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Thursday September 02, 2010
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#128 Title:
The Big O: Ask Monica Again
Special Guest: Monica Ricci
Organizing Expert, Motivational Speaker, Author and Founder of Catalyst Organizing Solutions, LLC.
Description: In this episode of The Big O: Organization Series, Monica Ricci addresses listener's organizing questions! We cover children's artwork, kitchen drawers, recipes, laundry clutter, messy mail and some of the in-between.
Duration: 1:12:59
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Index
00:21 Ask Monica Anything!
01:30 Pop Quiz!
05:10 Bag of Crap & Black Binders
07:05 "Artwork"
12:43 Kitchen Drawers - Ugh!
19:59 Junk Mail & Do-Dads
26:48 Managing Recipes
35:50 About Monica Ricci
36:49 Pop Quiz II
44:11 The Container Store Winner
46:16 The ZÜCA Contest
48:03 Paper Clutter
51:37 Laundry Clutter
55:50 No Cabinet Space
01:03:01 Bedroom Confessions
01:10:14 Closing Comments
Click here to see other episodes in The Big O: Organization Series.
Remember you can email us anytime at questions@vickyandjen.com and we'll ask Monica your organizing questions!
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About Monica Ricci
Monica Ricci is a speaker and the author of Organize Your Office In No Time, a busy person's reference for taking control and being more effective, productive and successful at work. Monica is Past President of the Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, and was named one of the nation's "Organizing Elite" by Forbes Magazine. She has been an expert guest on both radio and television, including the nationally syndicated Clark Howard Radio Show. Monica is also a regular expert organizer on the popular Home and Garden Television show, MISSION: Organization.
Monica's articles have appeared in such diverse publications as Airtran Airways, Arrivals Magazine, Men's Edge Magazine and Advisor Today Magazine. Some of Monica's clients include Earthlink, Longhorn, Paramount Pictures, The US Court of Appeals, GE Capital, Special Olympics Georgia, and Kennesaw State University.
She also teaches national teleclasses and as a speaker, she presents seminars, workshops and motivational keynotes on time management, procrastination, getting organized and living a powerful, simpler life. Recently Monica teamed up with Beazer Homes to design homes where storage spaces make sense, living spaces feel great, and life can be simple.
Quick Links
Click here for Monica's Website
Follow Monica on Twitter.
Get a 10 Minute Lesson
Check out Monica's Award-Winning Blog
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Helpful Articles
Cooking Up a Plan
Here are ten easy steps to organize your kitchen, and make family life flow more smoothly when it comes to meal preparation.
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Conquering the Paper Mountain
Information is power. But unless you can find the information you need, at the moment you need it, you're powerless. The following six questions will give you some perspective and will help you organize it.
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Fear of Filing
How do you know what to keep versus what to throw away? Covers records retention times, file naming, setting up the physical file structure, and using color in the system.
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Cash in Your Closet
By following these six easy steps, you'll soon be enjoying more free space in your closet and collecting the cash that was hiding in plain view.
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Quick Tip
Ditch space-eating plastic cases and keep CDs and DVDs in albums. Toss the ones you know you’ll never watch again (like the “Buns of Steel” tape you haven’t touched in years). Donate the ones your kids have outgrown to the library.
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Jen's solution for hiding her paper goods and napkins.
As Discussed on the Show
“Monica's World Famous Baked Corn”
Ingredients:
4 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed (or canned corn drained)
4 large eggs
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup whole milk
6 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of nutmeg
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Blend all ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth but don’t over-blend. Pour batter into baking dish. It should almost fill the dish. Bake 60 minutes or more importantly, until the center is set. Cool 10 minutes; serve. Makes 8 side-dish servings.
*To reduce the fat, try using ALL milk instead of the heavy cream and adding about 3 more Tablespoons of corn meal or flour to thicken it and help it set up.
Jen's solution to avoid putting away clean laundry. |
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Quick Tip
Get rid of some of the meaningless tchotchkes like figurines and vases for a sleeker, clutter-free look.
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