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MLM in the Media
Mary Lynne Murray has also been interviewed for articles in area newspapers. Interviews for articles in the Contra Costa Times include: In Search of Order and Even cars have room in a garage reorganized.

She was also interviewed on KYCY 1550 AM - The Edge, with host Kathy Fettke, and Community Access TV with Noha Schultz.

For GO (Get Organized) Month & Clean Off Your Desk Day, Murray was an expert guest on the live call-in radio program, Native America Calling, KMPO 88.7 FM.   Requires Real Player


Newspaper Columns (click on a category to view)

Home: organizing your living space
Office: organizing your work space
Families, children, living with others
Personal habits

Holidays
Travel
Specialty: car, pets, photos, CD, etc.
Benefits of organization
After reading your article in the Times, I was inspired to finish the closet project and get back into my home office. Each step I take to get organized gives me so much relief. Thanks for the motivation.

Mary Schaaf, We The People


Home: organizing your living space

Get in gear - clean the garage (4-13-02)
Wisk through the grocery store (4-27-02)
Organizing the closet gets you dressed faster (5-11-02)
Small spaces better if you're organized (8-17-02)
Clean the closet - change your life (1-25-03)
Tackle your reading pile by reading smarter (2-22-03)
First impressions - does your home make a good one? (3-22-03)
No more cold wars with your fridge (4-26-03)
Make your mother's day - reorganize your recipes (5-11-03)
Gotta move? Get organized first (6-21-03)
Get ready to trash that junk drawer (7-26-03)
Reclaiming space when your child moves out (8-9-03)
ABC's of organizing (8-23-03)
No more laundry blues (10-18-03)
Organize for a fresh start (11-08-03)
Neater by the dozen - 12 tools to help you keep your resolution to get organized (1-3-04)
Is your bedroom a clutter corral? (2-21-04)

Reading with an edge (6-5-04)

Disorganization is not your destiny (9-25-04)

Closet for all seasons (10-30-04)


Office: organizing your work space
The big eight places to put paper (2-8-02)
Tackle that pesky paper pile problem (8-31-02)
Home office mistakes and how to fix them (3-8-03)
Get ready to trash that junk drawer (7-26-03)
Who ya gonna call? Is your address book up-to-date? (9-13-03)

Organizing for the tax man (4-10-04)

Reading with an edge (6-5-04)

Disorganization is not your destiny (9-25-04)

Making Magic in Your Office (10-1-06)

 


Families, children, living with others

Your kid's papers can be works of art (5-25-02)
With help, messy mate can get a grip on clutter (6-8-02)
Organize before that old school bell rings (8-17-02)
Oh, baby, is it ever time for organizational skills (9-28-02)
Reclaiming space when your child moves out (8-9-03)

Back to school: unclutter space for an uncluttered mind (8-28-04)

 


Personal habits
A change in habits helps control clutter (9-14-02)
Always late? See what makes you tick (10-26-02)
Tips to help serve your memory well (11-9-02)
You say you want a resolution (1-4-03)
What's (in) your bag? (4-12-03)
Consumed by chaos? Consider maintenance (6-7-03)
Out-of-control spending may be at root of clutter (11-22-03)
Neater by the dozen - 12 tools to help you keep your resolution to get organized (1-3-04)
Procrastinate less, organize more (1-17-04)

The costs of disorganization (3-13-04)

Reading with an edge (6-5-04)

Disorganization is not your destiny (9-25-04)

Losing weight and clutter (1-1-05)

Rev-up Your Resolutions (12-1-06)


Holidays
Plan out turkey day - you'll be thankful later (11-23-02)
Simplify your holidays (12-7-02)
Undeck the halls (12-22-02)
Out-of-control spending may be at root of clutter (11-22-03)
Keep holidays bright with a little less clutter (12-13-03)

A merry season with choices (11-27-04)

Losing weight and clutter (1-1-05)

 


Travel

Don't be an accidental tourist - Use a checklist (7-6-02)
Simplified packing (7-5-03)


Specialty: car, pets, photos, chronic disorganization, etc.

Q&A: Organizing photos and helping the chronically disorganized (7-20-02)
An organized car makes for a smooth ride (5-24-02)
Get rid of clutter by donating to charity (10-12-02)
Dog-gone organized (11-27-03)
Organize your hobbies (2-7-04)


Benefits of organization
Keeping organized buys time, eases stress (6-22-02)
Organize for a fresh start (11-08-03)

The costs of disorganization (3-13-04)

Losing weight and clutter (1-1-05)