Lombard-based Professional Organizer Helps Locals Practice National “Clean Off Your Desk Day” Activities
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010LOMBARD, Ill., Jan. 6, 2010 – If you’re having trouble finding the list of New Year’s resolutions you left on your desk, you may want to participate in the 28th annual National Clean Off Your Desk Day next Monday, Jan. 11. It’s a highlight of GO (Get Organized) Month, an awareness campaign by the National Association of Professional Organizers, to promote the benefits of being better organized at work and at home.
“The new year is a great time for a fresh start in organizing your office or home,” said Linette George, Certified Professional Organizer®, and owner of Lombard-based Get Organized by George, Inc. “Keeping your desk clean is all about making decisions. When papers remain piled on your desk, it’s usually because you haven’t decided what to do with them.”
Throughout GO Month, NAPO’s chapters will hold public events offering de-cluttering tips and filing methods. Some events include reuse-and-recycle programs, organizing services, shred-a-thons, seminars, school outreaches and contests. NAPO chapters also will raise money and donate services for various non-profit and charitable organizations during GO Month.
George and other professional organizers from the area will present paper-organizing ideas on Saturday, January 30, at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30, at the IKEA store located at 750 E. Boughton Rd., Bolingbrook.
About NAPO
Founded in 1985, NAPO is a national association dedicated to the field of organizing. NAPO serves its 4,200 members through education, networking, industry resources and promotion of the organizing profession to the public. For more information about NAPO and Get Organized Month, visit www.napo.net.
About Get Organized By George
Get Organized by George, Inc., provides organizing services tailored to meet the needs of clients in corporate and home office environments. The company uses individual consultations, group training and presentations to help clients get more done, in less time, with less stress. For more information, including tips on how to make the most of National Clean off Your Desk Day, visit www.GetOrganizedByGeorge.com.
“I understand from the work I’ve been doing with Linette George of Get Organized by George that I need to make time to decide what to do with the papers that cross my desk. My choices are discard, delegate, take immediate action, file for reference or file for follow up—and then do the follow up at the scheduled time,” said Jane Cooper, president, Cooper Hong Inc., a St. Charles, Ill.-based PR and marketing communications agency.
“The key to maintaining visibility to my beautiful cherry wood desk is making the practices I have learned from Linette George a habit,” said Cooper.