What My brithday Says about me...and How Right it is!!!!!!

***Your Birthdate: September 12***
You're a dynamic, charismatic person who's possibly headed for fame. (YEAH!!!!)You tend to charm strangers easily. And you usually can get what you want from them. (YES.that is true)Verbally talented, you tend to persuade people with your speaking and writing. You are affectionate and loving, but it's hard for you to commit to any one relationship. (That is why I am still single!)
Your strength: Your charm
Your weakness: Your extreme manipulation tactics
Your power color: Indigo
Your power symbol: Four leaf clover
Your power month: December
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MY Top Ten List of Cluttered Characters

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The Top 10 Cluttered Characters in Radio, Television and Film
(There are more, but we’ll start with these)

By Personal Organizer Leslie Jacobs*


1. Oscar Madison (Walter Matthau or Jack Klugman) in The Odd Couple
2. Bobbie Markowitz (Bette Midler) The Stepford Wives
3. Fibber McGee (Jim Jordan) in Fibber McGee & Molly
4. Columbo (Peter Falk) in Columbo
5. Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) in MASH
6. Fred Sanford (Red Foxx) Sanford & Son
7. Pro. Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurry) The Absent Minded Professor
8. Doc (Christopher Lloyd) in Back to the Future
9. Dr. Yang (Sandra OH) on Grey’s Anatomy
10. Congressman Jim McDermitt from the film Fahrenheit 9/11


*Creator of Les Mess, the organizing game for children and their parents, and the new game Les Mess FOR MEN and Owner of Les Is More based in Farmington,CT. www.lesmess.com

My hole is done. My kitchen cabinets are up (except for one) and the electrician is coming this week to put up the microwave. Then, my beatuiful kitchen will finally be a reality with all of the space and extras I wanted.

But now my problem is Marty. The guy who wrecked my hole...and almost caused my building to burn down. I don't want to sue him--but if he does not give me $250 more dollars--in fact everything I gave him I may have to.

Marty has already given me $250, but it has cost me over 900 dollars more to have everything done again--and it's just bugs me that he still has 250 dollars of my money. He ruined evrything in my kitchen and he still gets to keep 250? I don't think so.

Like the bumper sticker says, "Mean People Suck." Well, people who take your money and then don;t do what they promise...no mattter what the excuse is--suck!!!!!!!!!!

Marty, the Hole, and Voting

Marty has come up with only 250 of the money and I have to get the courage to either call him, or sue him and ask for the rest of the money it has cost me to fix the hole. Either way, I am going to have to deal with him and I just want the entire situation to be done with. My friend's son has agreed to fix the hole, which means re-doing all of Marty's work--the uneven hole, the pilewood frame instead of 2by4's and re framing it and mudding it. Then he has to sand it down and paint it. All for the price of 700 dollars--two more than Marty's and now adding to my ever growing debt for the kitchen of my dreams. Since I don;t cook--I just want to watch TV while I am waiting for my tea kettle to boil--is that too much to ask?

Today, I woke up at 5:15 am, took my mother to the polls-so she could work them (picking her up at 8am) watched the morning news as my tea boiled and eat breakfast. Then, I packed up my work items, and headed out to vote. The best day of the year, as far as I am concerned. I can not imagine living in a country that I could not exercise my right to vote--it's the only exercise I get!

VOTE TODAY--and I'll let you complain about the outcome. Tell me you don't vote--then you 'have to be quiet until you do!

Have an Organized Day!

My New Goal

One of my goals this year is to write a newspaper column on organizing. I would like people to write questions to me about their organizing problems and I'd help you contain the mess you dress. If you have any questions, please email me.

