May 2010:
Speaking/Class:
Jacquie will be giving a class on Monday, May 17 at 7:00PM at the Miller branch of the Howard County Public Library in Ellicott City MD. This class is free and open to the general public. Registrations can be made online or by calling 410-313-1950.
April 2010:
NAPO Conference:
Jacquie plans to attend the 2010 Annual Conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers. This year it will be held in Columbus, OH on April 21-24. More information can be found on the NAPO national website.
March 2010
Internet Radio Interview:
Jacquie will be on the ReDecorating by Rena BlogTalkRadio Show on Friday, March 19 at 11:30AM(EST). She will be sharing her Top 10 Spring Decluttering Tips and take questions. Listen in here.
February 2010
Events/Community Volunteering:
Jacquie helped to organize the NAPO Baltimore Get Organized Month(SM) event with IKEA Baltimore on Saturday, February 20. Jacquie and several other organizing colleagues from the NAPO Baltimore chapter partnered with IKEA to give free workshops and answer organizing questions throughout the day. Workshops were held in the closet and office departments. Photos from the event are posted on my Facebook Fan Page.
January 2010
Speaking/Class:
Jacquie presented class on Casting Away Your Clutter in the New Year at the Howard County Holistic Center in Columbia MD on Monday, January 11 at 7PM. This class discussed the issues of why we hold onto clutter and offered suggestions and techniques to help change the mindset of class participants, so that they could begin the process of finally getting rid of clutter once and for all. It was free and open to the public.
December 2009
Appearance:
Jacquie participated in the As You Like it Hair Salon Client Appreciation Open House in Glenelg, MD on Wednesday, December 2nd. She shared holiday organizing tips and was available to answer organization related questions to visitors between the hours of 11:00 and 2:00PM. Debra McHale, Interior Designer and owner of Interior Transformations, was also be available.
New E-book!
Jacquie unveiled her first e-book titled "Take Control of Your Clutter Before it Takes Control of You: 101 Tips to Success". Copies are available for purchase for automatic download or to order by mail. Please click here to get your copy or to learn more.
October 2009:
Speaking/Class:
Jacquie presented her "Get Organized for the Holidays" class on Thursday, October 29th at 7:00PM at the Finksburg branch of the Carroll County Public Library in Finksburg MD. This class was free and open to the general public and well attended. If you would like Jacquie to present this class to your group, please contact her.
Professional Development:
Jacquie attended the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Conference for Professional Organizers on October 17, 2009. This annual conference is hosted by the DC chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers. Best selling author and celebrity organizer, Julie Morgenstern gave the closing keynote. Jacquie announced the event in her Examiner column. You can read by clicking here.
September 2009:
New "Ask the Organizer" Expert:
Jacquie 's partnership with Home Storage Warehouse has expanded to answering organizing questions from customers at their online store. Jacquie will be the organizing expert for their "Ask an Organizer" page. Jacquie has been writing for Home Storage Warehouse since 2007 on their Home Storage USA blog. Visit Jacquie at Home Storage Warehouse to ask organizing questions while browsing organization product store Home Storage Warehouse. This is a free service.
August 2009:
New Examiner Writer:
Jacquie was named Baltimore Organized Families Examiner by Examiner.com. She will be sharing organizing tips to help families take control of their clutter so that they can spend more time with their loved ones and less time searching for things! Some of Jacquie's tips will include household management, time management, room by room decluttering, children's organization tips and study habits, balancing work and home life, holiday organizing, vacation planning, move organization tips and more. Read her latest entry and subscribe to receive future tips here.
July 2009:
Speaking/Events:
Jacquie gave a presentation on student organizing tips, alongside organizing colleague, Valerie Walker at the July NAPO Baltimore chapter meeting. To learn more about upcoming events at the Baltimore chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, visit http://napobaltimore.org/Events.html. All meetings are open to the public and held at the Catonsville branch of the Baltimore County Library.
June 2009:
New Facebook Fan Page:
Jacquie would like to invite you to join her on Facebook. CastAway the Clutter! now has a Facebook page and Jacquie will be blogging tips, news and upcoming events for anyone who's already on Facebook and would like to receive automatic updates. Become a fan now by clicking here.
New Blog/Group Partnership:
Jacquie was invited to join the Mia Redrick's Finding Definitions Time For Mom-Me Community and will be sharing tips, tricks and strategies for moms who struggle to make time for themselves. Jacquie blogs and runs a group called "Organized Moms". The community is free to join.
May 2009:
Awards Breakfast:
Jacquie was presented with the Maryland 2009 Home Based Business Champion Award on Friday, May 15, 2009 at the National Small Business Week Awards Breakfast. Jacquie is honored to have been chosen for this prestigious award! Click here for an update on the MD SBA website.
Speaking/Events:
Jacquie will be presenting her workshop, "Organizing Tips & Tricks for Managing Time & Paper Clutter " , with other Small Business experts to entrepreneurs at an all day event entitled, "Jumpstart Your Entrepreneurial Mind: Succeed While Staying Sane!". This event will be scheduled on Friday, May 29 at the offices of Lia Allen & Associates in York PA. Click here to learn more (PDF File).
Speaking/Events:
Jacquie was invited to speak at the Guest Hospitality Lounge of the BICSI Spring Conference on May 11, 2009 at the Hilton Baltimore. Jacquie shared her organizing tips to guests of the attendees of the BICSI Conference in Baltimore, MD. Click here to learn more.
Speaking/Community Event:
Jacquie will be presenting an Organization and Time Management Workshop at the She Matters Conference on Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Owings Mills, MD. She Matters is a girls empowerment conference and expo in its second year for girls ages 9 through 17 and their parents or guardians. Click here to learn more.
April 2009:
Events: NAPO Conference:
Jacquie attended this year's National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) national conference in Orlando, FL. Organizers from around the country will be in attendance from April 29 to May 2, 2009. NAPO is the professional association dedicated to educating professional organizers and promoting the organizing industry. The conference is open to both members and non-members of NAPO. Click here to read the press release announcement of NAPO's 21st Annual Conference.
Workshops/Events:
Jacquie announces the next Organizing Workshop, "Conquer Household Paper Clutter with a Command Center", scheduled for Saturday, June 6th at Westwood's Breezeway. Click here for details.
March 2009:
Small Business Administration (SBA) Award:
Jacquie is thrilled to learn that she has won the 2009 Home Based Business Champion Award in Maryland by the SBA! She will be presented her award at the Maryland Small Business Week Awards Ceremony in May. Details about the event is available here.
Press Release:
Click here to read the Press Release announcement of Jacquie's Organizing Workshops at Westwood's Breezeway.
Workshops/Events:
Jacquie presented a series of organizing and time management workshops in March 2009 at Westwood Unique Furnishings and Antiques Store in Ellicott City, Maryland. All workshops were open to the public and were well received.
February 2009:
Local Appearance:
Jacquie made an appearance and presented an organizing demonstration at Westwood's Breezeway's OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, from 12:00PM to 4:00PM. In addition to an organizing demo, guests enjoyed faux painting, cooking, fitness and yoga demonstrations. The Open House was to educate the public on these upcoming workshops and fitness classes. Door prizes, food and refreshments was served. Click here to learn more.
January 2009
Internet Radio Appearance:
Jacquie was interview on the Inside Design & Interiors Internet Radio Show on Friday, January 9, 2008 by Interior Designers, Susan Featherstone-Schemm and Sherry Burton Ways, the Principals of Design Scheme Interiors, LLC. Learn more by clicking here.
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