News

We're
pleased to announce a completely new service from Custom Living
Solutions - personal assisting!
Here's
just a sampling of some of the tasks our pre-screened assistants
can help with:
- Entering
business cards on the computer
- Running
errands
- Shopping
for gifts, groceries and other needs
- Basic
maintenance of organizing and administrative systems
- Returning
unneeded items
- Dropping
off mail/shipping
- Waiting
for deliveries/servicepeople
- Returning
phone calls
- And
much more, all tailored to meet your needs!
If
you feel like your time is better spent on other priorities, but
your task list isn't getting any shorter, consider working with
one of our assistants - we can help get your "to-do's"
DONE!
For
more information, call 415-830-6345 or assist@customlivingsolutions.com

Joshua
Zerkel, founder of Custom Living Solutions, was Organize Magazine's
inagural Organizer of the Week at their website launch! Read
more at the Organize Magazine website.

Custom
Living Solutions is very excited to announce that we have expanded
to offer organizing services to the Los Angeles metropolitan area!
We offer our full array of organizing services for homes and offices
- for more information, or to set up a session, just contact
us.

Through
a partnership with Ning.com, Custom Living Solutions now has a custom-built
online organizing community which you can join - for free! You'll
be able to post ideas, tips, and get organizing advice. Just visit
http://getorganized.ning.com/
to sign up.

We're
thrilled to announce that Joshua Zerkel, CPO © of Custom Living
Solutions has been chosen as OnlineOrganizing.com's Organizer
of the Month for July 2007! OnlineOrganizing.com is one of the
web's premier destinations to learn more about organizing, share
tips, and read ideas. To learn more about this prestigious designation,
just visit OnlineOrganizing.com.

Joshua
Zerkel, owner of Custom Living Solutions, has received the prestigous
designation of Certified Professional Organizer © (CPO ©)
from the Board of Certification of Professional Organizers (BCPO).
He is a member of the Inaugural Class of Certified Professional
Organizers and is recognized on both the the BCPO and National
Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) websites. CPO ©
Certification recognizes those professionals who have met specific
qualifications and have proven through examination and client interaction
to posess the body of knowledge and experience required for certification.
You can read all about the CPO © program at the BCPO
website.

For
more organizing tips and ideas, visit our blog at http://organizingexpert.blogspot.com/.
We post "between-newsletter" information on the blog,
so make sure to check it out!

Upcoming
Events

Thinking
of Becoming a Professional Organizer?
Learn
about how we started our organizing business - and how you can,
too!
Join
us at an upcoming all-day class designed to:
* Help you feel empowered as you start your new business
* Ensure you have the knowledge and skills youll need to succeed
* Raise your awareness of hidden pitfalls specific to organizing
And
youll receive lots of tips, secrets, and much more from two
industry pros!
The
class is developed and led by two of the Bay Area's premier Certified
Professional Organizers© - Emily Wilska of The Organized Life
and Joshua Zerkel of Custom Living Solutions.
Whats
included:
* A full day of instruction covering topics including business basics,
what to expect on the job, avoiding pitfalls, dealing with challenging
clients, and what weve learned since starting our businesses
* Interactive exercises with the instructors and your fellow class
members
* Lunch and snacks
* A handbook including forms, resources, recommended readings, and
space to develop your own action plan
* A follow-up 30-minute coaching call with Emily or Josh
For
more information, visit www.essentialsclasses.com.
To register, or if you have questions, e-mail class@customlivingsolutions.com
or call (415) 252-9779.

Is
your group looking for a featured speaker? We can speak on a variety
of organizing-related topics, including organizing for small/home
offices, managing paper and information, controlling digital media,
the ever-popular "ask an organizer," and more! Contact us to find out more!

Press
& Media

Joshua
Zerkel, CPO®, was recently featured the ABC News website in
a story about trends in home-based businesses. You can view the
story online at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/CareerManagement/Story?id=5293600&page=1

Joshua
Zerkel, CPO®, was recently featured on CBS-5 News (San Francisco)
in a story about how to store and manage receipts. You can view
the video online at the CBS-5
website:
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=28557@kpix.dayport.com
http://cbs5.com/seenon/consumer/Real.Deal.Feb10.2.649530.html

Custom Living Solutions is a featured "Small
Business Success Story" on the Small Business Administration.
Read more on the SBA
website.

Joshua Zerkel,
CPO® from Custom Living Solutions is featued in
the San Francisco Chronicle in an article entitled "Promises,
promises - Look what happened after 10 readers made a New Year's
resolution to clear out a roomful of clutter." Read our
rave reviews online at: http://tinyurl.com/9h22z

The San Francisco Examiner also featured us in two articles - "Tips
for survival from small-business veterans" and "Helping
Businesses Beat the Odds." Read them online at http://tinyurl.com/8h7rl
and http://tinyurl.com/brllx
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