Life Management Musings: junk mail

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

"Catalog Choice" Mailing List Removal

If you click on this link, you will be able to sign up to get yourself off the mailing lists of catalogs you do not want to receive. In my work as a professional organizer, I can tell you that a common denominator of disorganized people is having lots of catalogs coming in. It irks me (hi mom!—that's definitely your word) that via catalog mailings, the shopping mall basically arrives in our mailboxes, usually unsolicited. Not having catalogs creates more peace of mind. We can always shop on the websites of the catalogs that interest us. Go green!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Junk Mail

This will be my first of many posts concerning unwanted junk mail. Today's focus is that heaping mass of newspaper ads that arrives in your mailbox weekly, sometimes, only to lay around like it owns your house. After much sleuthing, I found out how to eliminate this offending paper. You can call 888-241-6760 to request to be removed from their list. Once they receive your request it takes around 5-6 weeks to take effect. Believe me, it's worth it!

Solutions for the Critical Mess

I see organizing as the essential first step in creating a simpler life. Our lifestyle in the "00's" seems to be spinning increasingly out of control. We collect more and more things, do more and more things, and have virtual access to everything. Some call it "The Age of Overwhelm." Organizing is grounding, reels us in and causes us to rethink our priorities.

Our physical spaces, mental spaces and calendars have indeed reached critical mass. Going through our items, calendars and choices and consciously rethinking our relationship with them is essential to putting an end to personal chaos. This is the essence of my work.

If even one of my blog postings helps you create a simpler, more organized state of being for yourself, know that I am honored to have been of service. I look forward to hearing from you.