Resources
Podcast Shows and Interviews
Subkit Go Solo Interview
Radio Entrepreneurs Interview
Boston Voyager Magazine Article
Podcast on Clutter and Hoarding
Reading
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
The One-Minute Organizer by Donna Smallin
This Year I Will by M.J. Ryan
Get Organized Today! Co-Authored by Melissa Stacey
Shopping for Organization Products
See Jane Work is a fun website where office style meets organization. www.seejanework.com
The Container Store has a wide and varied range of organizing solutions for your home and business. www.containerstore.com
Donation & Recycling Organizations
Donate overflow of office supplies or craft materials to Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT), an organization assisting educators with low cost materials for “hands on” education. www.raft.net
Donate your gently used children’s books to The Children’s Book Project, an organization whose goal is to help disadvantaged children read. www.childrensbookproject.org
Recycle your used greeting cards to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, an organization that cares for abused abandoned and neglected children. They recycle your greeting cards and create new holiday cards to sell to support the program. www.stjudesranch.org
GreenDisk will safely recycle all the high-tech junk like PC cables, CD-ROMS - plus CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassettes and much more. www.greendisk.com
Soles4Souls turns unwanted shoes and clothing into opportunity by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use. www.soles4souls.org
North Shore Resources
A community thrift store supporting the Marblehead public schools. www.magichatthriftshop.com
Donate your gently used business clothing to Dress for Success, and help another woman gain employment and journey towards self-sufficiency! www.dressforsuccess.org
Donate your gently used household items and clothes to Lifebridge Thrift Shop. www.lifebridgesalem.org
One stop shop for recycling for the North Shore. They handle all grades of paper, plastic and metal. They also offer FREE document destruction! www.recyclingworksma.com
Reinvest your office furnishings back into your local community. Leveraging their sustainable network, The Furniture Trust connects donated, office furnishings with local schools and nonprofits. www.thefurnituretrust.org
May through August, Boston Public Works hosts Saturday swap shops for surplus paint, stains & varnishes. They also host drop-offs for used motor oil at public works yards in four neighborhoods. www.cityofboston.gov
Donate high-quality building materials, new or used, to help people repair and improve their homes while also sparing the environment from needless waste. www.bostonbuildingresources.com
The Junkluggers will sort through your unwanted items, repurpose and donate as much as they can and will haul unsalvageable items to the appropriate recycling facilities for you. www.junkluggers.com
Monthly Tip Email
“Feeling Organized with Melissa”
monthly organizing tip email.