Services For Families and Individuals

Despite good intentions, our lives are so hectic these days that getting organized and staying organized often fall to the bottom of to-do lists. If you’re tired of wishing you were more organized, it’s time to call Central Carolina Organizing.

  • Home organizing — This is what it sounds like: going through particular spaces in your home or the entire house to remove clutter and unwanted items, create a system that makes sense to you that organizes what you keep and teaching you how to stay organized. I can help you in your attic, your basement and areas in between, like closets, cabinets, kitchens, garages, kids’ rooms, craft rooms and more.
  • Mail — If the volume of mail you receive every week feels overwhelming, you’re not alone. Requests for help in dealing with mail are among the most common requests I receive from clients. Together we will create a method for efficiently and effectively processing and managing snail (paper) mail tailored just for you.
  • Filing — My experience is that we all have more paper than ever before. I can help you set up a filing system that works for you and also give you pointers on archiving outdated materials (such as old tax returns).
  • Home Offices — I can help you clean out your home office space, remove clutter, organize for improved workflow and productivity, create a filing system, find appropriate storage and establish practical methods for managing mail and other paperwork
  • Collections — Got bobble-head dolls or vinyl record albums? How about slides from old family vacations or hundreds of DVDs or Christmas ornaments. Whatever you have, I can help you organize and inventory your collections.
  • Craft Supplies — Let me show you how to store your supplies so that you know what you have and can find what you need when you’re in the middle of a project or ready to start a new one.

Tip: Expired Medications: Still Good or Not?

Clients often tell me not to throw out expired prescriptions or over-the-counter medications because they’re still “good.” Is that really true, I wondered? I asked my pharmacist, Alice Dillard, at Triangle Pharmacy/True Value Hardware on Highway 54 in Durham (www.triangletruevalue.com). The answer: not true.

According to Alice, by the time a drug reaches its expiration date it has lost ten percent of its effectiveness. After that, the drug continues to degrade until it loses all of its effectiveness.

What does that mean? As compounds within medications breakdown they can become toxic. That means an expired drug may hurt or kill you. If you take an expired drug, “you have no idea read the entire article»»

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