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How 2 Meal Plan During a Move

How 2 Meal Plan During a Move

Congratulations; you’ve decided to move! It’s an exciting time and you’ve got a lot going on – contacting movers, hunting for boxes, and of course, hiring Mission 2 Organize to help you organize the entire process. The last thing on your mind is preparing and cooking meals, right? While it can be difficult to put healthy meals on the table…

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Surviving 10 Years in Business

Surviving 10 Years in Business

by Schae Lewis, Certified Professional Organizer® Around 2008, my best friend, Bahar Partow, and I started conceptualizing what would eventually become Mission 2 Organize. After 2 years, we officially launched our business in 2010. Over the past ten years, we have learned quite a few lessons. Having a business of your own is hard work but we think it is…

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Apps 2 Sell Your Stuff

Apps 2 Sell Your Stuff

We think de-cluttering is one of the best practices for letting go of the old and making room for the new. Our clients purge for many reasons. Sometimes it is downsizing, moving across the state, or making room for a new addition to the family. No matter the reason for purging, you are going to end up with a pile…

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M2O at NAPO2015

M2O at NAPO2015

The National Association of Professional Organizers hosted their annual conference in Los Angeles this year. This unique opportunity to be educated in organizing practices and to network with other professionals in our industry are just a few of the things that drew the ladies of M2O to join in on NAPO2015. Here is a wrap up of our experiences. Blurry…

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Be More Productive at Work

Be More Productive at Work

pro·duc·tiv·i·ty  (prō′dŭk-tĭv′ĭ-tē, prŏd′ək-) n. The quality of being productive. Economics The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor. Ecology The rate at which photosynthesizing or chemosynthesizing producers form organic substances that can be used as food by consumers.   Staying focused, having a clear goal and sticking with your action plan are some…

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Pass the Party Favors and Goodie Bags!

Pass the Party Favors and Goodie Bags!

Approximately 80% of the time, we find leftover bags of party treats and conventions giveaways somewhere in our client’s houses. And most of the time if the gift bag didn’t come from a very special occasion the content that survived time in the bag didn’t even made it to the memory box. Here at M2O we totally follow the art…

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Learning & Connecting at NAPO2014

Learning & Connecting at NAPO2014

    Written by Schae Lewis   Conferences are familiar to me. With many hospitality and business expos behind me, I knew this one was special. It was my first National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) Annual Conference and it was in sunny Scottsdale, AZ.     The Venue   A motivated gaggle of perfectionist entrepreneurs gathered at the Westin…

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