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Last week I started a series about the skill sets needed to be organized.  If you missed the first part check it out here. Here are the next 12 skill sets needed to be organized: Ability to maintain neatness & structure – the ability to keep a space neat and to maintain structure to your […]

This is the time of year that teachers begin to think about going back to school.  The “first day of school” nightmares haven’t started yet but teachers are already visioning and dreaming about the limitless possibilities of the new school year. I am no longer working as a teacher within Waterloo Region District School Board

Rhonda and I had the opportunity recently to sit down and share a glass of homemade grape juice with our very first client (from back in June 2004) Lori Hoffman. We weren’t sure what direction our conversation with Lori would take, but we knew we wanted to reminisce a bit and hear some of her

Hi! I’m Roxanne, avid reader, Star Wars fan, blogger and former staff member with Heart of the Matter. I’m also wife to a pretty incredible guy, and mom to two pretty amazing kids. In my pre-kids years, I worked for Donna and Rhonda, in the earlier years of HOM; I enjoyed those years working with

Summer is here and lots of us may be having time away at a cottage or campsite. Whatever the destination….. Key #1 to packing is to have a checklist.  Save it on your computer from year to year and perfect it over time.  This is especially true if you go to the same place year

Did the subject line make you curious??  Yes, it is true – HOM organized a tractor trailer. Hyndman Trucking (hyndman.ca) partnered with Heart of the Matter in requesting help to organize a truck in their fleet.  Marie and I had fun organizing Eve’s truck, using it as an example to show the potential for efficiency

Becoming By Michelle Obama 2018 Crown Publishing I thoroughly enjoyed this book!  It was very inspiring. I admit I am a person who likes a “behind the scenes” peek into the lives of famous people, so this book fit the bill. It is divided into 3 sections. Becoming Me Becoming Us Becoming More I’ve heard

My guest blogger this week is my friend and colleague Chloe Hamilton from Warm Embrace Elder Care. I love this heartwarming story that Chloe shares. I hope you do too! Chloe says: One of the greatest honours I have in my position at Warm Embrace Elder Care, is to witness the lives of our incredible

If you missed out on my earlier blog, please check it out as it is an introduction to today’s blog on Virtual Organizing. I am going to pose the question again, “could you use an organizing mentor in your life?” Have you ever joked with your significant other and said, “I need someone to move

Hello everyone, I would like to personally thank all of you who participated in our first (of many) “15 Days of Conquering Clutter” campaign!  It was a huge success. It was beyond my hopes for our first campaign. I looked forward to checking our “Mentoring Tribe” group to see what happened in the hours and