How organized is your morning routine? Is it typically wake, shower, coffee in that order? Or do you need your coffee just to get to the shower? Whatever it is that you do to get your morning started let us know! We would like to hear from you! And tell us about your ideal morning. Does being organized effect your morning bliss?

Making use of the time in the doctors office is critical. Its no fun to go but if you are taking the day off of work, spending money in travel or paying the sitter you have already invested a lot just to get there. It is very important to be organized for your appointment so you can get everything you need from your doctor. First, find out if there will be paperwork to fill out and if you can download at home. Fill out any forms and bring with you instead of filling out in the doctors office. It can take a long time to fill out and it may be easier if you have access to personal information at home. You also dont want to get there right at the time of your appointment to find you will need to fill out forms that take 15 minutes. This could eat into your appointment time. Bring any medical records needed for appointment such as test results or x-rays or be sure the records can be sent to doctors office. And finally make sure you have a copy of your current insurance card. Keep a running list of questions for your doctor and bring with to your appointment so you do not forget! Write down any answers your doctor has given along with treatment, instructions and side effects. Get your days results on your way out the door and be sure to file it with your medical records.

Is it possible to be productive during the heat wave? All this extra time staying inside will give you a chance to help yourself and the environment. You can do this by organizing and unplugging cords under your desk, on counters and anywhere else cords are plugged into the wall. Right now its critical that we conserve energy. Anything that is plugged in, even if its not on is drawing power. By the way you are paying for this.

Tie loose cords together with cable ties. If you want to take it a step further add a label to the cord. This is helpful in the home office or entertainment center.

Do you avoid calling companies because you don't have time to wait on hold? We have more important things to do each day than waiting for someone to pick up the phone. Heres a tip to help you organize your time a little better. Check out "Holdr" an App that waits on hold for you! You call the number and Holdr calls you back when an agent picks up the line. You can also have Holdr call you back at another number. Love it!

Having you been staring at a pile of clothes in your closet or stack of paperwork in your office? As daunting as it may seem to tackle this organizing project you may just be rewarded by jumping in and giving it your best shot. Take a few moments to look through the paperwork or hang up your clothes. It is possible that you may even find a lost treasure. Some of the most common items we find organizing homes and offices are gift certificates, important documents and clothes we have forgotten.

Have you ever lost your cell phone? It can be frustrating! Be sure to keep your IMEI, MEID or ESN numbers which can be found on your phone in a safe place. Use these numbers to identify your phone to carrier if ever lost. Use Find My Iphone App for the IPhone to locate your phone with GPS. For the Blackberry use the Blackberry locator App to to ring your phone even if its on vibrate or silent mode. Do this now before you loose your phone. Now if it could only find your keys.

Do you have a pile of old cell phones, batteries or chargers cluttering up your home or office? If you want to be better organized, get rid of those old electronics and recycle them! I just found out that Peapod the company I use to deliver my groceries will actually pick up my old cell phone, chargers and batteries and recycle them. I love this added service! Not only do I save time and money shopping online I get to give them items to recycle. Can't beat that!

Wouldn't it be nice to have all of your home's inventory organized and in one place? Go ahead and start organizing your garage and make a list! Better yet purchase software that practically does it for you. Check out Delicious Library 2 a home inventory mac program that catalogs item using the bar code. Cd's, books, Dvds, toys, clothes, tools and electronics can be scanned into the program using the barcodes. Delicious Library 2 looks up all the available information online and adds it to your inventory. Gotta love it!

Are you holding on to months or even years of old magazines?  They take up a lot of space and if you have current subscriptions the amount will continue to multiply!   Here's a project you can do on a rainy day or even in front of the TV.  Go through your magazines and pull the articles you want to read.  Organize them  by category and store in folders.  Recycle the rest of the magazine.  Now you will have more space and you have stacks of articles you can take with you to read anytime.

Update your home warranty and product manuals each year and get rid of manuals for products you do longer own. Be sure you read the warranty when you purchase an item to so that you are aware of the coverage and time period. Write the Model number and Serial Number on your user manual so you can register your product or contact customer.

It starts out as a cluttered closet, a overstuffed drawer or a garage used as a storage space. One day you decide its time to get organized. If you decide to get rid of the things you no longer need but put aside the "maybe's", how much time are you willing to spend holding to these things? A day, week, month, years or until have you completely forgotten about them? If you decided to store those items be sure to give yourself a time frame for letting go. Add a label to the box that says "get rid of by xx date." If you havent needed it since you moved it or even thought about it, it's a good sign you made the right decision to let it go.

