The goal: challenge yourself to “toss” as many bags of stuff as you can before the January 31st deadline.

Tossing can mean tossing in the garbage, recycling, donating, giving to a friend, free-cycling or any other way you can think of to get a bag of any size filled with unused stuff out of your home.

The big bag toss starts on Sunday January 15th and ends on the 31st

Will you be the winner? Will you toss the most bags?

Check in here to post your ongoing tally, share photos, report progress, share thoughts, get ideas and stay motivated.

Remember friends don’t let friends toss alone so tell a friend today.

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When is the last time you said:

• “Seriously, I really need to hire an organizer!”
• “If I could focus on this room, I could finally get it how I want it!”
• “I should just move or back up a dumpster!”

Do you feel:

• Overwhelmed, out of control or like you’ll never get on top of this chaos
• Like others in your home sabotage your organizing efforts
• As if it is hopeless, that you just don’t have that organizing gene.

Good news, I’m going to team up with you over the next three weeks to help you regain control, tame the chaos and get your space back!

How it works and what you get:

You’ll have instant access to the three 30-minute audio recordings to listen to at your convenience.

Two Big Bonuses

Bonus #1 A printable step by step guide for organizing your space

Bonus #2 Access to Jamie for two additional months, which means you can email Jamie with your questions about getting more done and get a personalized response.

You are just 3 simple steps away from instant access to all this

1. Click the Add to Cart button below right now

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Yep, it is that easy!

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Use code VIP at checkout and get $5.00 off your enrollment today!

*All the classes come with a 100% no questions asked money back guarantee. If after this class you are not accomplishing more in less time simply contact me for a full refund- no questions asked.

*Prefer to send a check? Email me for the mailing address.

About Jamie

Jamie has been teaching classes for more than ten years. This popular format allows you to meet with Jamie from the comfort of your own home.

See What Carol Said…

“This was so much easier than I thought it would be! Jamie’s ideas worked and they didn’t take long to do.” -Carol

“Jamie made me laugh- it was as if she’d already been in my home. How she knew I used to pull the door shut on that room when company stopped by I’ll never know” -Sue

“I had no energy to tackle that room but Jamie inspired me and I got my home back!” -Barb

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Take Jamie Home with You (well sort of)

How would you like some extra help creating a life you love? I’d love to personally work with you. I have a open spot next month for a new client and it could be you!

Whether you’d like some help with organizing, finding balance, starting or growing a business, writing or publishing a book or reaching goals I’d love to help.

I know the economy is tough right now but I don’t want you to put your dreams on hold, so I’ve got a special offer for you. My usual mentoring rate is $95/hour but for the next month I’m cutting that fee in half, that means it’s just $225- for five hours PLUS all email follow-ups are included!

If you could use a helping hand, a teammate, a mentor this is your chance to work one on one with me and I can’t wait to help.

How it works:

1. Sign up for one on one over the phone coaching time with Jamie
2. Fill out the one page snapshot for Jamie to review prior to the first call
3. I call you at our scheduled day and time and we jump right in for a packed call
4. Get support from Jamie by email between schedule call times
5. See lasting success

Past Clients Love Jamie:

I took my home office from a disaster zone to a functioning office in just 4 calls with Jamie. -C Hendricks

Wish I’d called Jamie sooner, together we reworked my two page to do list and now I’m actually getting stuff done! -B. Dittle

For years I kept saying I’d get my business started, in five calls with Jamie I had a plan and had taken the first steps, amazing. Working with Jamie saved me time and money, she gave me helpful shortcuts and helped me avoid pitfalls. -I. Tuggs

Coaching topics include:

• Organizing
• Time Management
• Starting a business
• Growing a business
• Writing a book
• Marketing a book
• And more

Organize Over Coffee with Jamie

(for local and non-local clients, we’ll work by phone)

Have you ever wished I could just come home with you? Now I can!

