So, the first full year for Organize IT is over and as is traditional at this time, I hereby present my year in review! I know, you are all probably fed up of reading yearly recap posts right now, but they do serve a useful purpose. One of the quirks with blogs is that older posts can quickly get lost in the mix of other content, so a recap is a great opportunity to re-introduce some classic posts to the readers. Below are what I consider to be the top articles from over the last twelve months, broken down into quarterly periods. Please do check them out, and if you find them interesting reading leave a comment. I do try and reply to every one of you! Thanks to all my readers for making 2007 a successful first year for Organize IT.

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Better late than never, here is a summary of the best posts from November. It was a very eventful month with a move to the new domain and a radical redesign which has brought about a great many benefits. I feel the new posting schedule has really revitalized my enthusiasm for Organize IT and improved the overall quality of my writing. I hope all my regular readers agree with me

I’m always greatly appreciative of any support people give, whether it be kind words, regular comments or links to the site. If any of you want to spare even just a minute of your time to help out, subscribe to the RSS feed, submit your favorite posts to Digg and Reddit, or stumble them to help promote Organize IT. And now onto November’s best posts, let me know which your favorite ones were!

• Start Enjoying Christmas Again!
• Computer Productivity And Keyboard Shortcuts
• 10 Ways To A Slim And Trim To-Do List: Part 1
• 10 Ways To A Slim And Trim To-Do List: Part 2
• Why Streamlining Your To-Do List Is So Important
• The Three Key Rules For Any Organizing System
• Get Creative Part 4:Things To Avoid

One of the most interesting posts I did recently that produced a lot of comments and thoughts was the one regarding whether simplifying our lives is a lost cause. In it I debated whether in this high tech world, adopting a process of simplifying our lives was putting us at a disadvantage. Below are two comments that stood out for me.

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Over here in the UK Autumn is in in full swing, and the cold and miserable weather is taking it’s toll. However, it’s had no effect on Organize IT which is banging out content as though Summer never ended! Below are my top posts from the last month. If you missed any of them please check them out and leave a comment!

• Productivity Tip No. 04: Start Something And Finish It
• Productivity Tip No. 17: Do The Crappy Stuff First
• Productivity Tip No. 35: Apply Some Pressure
• Simplifying Our Lives: Is It A Lost Cause?
• My Productivity Templates Revised
• Audit Your Life: Your Wardrobe
• Updated GTD/Productivity Links List 04th Oct 2007
• Laying The Foundations Of Your Environmentally Friendly Habit
• Why Your Plans Fail: My Thoughts
• Riding The Waves Of Life… Or Not
• Clutter 101: Track Your De-Cluttering Activity

September was an eventful month. My broadband went down so I couldn’t update, then the server went down and finally I used up my bandwidth allowance. Hopefully I will have a more steady month in October These are my favourite posts from September. If you have not read them then please check them out and leave a few comments (remember, I’ve turned off the nofollow tag now).

• 10 Tips For Surviving Freshman Week
• Ask The Readers: How Would You Use This Tool?
• Habit Building: Laying The Foundations
• First Steps To A Healthy Lifestyle
• 8 Ways For Dealing With Doubts
• Getting Things Done… Faster
• Fight Off Colds And Flu This Winter
• Priscilla’s Personal Development List
• Ask The Readers: Your Top 5 Websites?