David Tolan, author of Buried Treasures shares several examples of hoarding. He also highlights potential solutions. This site also shows Dr. Tolan on Oprah and GMA. His book is my most useful resource for my Organizing Business. Any one can find his book useful for gaining greater control over emotional acquiring.

http://www.instituteofliving.org/ADC/compulsive_hoarding.htm

Ring in the new year with a free calendar online or printable version. Develop your own private list such as a personal Walmart grocery list. http://ezinearticles.com/?Stay-On-Track-With-Free-Printable-Calendars&id=773094

Inventory your possessions for free at http://www.knowyourstuff.org/. Quicken also has a $30.00 inventory program to import pictures to assist you if you are a victim of a natural disaster. Start the year off by taking pictures and send to a friend that lives outside your regional area for safe keeping.

Convert your analog TV to digital with a coupon from the government. www.dtv2009.gov or (888) 388-2009 is the site/ number to submit an application. Each household is entitled to two $40.00 coupons which will go towards the $50-$70.00 cost of converting to digital. Apparently this is a first come, first served offer.

Are you tired of tripping over toys that your children have outgrown? Worried about lead in your children's toys? Rent your toys instead of buying them! Check out this innovative site, www.babyplays.com. Grandparents love this concept too. Toys are tested for lead, so you are assured of continuous safety standards.

Order toys online- This saves time and all your selections are online, so you can see at any time what you have coming and what your choice are- no notes to keep up with.
Toys will be delivered to your door via UPS. No shipping charges. Toys all arrive in 1 large box, all toys are labeled with BabyPlays sticker, to help users easily identify BabyPlays Toys. Box may be flattened and stored.
After 30 days, place toys back in original shipping box, tape box up with tape that we provide, place return shipping label on box and take to UPS shipping location. Go to www.ups.com to find the location closest to you.

Customers can cut down on toy clutter caused by toys that are no longer played with. Children can experience up to 72 different toys in 1 year.

Is your e-mail in box ready for inspection? This link explores time saving strategies to keep your e-mails relevant. E-mails need to be deleted or saved to one folder, because you can search in outlook with key words that will simply locate that important e-mail.

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Interesting article about letting go of your clutter by making peace about your emotional past. We tend to save everything sentimental, yet we are unable to savor and respect our memories because we haven't prioritized our possessions. Organizing is about mining for gold and letting go of the sand!

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Your-Clutter-Stops-You-From-Living-In-The-Present&id=863149