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Professional organizing during life transitions helps families create calm, organized homes during major life changes.

Life Changes. Your Organizing Systems Should Too.

Organizing During Life Transitions: How to Adapt Your Home to Life Changes Discover practical organizing strategies that help you adapt your home during moves, downsizing, caregiving,
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The Psychology of Clutter

The Psychology of Clutter

The Psychology of Clutter Discover why clutter feels overwhelming, how your brain responds to it, and practical strategies that make getting organized easier. Introduction The psychology
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Downsizing Without the Overwhelm

Downsizing Without the Overwhelm A calm, step-by-step plan to simplify your home, and your next chapter Introduction There comes a point when your home starts to
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7 Practical Tips for Organizing for a Divorce

7 Practical Tips for Organizing for a Divorce How to Create Clarity, Stability, and a Fresh Start During a Difficult Transition Divorce is one of those
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Professional Organizing During Life Transitions

Professional Organizing During Life Transitions Compassionate professional organizing support to help you find calm, clarity, and control during life’s most challenging transitions. Introduction Professional organizing during
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Professional organizing during divorce helping clients and lawyers manage documents and assets

Professional Organizing During Divorce for Lawyers & Clients

How Professional Organizing Supports Divorce for Lawyers and Clients Introduction Professional organizing during divorce plays a critical role in supporting both legal professionals and clients through
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Transition Support

Transition Support: Moves, Downsizing & Estate Clearing

Transition Support: Moves, Downsizing & Estate Clearing Introduction Transition support is essential when life throws major changes your way. Moving to a new home, downsizing after
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Transition Support

Chronic Disorganization & Hoarding Support: Reclaim Your Peace

Chronic Disorganization & Hoarding Support: Reclaim Your Home and Your Peace Introduction Living with Chronic disorganization & hoarding support in mind is essential when you’ve been
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Virtual Organizing

Virtual Organizing: Create Calm from Anywhere

Gentle Systems: Organizing for ADHD, Anxiety & Executive Function Overload Introduction Gentle Systems can make even the hardest days feel more manageable. Some days, just getting
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Gentle Systems

Gentle Systems: Organizing for ADHD, Anxiety & Executive Function Overload

Gentle Systems: Organizing for ADHD, Anxiety & Executive Function Overload Introduction Gentle Systems can make even the hardest days feel more manageable. Some days, just getting
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Gentle Systems

The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Organizer for Asset Cataloging in Divorce

The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Organizer for Asset Cataloging in  Divorce Introduction Divorce is never easy. Between navigating legal paperwork, managing emotions, and planning for
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Ongoing Organizing Support vs One-Time Decluttering Sprints

Why Ongoing Organizing Support Is Better Than One-Time Decluttering Sprints

Is It a Collection or Just Clutter? Introduction Clutter vs Collection is a question many of us face as we look around our homes. We all
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Clutter vs Collection: Is It a Collection. Or Just Clutter?

Is It a Collection or Just Clutter? Introduction Clutter vs Collection is a question many of us face as we look around our homes. We all
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Organizing for Aging Parents: How to Make Life Easier, Safer, and More Comfortable

Feng Shui Principles and How They Tie in With Living an Organized Life Introduction Happy (Belated) Chinese New Year!  The Lunar New Year is a time
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Unlock Peaceful Organizing: How Nokbox and Trustworthy Simplify Life

Feng Shui Principles and How They Tie in With Living an Organized Life Introduction Happy (Belated) Chinese New Year!  The Lunar New Year is a time
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Passover Preparation: Declutter and Get Organized

“Passover Prep: Declutter and Organize It’s time to prepare for Passover. In a perfect world, you’re reading this right after Purim, when you have plenty of
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Feng Shui Principles and How They Tie in With Living an Organized Life

Feng Shui Principles and How They Tie in With Living an Organized Life Introduction Happy (Belated) Chinese New Year!  The Lunar New Year is a time
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You’ve Evacuated, Now What? Staying Safe and Calm in the Aftermath

Are You Prepared for an Emergency? Lessons from Recent Disasters Introduction In the wake of recent tragedies, such as Hurricane Helen and the devastating California fires,
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Are You Prepared for an Emergency? Lessons from Recent Disasters

Are You Prepared for an Emergency? Lessons from Recent Disasters Introduction In the wake of recent tragedies, such as Hurricane Helen and the devastating California fires,
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5 Ways Being Organized Can Save Your Life in an Emergency

Virtual Organizing: Not Just For a Pandemic Introduction After sheltering in place for the majority of 2020, and living for several years in an environment that
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Goal Setting & Decluttering Challenges: How to Tackle Clutter and Achieve Your Organizational Dreams

Virtual Organizing: Not Just For a Pandemic Introduction After sheltering in place for the majority of 2020, and living for several years in an environment that
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Gratitude and Organization: How Decluttering Can Transform Your Mindset

Virtual Organizing: Not Just For a Pandemic Introduction After sheltering in place for the majority of 2020, and living for several years in an environment that
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“Virtual Organizing: Not Just For a Pandemic”

