Monday, November 14, 2011
9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Sofia Alvim presents a free one-hour workshop on what it takes to be an Organized Business Owner!

Central Market – Community Room (2nd Floor)
3815 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027

The Organized Business Owner

• Do you need to get organized?
• Is disorganization affecting your business and the way you run it?
• Do you feel uneasy or overwhelmed when you walk into your workspace?
• Do you miss or overlook appointments?
• Do you have paper everywhere?
• Can’t find the records you need?
• Do you have systems and procedures in place that aren’t working?
• Do you keep printing the same thing over and over?
• Could your workspace stand to be more efficient and flow better?
• Want to simplify & take control of your workspace and business?

If you or someone you know can answer yes to one of the questions above, then this workshop is for you!

Come join us for this free 1-hour workshop given by Professional Organizer & Productivity Consultant, Sofia Alvim where you will learn about:

1. Pitfalls of being disorganized in business and how they affect all areas of your business
2. Key environments that need organization in business
3. How to begin to think like an organized business owner and begin the process of getting organized.

This will be a casual and interactive workshop. Feel free to bring a friend but please have them register!

FREE and open to the public.

Saturday, August 20, 2011
10:00 – 11:00 A.M.

Sofia Alvim presents a free one-hour workshop on understanding the Cloud of Clutter!

Central Market – Community Room (2nd Floor)
3815 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027

Conquering The Cloud of Clutter

• Do you need to get organized?
• Is clutter affecting your space and environment?
• Do you feel uneasy or overwhelmed when you walk into your space?
• Do you have multiples of the same item because you can’t find the original “item”?
• Do you have a hard time letting go of certain belongings?
• Is your space not very cluttered yet just not functioning well?
• Is clutter is a new phenomenon due to a recent life event?
• Do you feel bad letting certain things go?
• Could your space stand to be more efficient and flow better?
• Want to simplify & enjoy more of your life?

If you or someone you know can answer yes to one of the questions above, then this workshop is for you!

Come join us for this free 1-hour workshop given by Professional Organizer & Productivity Consultant, Sofia Alvim where you will learn about:

1. The basics of how clutter ensues
2. Different types of clutter and how it functions
3. How it can affect all areas of your life
4. How to begin getting in the best mindset to begin the process of getting organized.

This will be a casual and interactive workshop. Feel free to bring a friend but please have them register!

FREE and open to the public.

Monday, August 15, 2011
9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Sofia Alvim presents a free one-hour workshop on what it takes to be an Organized Business Owner!

Central Market – Community Room (2nd Floor)
3815 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027

The Organized Business Owner

• Do you need to get organized?
• Is disorganization affecting your business and the way you run it?
• Do you feel uneasy or overwhelmed when you walk into your workspace?
• Do you miss or overlook appointments?
• Do you have paper everywhere?
• Can’t find the records you need?
• Do you have systems and procedures in place that aren’t working?
• Do you keep printing the same thing over and over?
• Could your workspace stand to be more efficient and flow better?
• Want to simplify & take control of your workspace and business?

If you or someone you know can answer yes to one of the questions above, then this workshop is for you!

Come join us for this free 1-hour workshop given by Professional Organizer & Productivity Consultant, Sofia Alvim where you will learn about:

1. Pitfalls of being disorganized in business and how they affect all areas of your business
2. Key environments that need organization in business
3. How to begin to think like an organized business owner and begin the process of getting organized.

This will be a casual and interactive workshop. Feel free to bring a friend but please have them register!

FREE and open to the public.

Monday, January 10, 2011
9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Sofia Alvim presents a free one-hour workshop on what it takes to be an Organized Business Owner!

Central Market – Community Room (2nd Floor)
3815 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027

The Organized Business Owner

• Do you need to get organized?
• Is disorganization affecting your business and the way you run it?
• Do you feel uneasy or overwhelmed when you walk into your workspace?
• Do you miss or overlook appointments?
• Do you have paper everywhere?
• Can’t find the records you need?
• Do you have systems and procedures in place that aren’t working?
• Do you keep printing the same thing over and over?
• Could your workspace stand to be more efficient and flow better?
• Want to simplify & take control of your workspace and business?

If you or someone you know can answer yes to one of the questions above, then this workshop is for you!

Come join us for this free 1-hour workshop given by Professional Organizer & Productivity Consultant, Sofia Alvim where you will learn about:

1. Pitfalls of being disorganized in business and how they affect all areas of your business
2. Key environments that need organization in business
3. How to begin to think like an organized business owner and begin the process of getting organized.

This will be a fun, casual and interactive workshop. Feel free to bring a friend! (Please have them register!)

FREE and open to the public.

RSVP here.

Happy 2011!
It’s 2 days into the new year and if you are contemplating, thinking about, wanting to, or vowing to get organized and to simplify your life then read on!

January is the month when you will mostly likely hear these  ”New year, New you!”, “A better you”, “This is the year I’m going to do ____ “, “Live the life you want” and it’s my New Year’s Resolution to do “_______”.   The new year beckons you with possibility to make some solid and wonderful changes that will impact our lives positively. You ponder what you want to do differently this year. You ponder what you envision for your life. You dream and reach for the stars! Yes!!!

If one of those changes is to Get Organized, I applaud you! That is one surefire way you can make changes that will feel good to you and really make difference in your quality of life.

Getting organized is a process. There’s a beginning, a middle and an end. This process is evident in any environment. It can be one room, a whole house, an entire business or administrative structure or even your whole life. Whatever the case is, the process of organizing brings with it many rewards besides the organization and end result itself. At first it may bring doubt, confusion and frustration, but as soon as you roll up those sleeves and get to work on what gets in the way, this process brings a greater sense of clarity, ease and priority to things that you may not have accessed before.

