Home Office Archives - Loose Ends Archive

How to Quick Clean Your Home

Posted in: Bathroom, Cleaning Tips, Everything Else..., Family Matters, Get Organized!, Home Office, Kids Rooms, Kitchen, Living Room, Purge & Declutter | December 19, 2013 at 9:00 pm , by CarlaRae

An old friend calls and says she’s in the neighborhood and wants to drop by in 20 minutes. Or you arrive home late from work just before a scheduled holiday dinner party – that you’re hosting! You look around your house and wonder how you’re going to get it clean...

Get Rid of Unwanted Catalogs For Good!

Posted in: Everything Else..., Get Organized!, Home Office, On the Web, Paper Piles, Purge & Declutter | December 8, 2013 at 1:49 am , by CarlaRae

Now that it’s the holiday season, are you being inundated with unwanted catalogs, coupons, credit card offers, donation requests, and other junk mail? You see, most companies mail you because you’ve done business with them at some point in time. But many companies send you mail because they bought your...

Organize Your Reward Points

Posted in: Everything Else..., Get Organized!, Home Office, On the Web, Paper Piles | November 23, 2013 at 8:07 pm , by CarlaRae

Say “bon voyage” to keeping track of frequent-flyer miles, car-rental rewards, and credit card points. Check out awardwallet.com and organize your reward points. Sign up to have them securely monitor all you accounts for free. You can also opt to revieve the site’s email notifications when any of your balances...

Annual Shred Event!

Posted in: Events, Everything Else..., Get Organized!, Home Office, Paper Piles, Purge & Declutter | March 16, 2012 at 4:07 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

This Saturday, March 17th, is the long awaited Annual Community Shred Event at the Lynnwood Storables! From 10am to 1pm, you can shred up to two shopping bags or banker’s boxes for FREE! It is completely secure… you watch your paper as they shred it right in front of you....

PAPER: What to Keep & What to Toss

Posted in: Get Organized!, Home Office, Paper Piles, Purge & Declutter | March 15, 2012 at 10:42 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

It’s that time of year again… TAX TIME! Sorry, hope that reality check didn’t ruin your day. But look at the bright side… this month is the most perfect time to clean out all you old paper files! Aren’t you excited?!? Don’t worry, I even cringe at the thought of...

Paper & Office Organizing Workshop!

Posted in: Events, Everything Else..., Get Organized!, Home Office, Paper Piles, Workshops | February 29, 2012 at 12:19 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

Join us at the Lynnwood Storables next Saturday, March 10th from 10-11am for a Paper & Office Organizing Workshop taught by CarlaRae. Space is limited and is filling up fast… click on the image above or call now to reserve your spot!...

Get Rid of Your Phone Books… For Good!

Posted in: Everything Else..., Get Organized!, Home Office, On the Web, Paper Piles, Purge & Declutter | October 5, 2011 at 5:49 pm , by CarlaRae Arneson

While helping people declutter their homes, I tend to have a “love-hate” relationship with their piles of phone books. Why do I love them? Well, phone books used to be one of my biggest forms of marketing for my business! Before internet search engines were the trend, people used to...

Pay Bills on the Go

Posted in: Get Organized!, Home Office, Paper Piles, Time Management | July 18, 2011 at 11:37 pm , by CarlaRae Arneson

I was a little late in the game when it came to using bill pay online (which is usually how it goes with anything electronic). I was completely intimidated, but soon realized that it was 10 times faster than mailing checks. Now that I have discovered how wonderful online bill...

Time to Purge Your Magazines!

Posted in: Get Organized!, Home Office, Living Room, Paper Piles, Purge & Declutter | June 10, 2009 at 10:20 pm , by CarlaRae Arneson

Baskets of unread magazines: this is a biggy for many women I know and love. We HATE to part with our beloved magazines… especially the ones we have read with all the dog-eared pages. We might actually need something we’ve seen or, God forbid, we might miss a good article....

Organize Your Gift Cards!

Posted in: Get Organized!, Home Office, Product Highlights | May 9, 2009 at 5:35 am , by CarlaRae Arneson

What’s a Card Cubby? … a money saving, stylish, alphabetized mini-card file that fits in your purse, briefcase, or car console! Measuring 3” by 5” in multiple colors it holds up to 80 cards! File all those coffee punch cards, gift cards, and even coupons. Save money by having all...