If you’ve ever said:

“What would Jamie do here?” or “What product would work in this room?” or “How does Jamie do it?” then this is the perfect solution for you.

You’ll book an hour long session by phone with Jamie for only $100. The hour will be used to create a plan, find the time to implement the plan and get you fired up!

Prior to the session you’ll answer a few questions so the entire hour can be dedicated to the solution. Plus as a bonus Jamie will follow up with you to confirm you’ve followed through on your customized plan.

Additionally your private one on one session WILL be recorded and emailed to you so you won’t miss a thing. You can listen to your session any time you want.

Previous clients have worked one on one with Jamie in the following areas:

• Organization
• Time management
• Starting a business
• Marketing a business
• Writing a book
• Getting a book to #1 on Amazon and
• Life coaching

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This week we are continuing to look at reasons why we find it difficult to let go and what we can do to make it easier. This week we’re talking about feeling guilty about letting items go because they remind us of a specific time in our life. I hope you’ll let me know what you think of this topic.

If you allow guilt to stop you from parting with an item that you do not truly love or use, then it instantly becomes clutter. Plus if you hoard it then you are preventing someone else from using and loving the item.

It does not matter if that item is a souvenir from your honeymoon; your child’s first pair of shoes, or an impulse purchase, if you do not use it or love it then it is useless to you.

So, what’s the solution?

First, you must come to the realization that the memory is not in the item, the memory stays with you. If you take a photo of the item you can keep the memory without having to keep the actual item.

One of the best ways to part with these cherished items is to hand them over to someone who will love them as much as you did.

Start by finding an item that you’re least attached to emotionally and find it a new place to live. Here are some suggestions: pass it along to a charity, give it to a friend or family member (if they have it you’ll have visiting rights) or place the item in a memory box (a special container where you keep all your treasures of years gone by- you get three.)

If these are not possible then consider the MAYBE BOX technique. What this is exactly is to box the item up, tape the box shut, list the contents on the outside of the box and set a date 6-12 months into the future. If you need an item you have it but on that date you have not needed to retrieve the item(s) from the box t just give the box away- without looking inside.

Oh and let’s not forget it is not about letting it ALL go. There are treasures, souvenirs and mementos that we should keep. For example, the “firsts” from our children- first time they wrote their name, first outfit worn home from the hospital. But we can’t keep every outfit or every creation they made or the best will get lost in the mess. The same is true of all those treasures, keeping every greeting card ever given to you means the ones with precious handwritten messages are jumbled with the more generic ones.

So is letting go easy, not for everyone. Does it get easier the more you do it? You bet! And be gentle with yourself, this may be a time where are you find new homes for the things from your past you start to learn and accept more about yourself. Letting go for most of us means letting go of the “shoulds”, the impossible standards and the expectations we have for ourselves and when we do that the physical stuff falls away as well.

Giving away the baby crib may mean you will not have any more children- but you may have grandchildren! Giving away your cookbook collection may mean you will never be a five star chef- but you can still sign up for a local cooking class! And giving away your four sizes too small jeans means you may never be the size you were in college- but you can wear jeans the size you are today and actually be able to bend.

So what will you be letting go of today?

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Why do you think you can change your habits and routines just as easily as you turn the calendar page?

You CAN change, you CAN get and stay more organized, it just won’t happen overnight.

So if you clean up and expect it to stay that way you’re setting yourself up to fail.

Here’s three steps to set yourself up for success:

1. Choose a single space you’d like to be more organized

I know, I know there are MANY spaces you’d like to organize. But you can’t work on all the spaces at once. You have to choose just one to start with. Choose a space that will make a difference in your day. A table, the entryway, the mail. You can tackle the basement and garage later.

2. Avoid the “What was I thinking?” moment

Do not, I repeat, do not under any circumstances pull everything out of the space. If you do (and we’ve all done this) you’ll make a bigger mess and wonder “What was I thinking?”