Virtual Organizing: Not Just For a Pandemic Introduction After sheltering in place for the majority of 2020, and living for several years in an environment that
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“Declutter and Revamp Your Kitchen This Fall: Expert Strategies for a Cozy, Efficient Space”

Best Ways to Organize Your Kitchen for Fall Introduction As the crisp air of fall rolls in and the leaves start to change color, it’s the
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“Essential Fall Decluttering Tips: Create a Cozy, Organized Home Now”

Essential Fall Decluttering Tips: Create a Cozy, Organized Home Now Introduction As the seasons shift, it’s the perfect time to refresh your home. Fall is an
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“Organize Like an Olympic Athlete: Precision at Home”

Organize Like an Olympic Athlete Introduction Have you ever wondered how Olympic athletes maintain such high levels of discipline and organization in their lives? The same
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“Passover Prep: Declutter and Organize

“Passover Prep: Declutter and Organize It’s time to prepare for Passover. In a perfect world, you’re reading this right after Purim, when you have plenty of
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How to Prepare Photos for Scanning

How to Prepare Photos for Scanning Preparing photos for scanning is one of the best ways to preserve your family’s memories for generations to come. Whether
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Cure the Paper Plague!

Cure the Paper Plague! Are you maddened by mail?  Crazed by credit card and charity requests? Overwhelmed by offers?  Inundated by bogus invitations?  Besieged by bills?
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Create a Brand New Mindset

Create a Brand New Mindset! It’s January, and we all make New Year’s resolutions. We start out highly motivated and confident that this will be the
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10 Ways to Survive Black Friday (and Beyond!)

10 Ways to Survive Black Friday (and Beyond!) As a Professional Organizer, I spend my days helping people decide to get rid of stuff they no
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May You Be Organized linen closet

May You Be Organized!

May You Be Organized! May is beautiful. It’s finally warm, trees and flowers are in bloom, children are finishing school. Life is good! Who knew May
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Gayle Gruenberg interviewed in Authority Magazine on Medium! Read all about it!

Gayle Gruenberg interviewed by Authority Magazine! “We live in a time of great excess. We have access to fast fashion, fast food, and fast everything. But studies
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book & photo organizing

It’s Book & Photo Week!

It’s Book & Photo Week Do you ever find that your week has a theme?  For me, this week has been “Book & Photo” week. I
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165 Things (and counting!) a Professional Organizer Can Do For You!

165 Things (and counting!) That a Professional Organizer Can Do For You… January is Get Organized (GO) Month.  The beginning of the year is the perfect
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How to Eat a Waffle While ADHD

Eating a waffle might sound easy enough, but to a person with ADHD it can be a challenge by itself. Click on the link to ready how ADHD can affect even the simplest of tasks!
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Decide to Decide

DECIDE TO Decide DECIDE TO Decide Clutter is often the result of delayed decisions. We can’t decide whether to keep something or toss it, so we keep
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Let My CLUTTER Go! Time to Organize for Passover

Let my Clutter Go! time to organize for passover Let my Clutter Go! time to organize for passover It’s time to prepare for Passover. In a
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Multitasking is a Myth

MULTITASKING IS A Myth! MULTITASKING IS A Myth! Driving and listening to the radio (or talking on the phone!). Checking email and voicemail at the same
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Living with an ADHD Spouse

LIVING WITH AN ADHD Spouse living with an adhd Spouse So, Michael, you’ve been married to Denise for over 25 years. When you first met, did
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An interview with “Susan,” a Chronically Disorganized Mom

An interview with “Susan”, a Chronically Disorganized Mom An interview with “Susan”, a Chronically Disorganized Mom GMG: Susan, when you first called, you told me you
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Is Clutter Killing Your Sex Life?

is clutter killing your Sex Life? is clutter killing your Sex Life? My father always said that relationships are the hardest thing you will ever do.
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Is being disorganized making you SICK?

IS BEING DISORGANIZED MAKING YOU Sick? is being disorganized making you Sick? If you’re living with clutter and Chronic Disorganization, you may literally be taking your
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Why I’m breaking my Golden Rule

I may be moving to a smaller home but LGO is Growing! To make it all work, I have to break my Golden Rule: a space
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Organize to Your Core Values

ORGANIZE TO YOUR Core Values ORGANIZE TO YOUR Core Values January is National Get Organized Month. Why? Because one of the most common New Year’s resolutions
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45 Quick Organizing Tips You Can Do in Just 3 Minutes

45 Quick Organizing Tips You Can Do in Just 3 Minutes to a Happier, Healthier, More Organized You! 3 Minutes to a Happier, Healthier, More Organized
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Let’s Get Organized for 2022

let’s get Ready for 2022 The start of a new year is the perfect time for new beginnings! Especially if you are looking for a “reset”
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Getting Organized is Good Self-Care

DECLUTTERING IS GOOD Self-Care! decluttering is good Self Care! Self-care does not mean the same thing to everyone. To one person it may mean the assumed
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Organize now for Holiday Ease

ORGANIZE NOW FOR Holiday Ease ORGANIZE NOW FOR Holiday Ease The end of the year is almost here, and the holiday season can get chaotic! Now
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Client working with a professional organizer to organize paperwork and reduce household overwhelm.

