and about professional organizers and then wrap up with details on how to get great organizing tips and connect with the Organize DIY community. Let’s get started … Interesting fact…Did you know? 80% of what people keep is never used?  It’s that old 80/20 rule; officially known as The Pareto Principle. You may have heard this before when people have talked about becoming more efficient. You spend 80% of the time doing 20% of the tasks. When dealing with employees, you spend 80% of your time handing situations for 20% of your workforce. But in this case….we use only about 20% of the “stuff” we own and 80% are items just lying around as clutter. I wear the same few pieces of clothing over and over again. My child plays with the same 20% of her toys while the others sit and collect dust. I file all kinds of information,