Offensive Office Workers Unite! Organize It Announces Ace Your Office Space Contest to Run From September through December 2004

Professional organizer conducts national contest for business and office workers

MILWAUKEE, WI August 12, 2004 -- Walk into one office and youd be hard-pressed to find dust. Enter another and youre worried about what might crawl out from under a pile of papers.
    
Professional organizer Barb Friedman said that she respects that much of the working public is challenged with their organization practices but theres an expensive downside. Thousands of dollars and hours are lost each year by people just looking for things.
    
Messy office mates, youre not alone. Organize It, a business founded by Friedman in 1998 is conducting its first national Ace Your Office Space contest from September 15 through December 6, 2004 and will solicit entries from people who have offices at home, in their cars or in traditional remote locations. The winner, which will be decided by five judges from throughout the United States, will be announced on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 during National Association of Professional Organizers Month. The public will be able to weigh in on their opinions early in the entry process.
    
The winner of Ace Your Office Space will receive a Verizon Wireless PalmOneTreo 600 Smartphone and five hours of professional organizing guidance by Friedman.
    
We want people to emerge from their piles and frustration and see that changing daily habits can help to make a person more relaxed, productive and their projects more lucrative, Friedman said.
    
Applicants may apply via Organize Its website at www.organizeitbiz.com or by requesting an application and rules at Organize It, P.O. Box 241412, Milwaukee, WI 53224.
    
Friedman, a past president of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, and producer of CDs entitled Dont AgonizeOrganize Your Paper! and Dont AgonizeOrganize Your Home! shares tips and tactics at www.organizeitbiz.com.

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