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Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:23:29 +1030

That's Cantonese for Happy Chinese New Year!

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Features/20080122154831/Article/indexF_html

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JB07Ad01.html

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKomsvyJRJ4sXqqZ6lKgHOFNr9Aw

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/supplement/2008/02/04/141916/Shocking-Predictions.htm

The first 30-day challenge starts 7/01/08!

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:47:05 +1030

If you've got any New Year's resolutions, I've got the perfect solution for you: the 30-day challenge. Commit to your resolution in the comments, and we can all act as a support group for each other.

The plan is simple: think of one small habit you want to make or break. It might be eating green things for lunch, walking 10 minutes a day, clearing your desk before you leave, or whatever you fancy.

Commit to your resolution in the comments, and join a bunch of people who aim to improve their lives, one small step at a time. Being accountable to others makes you more likely to stick with it, and sharing the struggle with others makes it easier to bear.

Remember, the idea behind this is to make the small changes that add up to a big difference, rather than trying to fix everything all at once. If we can make one small change every 30 days, and stick to it, by the end of the year we'll have made substantial changes in our habits and lives.

I'll start: I need to get serious about email-wrangling, so I'm going to commit (publicly!) to emptying my email inbox daily and acting on incoming emails within 48 hours. If I can do that for 30 days, I'll have the habit by then and I can start working on the next thing.

And if I can keep this up, then I'll be superwoman by the end of 2008!

Your life...un-stuffed

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:53:40 +0930

Everyone has too much stuff to deal with. So you need some help with it, right? Okay, you'd prefer someone to take it all off your hands and give you strawberries and champagne and foot massage, but you'll settle for help.

So you may be interested to hear that I'll be delivering a short series of workshops on this theme on the following dates:

Sunday 4th November 8 am - 12 noon

Thursday 8th November 7.15 am - 8.30 am

Thursday 15th November 7.15 am - 8.30 am

Thursday 22nd November 7.15 am - 8.30 am

Sunday 25th November 8 am - 12 noon

For more information, send me an email.

Prices up in September

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:05:50 +0930

Due to factors beyond my control, prices rose as of 1st September 2007.

New prices are as follows:

Home and Business Organising

Sessions of 3 or more hours: $50 per hour (including GST)

Sessions of less than 3 hours: $60 per hour (including GST)

Business Process Redesign

Prices on application.

National Organising Week is NOW!

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:46:06 +0930

Monday 3rd September to Sunday 9th September is National Organising Week (NOW). So you can honestly say that NOW is the time to get organised.

The Adelaide chapter of AAPO (the Australasian Association of Professional Organisers) is marking the week in two ways: we'll be running a competition, and we'll be running a set of four free seminars/workshops.

The seminars will be held at Burnside Community Centre in the Ballroom from 3 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday 5th of September. Workshops topics will be:

3 - 3.30 Organising your kitchen
4 - 4.30 Organising your wardrobe
5 - 5.30 Home and office paperwork
6 - 6.30 Time and task management

After each seminar/workshop, there'll be a 15-minute "Ask the Organisers" session, where you can grill us to your heart's content. There will also be various storage and stationery suppliers there showing off their wares and their services, and providing some props for our presentations.

To book, either:
email info@aapo.org.au with “NOW workshops” in the subject line, and including your name, contact details, and postcode, and listing the workshops you would like to register for,
Or:
mail the information listed above to PO Box 1191, Kensington Gardens, SA 5068

The competition runs from August 15th and closes on September 8th, so there's not much time to enter. The winner will receive five hours of organising from all four Adelaide organisers, which makes a total of twenty hours of work, plus a voucher for $500 from Ikea. I'd enter myself, except the other organisers might recognise me...

Entries should include the following information:

1. Name and contact details of nominee

2. Reasons why the nominee needs help with organising

3. Reasons why the nominee deserves a free organising session

4. Full name and contact details of nominator

Entries may be submitted via email to info@aapo.org.au with

"Adelaide NOW Competition" as the subject heading.

Entries can also be submitted via mail to:

AAPO Adelaide Chapter

PO Box 1191

Kensington Gardens, SA, 5068

The hideously small print, aka Terms and Conditions

Terms and conditions of entry

Method of entry:

Entry is open to residents of metropolitan Adelaide, within 1hr

travelling distance from the CBD. Candidates may be nominated

by others, or may nominate themselves. All candidates must be

aware of, and approve of, the nomination.

Please enter by sending the following details:

1. Name of nominee

2. Reasons why the nominee needs help with organising

3. Reasons why the nominee deserves a free organising

session

4. Nominator's full name and contact details

5. Nominee's contact details

Entries may be submitted via email to info@aapo.org.au with

"Adelaide NOW Competition" as the subject heading.

Entries can also be submitted via mail to:

AAPO Adelaide Chapter

PO Box 1191

Kensington Gardens, SA, 5068

The winner will be selected on merit. The judges' decision is final

and no correspondence will be entered into.

Duration of promotion:

The promotion commences on the 15th of August and entries will

close on the 8th of September, 2007.

Details of Prizes and Prize Values:

The winner will receive one five-hour session of household or

office organising by a team of 4 Professional Organisers, equalling

a total of 20 organising hours, valued at over $1,000.00, and an

IKEA voucher valued at $500.00. The free organising session will

need to be undertaken before the 30th of November, 2007.

Date and Time of Draw:

The winning entry will be decided at 8pm on Monday 10th

September 2007.

Winner Notification:

Winners will be contacted using the details provided and will be

announced on FIVEaa radio on a date shortly after the 10th of

September.

Traders Involved:

Clear Space Organising Services: (ABN) 64 942 831 133

All in Order: (ABN) 86 739 839 793

Un-Stuffed: (ABN) 32 927 565 167

Definitive Space: (ABN)

IKEA Cebas Pty Ltd: (ABN) 15 009 156 003