My Kitchen

What a difference a few months make. Marty, my handy man has taken off with my 500 dollars leaving me with a very big hole. But, according to my neighbor he will give me 1/2 of my money back. Yeah. I am so thrilled. (That remark is scarscastic!) Now, I am in the process of having my kitchen redone by a friend's son...who I should have hired in the first place, but I thought he was busy. And, he is only charging me 600 dollars.
The moral of the story is NOT to pay someone upfront all the money. Wait until the job is done to give the rest of the cash.
My kitchen will one day be a great place to stand and wait for a cup of tea or microwaved food. But, right now it is a mess with a big whole that looks out on the living room cluttered with tools and dry wall waiting for Vinny to show up and rescue me from this kitchen nightmare.

Marty and My "Hole" Again-One Week Later

Marty still has not shown up and my hole is still not done. It's been a few weeks of disorganization hell--but I am a surviver and life is NOT going to get me down because of a hole in my kitchen. Hell, this is NOT katrina...

I am going to have faith in Marty, and pray he comes back into my life and finishes my kitchen. Then, I can move on to the next challenge of my life; redoing the kitchen drawers and getting my life on track.

Among the things I will be doing this year: eating healthier, taking longer walks and getting my Les Mess game to the right people. It's a not a lot of things to do, but I will have to have some patience to do it.

Marty and My "Hole" Again

So, a week ago I come home from work and my neighbor is on her deck waiting to speak with me. She tells me Marty has MS and will not be able to finish my hole any time soon. But, the ugly side of me thought, if he had MS, why did he NOT take the job and take my money? The Good side of me thought, Oh my word, that poor guy...hopefully he will get better in time to finish the hole.I have not called him to ask how he is, nor have I talked to my neighbor. I am just waiting to see the next step and to ask for my money back.

Marty and My "Hole"

Updating my Kitchen is...an organizing messI hired in June, this lovely man named Marty to put a "hole" in my kitchen as a passthrough to my dining room/living room. In June, I hired him. In June. Did I mention it was in JUNE?? Over the July 4th holiday he was to do the entire project. I was in NYC, and he was going to start and finish the entire project. When I came home on July 5th, it was not done. I was alright with it--but annoyed at home my condo looked. All of my dishes were in stacks on my favorite chair and my food was on the counter covered by dish towels. It was not what I would call a clam time in my home. But, I decided to not say anything.Marty was there on July 6th when my cousin Sheila called and asked me if I could "babysit" the two kids, her mother and her mother's friend Dot, for a few minutes while she went to the dentist. The dentist's office is down the street from my condo. I said sure. It was going to be my day to sit on the couch, with my bra off--but since Marty was there--I could not do that. What I didn't realize, until they walked off the elevator, is that they brought the puppy. Make a long story short, I caught the puppy eating poison, ran him to the vet and save his life. While at the vet, I was told that Marty, concerned about the puppy, hit a water main while cutting the hole in the wall. I now realized why the puppy ate the poison. It was God's way of getting me out of the condo before I freaked out about the water. I would have screamed bloody hell if I saw the kind of water coming out of the pipes that I was told about. See, there is a silver lining to every thing that happens. If you can find it. Oh, and I was driving to the vet's on empty and did not know where the vet was. The usual vet (where I know) could not take us, they had no charcoal for the puppy.Needless to say, it is July 27th and Marty is almost finished with the hole. But, at least I have a story and a great "hole" in the making.

Karen is finally asking for my help

One of my best friends called and asked me a question. She prefaced the question by saying all I want is the answer and I do not want any thing else. Here was the question: I am very disorganized--how can I get organized. Is it written down...or is it just in your head. I told her it's in my head and I can give it other right now. She said okay, but I would have to tell her again--because she just didn't have a pen and paper handy. I laughted (to myself). I told her go to an office supply store and get the following items: File folders in your favorite color, and a file holder. Then, come back home and start going through all of your papers and label the file folders with specific, not generic titles. Financial-Bank/Stock / Financial-Receipts for Taxes. I own Les Is More, so I deduct stuff for my business, then Financial- 2006 Bills for all of your bills for the year. I then told her to put files for correspondence, travel (I have my info for my someday Greek Isles cruise). Use what you want for titles...this is to help you get organized, not anyone else in the world, only you.