At the start of the new year, many people focus on developing a healthier lifestyle. Like most goals, staying healthy is much easier when you are organized, so our first Professional Organizers Blog Carnival for 2012 is all about Organizing and Health. You’ll find lots of practical tips here to use in your own life or when working with clients.

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As usual, I’d like to start things off by introducing our latest Professional Organizers Blog Carnival Star Blogger. With her post, Family, Friends, Nature & Clutter, Linda Samuels has now participated in 10 Blog Carnivals.

I’d also like to recognize Ellen Delap as the first person to have participated in 25 Blog Carnivals! With her post, Organizing and Exercise, Ellen is our very first Professional Organizers Blog Carnival Superstar Blogger!

Congratulations, Linda and Ellen!

Joining us for the first time this month is Moreen Torpy with Organizing for Your Health. Welcome, Moreen!

And there’s lots more great information for you here:

Hazel Thornton – Organizing to De-Stress a Major Illness

Lelah Baker-Rabe – Keeping ahead of your health

Natalie Conrad – Gather Your Medical Information

Leslie Josel – Students and Stress: Organized is the Way

Julie Bestry – Vital Signs: Organizing For A Medical Emergency, Part 1

Jeri Dansky – Pillboxes with a Dose of Cute

Sue West – Organize for Dr.’s Appointments: 6 Tips

Linda Vanderkolk – Organized for Healthy Living – 3 Tricks

Clare Kumar – How to be healthy, happy and productive at work

Tracy Hoth – Is Your Closet Affecting Your Health?

Janine Adams – Just do something

Heather Burke – Tuesday Tip – Organizing Your Medications and Supplements

Lauren Giammarco Silveira – Your Health and Your Home Connected

I hope you’ll take some time to read the posts, leave some comments, and get to know the bloggers! It’s a great way to grow your network and pick up some great advice at the same time.

Be sure to join us next month when our topic is Organizing for Pets. The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 13.