Resources

Podcast Shows and Interviews

Subkit Go Solo Interview

Radio Entrepreneurs Interview

Boston Voyager Magazine Article

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.