Time to Organize In The News

Contact information

Contact: Sara Pedersen, Professional Organizer, Owner of Time to Organize® LLC
Phone: (651) 717-1284 (Shoreview, Minnesota) 
E-mail: sara@timetoorganize.com

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Midwest Home and Garden Magazine Clearing Out: Getting organized benefits your psyche as much as your home	Woman’s World Magazine Find Your Personal Get-Organized Strategy.	Stress Free Living Magazine Time on Your Side: An organized approach to slowing down and living simply
St Paul Pioneer Press Straighten Up	Shoreview Press Entrepreneur: Getting Green Part of Getting Organized	FM 107.1 Get Real Girls Guest speaker with the Get Real Girls about Organizing Your Life: Tips and Tricks for Getting Started

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Organizing statistics

• Americans spend 9,000,000 hours per day searching for misplaced items. (American Demographics Society)
• 15 to 20% of the average American’s household budget is spent on buying duplicates of items that were misplaced or lost as a result of disorganization. (National Association of Professional Organizers.)
• Paper use is growing six to eight percent each year. (Xplore International)
• Only 20% of the things we file will ever be retrieved again. (National Association of Professional Organizers)
• Getting rid of clutter would eliminate 40% of the housework in the average home. (National Soap and Detergent Association)
• 59% of Americans say they are too busy. (Wall Street Journal)
• 23% of adults say they pay bills late (and thus incur fees) because they lose them. (Harris International)

Talking points/article ideas

• Show stay-at-home moms how to find time for themselves
• Teach kids to get organized today and they’ll reap the benefits throughout their entire lives
• Start the school year off right — and get out the door quickly — by organizing the essentials
• Discover the perfect calendar for your personality
• Find anything in your home or office in two minutes or less
• Watch this reporter’s messy desk magically become organized with the help of a professional organizer
• Simplify the holidays and focus on what really matters
• Set up the perfect home office
• Manage an organized home sale and move
• How to banish clutter from your life for good
• Clearing closet clutter without going crazy
• Dealing with kids’ paperwork and artwork
• Simplify your life by paring down and getting organized
• Get organized for the new year