Author Archives: Elizabeth Bowman

Upcoming Event this Friday – Email Management 101

Is your email inbox full? Are you overwhelmed by the number of messages you receive every day? Do you spend hours just trying to catch up with all that email? This is the right seminar for you!
EMAIL MANAGEMENT 101
Friday, March 12th, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Bellevue Chamber
302 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA 98004
Click here to sign up now.

Event Recap – NW Womens Show & NAPO Vendor Fair

The weekend was a flurry of activity for Innovatively Organized!
Our booth at the NW Women’s Show was extremely busy with hundreds of visitors stopping to find out more on organizing their homes and businesses. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, it’s the largest expo of its kind in the country, featuring a [...]

Organizing and Saving Important Documents

Has the pending tax season motivated you to organize all of your important documents along with the financial ones?  This is the perfect opportunity to start some new filing habits and protect or replace any missing papers, credentials and forms.  Can you easily find your passport? What about your birth certificate?  Are you sure you know [...]

Organize with everyday items

It’s not always necessary to buy a lot of new products to get organized. I tell my clients that a lot of organizing solutions are already in their home or office. It’s just about looking at them from a different perspective. For example, glass jars aren’t just for jam or snacks. Use them to group and [...]

2010 Spring into Organizing Vendor Fair

The 2010 Spring into Organizing Vendor Fair and Ask the Organizer Panel is just a few weeks away!
Be sure you’ve scheduled time on Saturday, March 6, 2010 to come by the Sheraton Hotel in Bellevue.  You’ll be glad you did!  The Expo starts at 9:00 AM with fantastic products, presentations and door prizes until 1:00 [...]

Before and After – Bulletin Board

What does your bulletin board say about you?  Is it covered with papers?  Divided in sections?  How organized are you?  Bulletin boards can be a lifesaver when you use them consistently and efficiently! But what happens when it becomes inundated with clutter?  Read this RealSimple article about one family’s bulletin board makeover!

Be My Organized Valentine

According to the National Retail Federation, the average person will spend over $100 on Valentine’s Day gifts this year. Instead of exchanging items that come in a box, here are some ideas for presents that don’t take up a lot of space or create clutter (some are even eco-friendly!):

Instead of the cute teddy bear, get a [...]

Elizabeth’s Favorite Things: Digital filing with Evernote

Have you ever needed a “virtual or digital” notebook or filing system?  Well, I know I’m constantly looking for ways to keep paper to a minimum without losing valuable information or time.  Sometimes you need more than a sticky note to remember ideas or information too.  Evernote is an online electronic storage solution that doesn’t just keep track of all the [...]

New Seminar – Maximize your Growing Business in 2010!

Growing your business in today’s economy is hard work.
Join Innovatively Organized, the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) and Merrill Lynch for a special business seminar.
“Maximize your Growing Business”
Wednesday, February 10th
9:30am – Noon
Mercer Island Community Center
Sign up now for only $20!
To find strong leads for your business, every sales channel needs to be explored, and the PSBJ will show you [...]

Organize your small accessories

With so many electronic gadgets to carry around, it can be challenging to keep all the small accessories that come with our music players, cell phone, camera and computer in a neat and organized system when we travel. There are cords, chargers, headsets and more that can get tangled or fall to the bottom of your bag. [...]