I was looking for my favorite DVD. It wasn't in my cd wallet, not in the DVR and nowhere near the entertainment center. Now the search was on! I spent the morning searching and searching where I thought it might be. I began pulling things out of boxes, drawers, and off shelves. As I sifted quickly through items, ready to put back where I found them I thought for a minute, "I dont need some of this stuff and Im not going to put these back in the drawer or on the shelves." I wasn't going to spend another minute on these items again contemplating the value. I realized I was at the beginning of my own organization project, sorting, purging and making decisions about what to keep and what to toss. Everywhere I looked for my DVD I ended up reorganizing. Some of the things I found may have had value at sometime but not now and I would never look for these things again. So, out they went!

Are you suddenly working with less space? If you are moving to a smaller home or downsizing your office you know you will have less space to store items. Some items will have to go. But its not necessarily a bad thing when it comes to organizing. I recently lost an large drawer in my small kitchen because it broke. I had to downsize kitchen items to even less stuff than I already had. The funny thing is after rearranging the drawers to accommodate everything they are even more organized and I less stuff.

Do you find gadgets, cords and other things you think belong to your computer? Maybe they belong to your camera, phone or other electronics? Here's a quick tip on keeping some of these mystery items identified. As soon as you open a new product put the accessories in a resealable bag with a label. Or keep a home inventory of your electronics and other parts with pictures. Take a picture with your camera or cell phone and name each picture. Keep it in a file on your computer so you can refer to it when needed.

The best app I have seen lately for the Iphone is the doc scanner. Wow! I was thrilled to be able to quickly scan a document by taking a picture with the phone and selecting the edges of the document to scan. Then just email the document when finished scanning. This is a great office tool because you can scan a documents quickly and send using your mobile phone. It is especially helpful if your away from your office. If you are short on space in your office and trying to keep it organized it can help you cut down on extra equipment that clutters your office rarely gets used.

Staying in touch with family and friends is important. These days with technology were able to email, text or video chat and connect instantly. But when was the last time you sent a letter, birthday card or thank you note in the mail? If you dont have a lot of time to shop for cards, address and mail by your friends next birthday theres hope! Check out Hallmarks special occasion cards where you can add a photo and message to a real card. They address, stamp and mail your card by a specific date. It challenging to keep all those birthday cards and dates organized. Make it easy on yourself and do it once a year from the comfort of your home or office of course.

Storage bins are an a professional organizers #1 tool next to the label maker. They come in all shapes, sizes, textures with or without lids. I like to use storage bins with lids because they can stack on top of each other. Perfect for storing out of season clothes or shoes in the top of your closet. One thing to think about when using this type of organizing solution is if you use the items on a regular basis. And will this work for you when accessing items? Sometimes drawers are a better solution because they are easy to open close.

Organize your office with simple storage solutions.
Colorful boxes are great for storing office items and stacking on open shelves. Organize and conceal items such as electronics, cords and adapters, photos or whatever takes up valuable drawer real estate. If it isn't used often or it doesn't have to have immediate access it can be stored in a box on a shelf.

For a more high end look I recommend the leather storage box for any open shelf.

Do you think you can find an important document in one of the stacks of paper in your office? Could you do it in 10 seconds? Most likely its going to take a long time to sift through each piece of paper. The problem with stacks of paper is you can only see what is on top and there are no categories. Older paperwork just waits patiently on the bottom for an action. The unfortunate part about the older paperwork is it could be a very important like a bill that needs to be paid or a timely response. Be sure to always separate your paperwork immediately after it has been viewed. Decide if it requires and action, such as paying or responding (Bills, invitations, doctors appointments). Ask yourself if you need it for reference? (warranties, receipts, statements). If you dont have a filing system set one up and save your important documents where they can be easily accessed.

The new calender year means annual renewals for the 2011. Be sure you are ready for expiration dates, new policies and sometimes higher fees. Go through your credit cards, memberships, insurance forms and other documents to prepare yourself for new paperwork and any changes. When you know your credit card or car registration will be expiring you can expect new cards or renewal forms in the mail. Be sure you are on the lookout when new mail comes in and open it immediately! Some of this paperwork will require an action from you like reading, filling out paperwork and sending back. Some companies do automatic subscription or membership renewal. Find out what the policy is and confirm your continued interest or be sure you cancel in the required time frame.