You may be asking “How do I get there?” and my answer is “make a decision, not a resolution.”

A resolution is defined as “a formal expression of opinion or intention made” and ”a resolve or determination”
A decision is defined as “determination arrived at after consideration”

A resolution sounds strong, powerful and very…well…resolute, doesn’t it?  When you resolve to do something it doesn’t mean there isn’t a strong intention to do it, and it doesn’t mean you aren’t taking this ” _____ “seriously. To me it simply means there is still room for swaying back and forth in there. It means “I’ve almost decided but not quite”. Resolutions can fade or dissolve, whereas a decision…

A decision means you’ve decided. Period. The end. “I’ve decided!” That sounds better than “I’ve resolved” doesn’t it?  It could take some time in getting the point of decision and I encourage you to take that time, but once you do,  a decision says you’ve had a conversation with yourself.  All those parts of you that were contemplating the resolutions are now ready and on board to go on this journey, this decision with you. How exciting!

So here’s to making decisions in 2011 and if you’ve decided to Get Organized and you have truly made this decision, then just watch this process unfold and see how it can bring more of what you are looking for!

Saturday, January 15, 2011
10:00 – 11:00 A.M.

Sofia Alvim presents a free one-hour workshop on understanding the Cloud of Clutter!

Central Market – Community Room (2nd Floor)
3815 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027

Conquering The Cloud of Clutter

• Do you need to get organized?
• Is clutter affecting your space and environment?
• Do you feel uneasy or overwhelmed when you walk into your space?
• Do you have multiples of the same item because you can’t find the original “item”?
• Do you have a hard time letting go of certain belongings?
• Is your space not very cluttered yet just not functioning well?
• Is clutter is a new phenomenon due to a recent life event?
• Do you feel bad letting certain things go?
• Could your space stand to be more efficient and flow better?
• Want to simplify & enjoy more of your life?

If you or someone you know can answer yes to one of the questions above, then this workshop is for you!

Come join us for this free 1-hour workshop given by Professional Organizer & Productivity Consultant, Sofia Alvim where you will learn about:

1. The basics of how clutter ensues
2. Different types of clutter and how it functions
3. How it can affect all areas of your life
4. How to begin getting in the best mindset to begin the process of getting organized.

This will be a fun, casual and interactive workshop. Feel free to bring a friend! (Please have them register!)

FREE and open to the public.

RSVP here.

So you receive a gazillion holiday greetings each year. Some with photos, some without. They are soooo cute and so very cheerful! You read them, put them out on the mantel to add holiday cheer, and you Ooh and Ahh over them. Am I right?

When the holidays are over what do you with them? Do you keep them?
If they have photos you may be thinking “I should keep them right?” Wrong!

As you can probably tell by reading my other entries, I’m a big believer in not accumulating anything. My belief that those people who sent you cards this year, will send you cards and photos next year and before you know it you will have 10 + years worth of cards accumulated somewhere. This is yet one more thing you have to manage and you already have enough to do in your busy life!

My advice is don’t keep them. Put them out and enjoy them for the season and then let them go.
Unless you are planning to frame and display any of these photos of friends, loved ones and pets, then let them go! I promise you will get more next year!

You are looking for a professional organizer and and may be wondering what to look for in hiring one.

In this podcast, l help you determine what to look for in selecting the best professional organizer for you!

Saturday, October 23, 2010
10:00 – 11:00 A.M.

Sofia Alvim presents a free one-hour workshop on understanding the Cloud of Clutter!

Central Market – Community Room (2nd Floor)
3815 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027

Conquering The Cloud of Clutter

• Do you need to get organized?
• Is clutter affecting your space and environment?
• Do you feel uneasy or overwhelmed when you walk into your space?
• Do you have multiples of the same item because you can’t find the original “item”?
• Do you have a hard time letting go of certain belongings?
• Is your space not very cluttered yet just not functioning well?
• Is clutter is a new phenomenon due to a recent life event?
• Do you feel bad letting certain things go?
• Could your space stand to be more efficient and flow better?
• Want to simplify & enjoy more of your life?

If you or someone you know can answer yes to one of the questions above, then this workshop is for you!

Come join us for this free 1-hour workshop given by Professional Organizer & Productivity Consultant, Sofia Alvim where you will learn about:

1. The basics of how clutter ensues
2. Different types of clutter and how it functions
3. How it can affect all areas of your life
4. How to begin getting in the best mindset to begin the process of getting organized.

This will be a fun, casual and interactive workshop. Feel free to bring a friend! (Please have them register!)

FREE and open to the public.

RSVP here.

Monday, October 11, 2010
9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Sofia Alvim presents a free one-hour workshop on what it takes to be an Organized Business Owner!

Central Market – Community Room (2nd Floor)
3815 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027

The Organized Business Owner

• Do you need to get organized?
• Is disorganization affecting your business and the way you run it?
• Do you feel uneasy or overwhelmed when you walk into your workspace?
• Do you miss or overlook appointments?
• Do you have paper everywhere?
• Can’t find the records you need?
• Do you have systems and procedures in place that aren’t working?
• Do you keep printing the same thing over and over?
• Could your workspace stand to be more efficient and flow better?
• Want to simplify & take control of your workspace and business?

If you or someone you know can answer yes to one of the questions above, then this workshop is for you!

Come join us for this free 1-hour workshop given by Professional Organizer & Productivity Consultant, Sofia Alvim where you will learn about:

1. Pitfalls of being disorganized in business and how they affect all areas of your business
2. Key environments that need organization in business
3. How to begin to think like an organized business owner and begin the process of getting organized.

This will be a fun, casual and interactive workshop. Feel free to bring a friend! (Please have them register!)

FREE and open to the public.

RSVP here.