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Introducing Sustainable Organizing

Is clutter dragging you under? What would it be like to live in an organized space? Does your junk drawer have a life of its own? Does being late stress you out?

Based on the idea that everyone is a unique individual, sustainable organizing is the creation of systems for people based on their learning style, how their brain works, and how they move through the world. Whether in homes or offices, using sustainable organizing principles helps people create organizing and productivity habits that can change their lives.

“Organizing books tell people one way to organize and the truth of the matter is that everyone needs to find their own style of organizing that works for them,” says Certified Professional Organizer® Amara Willey.

She explains that people’s spaces and their brains are reflections of each other. “When you organize clutter,” Amara says, “that helps your brain become more calm and clear.”

Using sustainable organizing principles, Amara and her team enjoy transforming both homes and offices into neat, organized realms of usable, clutter-free space, bringing peace and harmony to people who have felt overwhelmed by the amount of paper and belongings in their lives.

Time to Get Organized holds seminars and workshops that detail Amara’s positive, upbeat views about how looking at time and space differently can change people’s lives. For more details, call 908-868-4311 or visit OrganizeNJ.com. 

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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