3. Skip the Marathon Sessions

Not even a seasoned professional like myself can endure hours of organizing and stay sane. After about an hour you start to lose energy, motivation and you start to forget what you put where and why. Skip the marathon organizing sessions, instead work in bite sizes. \

Set a timer for 18 minutes (you can’t do much in ten minutes and twenty minutes is a long time.) Stay focused and work until the buzzer sounds, if you want to go for another eighteen re-set the timer.

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“Doable”

“Life changing”

This is how to Put an End to Paper Piles in Just 30 Days E-course has been described by recent participants

•Are you tired of shoving papers away when company is coming?

•Do you have bags of outdated papers to look through?

•Are you afraid to put papers away because you fear forgetting about them?

I get it- I’ve been there too! I used to waste hours sorting papers only to have the piles get mixed up again, but no more.

If you’re overwhelmed by all the papers, if your desk is buried and you have papers to-be filed sitting on top of your filing cabinet then you’re ready to join me to learn my secrets behind dealing with everyday paper.

“What a light bulb moment! I thought I had to use a filing cabinet but they never worked so papers were everywhere! Jamie’s systems are so simple I can’t believe how easy this is!” -Jess

What you can expect when you sign up today:

This thirty day e-course takes you step-by-step through the exact systems I use to keep paper piles away for good!

One work-at-your-own-pace mini lesson is delivered daily to your email in-box for the next 30 days.

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Make your holiday grocery shopping list and check it twice! Here is a list of the most often forgotten items when shopping:

1. club soda for spills

2. extra ice

3. breakfast for the day after

4. matches to light candles

5. extra toilet paper

6. extra aluminum foil and clear wrap

7. enough butter (think: serving, cooking, potatoes, rolls, deserts etc.)

8. cool whip for pie

9. coffee creamer and sugar substitutes

10. candles for table

11. “nice” disposable napkins and plates

12. extra drinks and soda

13. snacks for the game

14. sandwich fixings: buns, lettuce, tomato, mustard, and mayo

15. extra garbage bags

16. printer ink to print photos

17. lots of tape

18. an assortment of batteries

19. extra gift wrapping/tissue paper

20. gift boxes

21. ornament hooks

22. gift tags

23. stamps

24. extension cords

25. cookies for Santa and carrots for his reindeer

oh and a red or green light bulb, swap out a light for an instant holiday look plus it hides stuff you might not want guests to notice.

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DO regift unused items. No one wants the hot air popcorn popper you tried just once.

DON’T regift from a store that is no longer in business. A price tag bearing the name of the department store that closed up shop two years ago is a dead giveaway.

DON’T regift perishable food items but if you must at least check the expiration date.

DO unwrap the original gift completely and check inside, you just might find a ‘to/from’ tag or something else you need to remove.

DON’T just stick on a new bow and go, you must re-wrap the gift completely. You’re regifting the gift not the gift wrap.

DO check the contents to ensure everything is inside; it’s possible you’ve forgotten using part of the gift.

DON’T regift an item you never would have thought to buy for the new recipient anyway. If you would have gotten them the DVD set of season one of Revenge then regift it, but if they’ve never expressed an interest in the show then forget it.

DO make sure the original gifter and the new recipient don’t know each other; you don’t want those two comparing notes.

DON’T regift handmade items. A scarf or a cork trivet made just for you is something you should try to use or at least pass along to someone who will- just not under the guise of it being a gift.

DO look the gift over for personalization or inscriptions, you might not expect that photo frame to be inscribed from your co-worker but you might be in for a surprise.

DON’T regift freebies like the company logo water bottle or computer mouse, those are obvious and unwanted regifts.

DO keep the regifting a secret. Unless you are hosting a regifting party no one needs to know.

And this season DO pop a sticky note with the gifter’s name on any gift you get this season that you might consider regifting, that way you’re sure to remember who gave it to you.

Now you know how to avoid embarrassing regifting situations.

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