Professional Organizing Success Story: How Olivia Overcame Overwhelm

Professional Organizing Success Story: How Olivia Overcame Overwhelm Discover how compassionate professional organizing helped one client overcome overwhelm, organize her home, and create lasting systems that
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Let’s Get Organized featured in Porch.com article on Chronic Disorganization!

Gayle M. Gruenberg shares her insights on Chronic Disorganization as expert contributor to Porch.com blog.
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Let’s Get Organized featured in REDFIN DIY projects article!

While social distancing at home, are you looking around the house and seeing all of the little projects you never had time to do? LGO was featured in a Redfin article on DIY projects you can do without leaving home!
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Let’s Get Organized featured in article on Small House Space Saving Solutions on REDFIN!

Organizing small spaces requires some creativity!
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Organized home with labeled storage bins, demonstrating practical home organizing ideas.

101 Organizing Things to Do When Hiding from the Coronavirus

Stuck at home, hiding from the coronavirus? Here are 101 organizing tasks you can do!
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Organized home office workspace designed to improve productivity while working from home

Working From Home Tips: How to Stay Organized and Productive

Getting organized to work from home takes a little planning. Here are a few tips to make it easier and more productive.
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Professional organizing coach helping a client create organized systems and reduce household clutter.

How Organizing Coaching Helps You Get Organized

A professional organizer who is also a trained organizing coach acts as a bridge between where clients are now and where they want to go. A coach is a change agent. An organizing coach knows how to help clients identify and acknowledge the factors that contribute to their disorganization. S/he will tap into clients’ innate and acquired strengths and talents and show them how to best use those gifts to achieve their goals.
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Gayle Gruenberg of LGO presents on chronic disorganization at NAPO conference!

Gayle and her illustrious ICD friends each presented a case study about a chronically disorganized client for the 2019 NAPO conference in Fort Worth, TX. It was evident how each of the presenters love the client discussed and support him or her with creative organizing strategies customized to his/her unique brain-based challenges. Learning these techniques will empower attendees, so they can go back to their clients and use them in their own practices.
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Professional moving organizer helping a client pack and organize belongings before a home move.

Professional Moving Organizer: How to Make Your Move Stress-Free

Professional Moving Organizer: How to Make Your Move Stress-Free Moving homes can be exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. A professional moving organizer can help
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Professional organizer helping a client create systems to reduce clutter and improve home organization.

Professional Organizer: How Expert Organizing Services Can Transform Your Life

Professional Organizer: How Expert Organizing Services Can Transform Your Life Life can become overwhelming when clutter, paperwork, and daily responsibilities start piling up. A professional organizer
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Professional organizer helping a client create organized systems and reduce clutter at home.

Understanding The Need For Professional Organizing Services

Feeling overwhelmed by clutter, unfinished tasks, and a never-ending to-do list? Personal disorganization can affect your productivity, relationships, and peace of mind. Professional organizing services provide
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Few Ways Organizational Consultants Can Add Value To Your Business

In today’s competitive environment, everyone is running full speed towards their dreams. Many are held back by their own disorganization and lack of direction. This is
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How to Choose a Professional Organizer: 5 Things to Look For

Choosing the right professional organizer can make the difference between temporary solutions and long-lasting organization. When you invite someone into your home, you want a trusted
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Top Reasons To Hire Home Organizers

There are many drawbacks to being disorganized. Maybe you’re paying late fees because you misplaced your bills. Maybe you can’t find your favorite outfits. Perhaps you’re
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Video: Basic Brain Hacks

Basic Brain Hacks
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Video: Multitasking

Listen and view my segment from the CYACYL: Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life radio show, September 2017.
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Divorce Emergency Preparedness Plan: Organizing Documents, Safety & Family Plans

  Divorce Emergency Preparedness Plan: Organizing Documents, Safety & Family Plans Divorce is already an overwhelming life transition, and preparing for unexpected emergencies may feel like
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What the Heck is a Body Double??

What the Heck is a Body Double?! “I know what I need to do, I just have to do it!” As a professional organizer, I hear
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Organized Life Inventory binder with important family documents for emergency preparedness.

How to Create a Life Inventory for Your Family

  How to Create a Life Inventory for Your Family Imagine receiving a late-night phone call telling you that a loved one has been in an
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Video: Is Clutter Killing your Sex Life?

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Video: The Value OF A Mistake.

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Professional using a paper planner to organize daily tasks and manage time effectively.

How to Use a Planner to Stay Organized and Boost Productivity

How to Use a Planner to Stay Organized and Manage Your Time   Whether you prefer a paper planner or a digital calendar, using a planner
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Audio: Help Is Not A Four Letter Word.

Listen and view my segment from the CYACYL: Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life radio show, July 2017.
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Organized moving boxes and packing supplies for a stress-free home move.

10 Tips for an Organized Move

Moving House Checklist: 10 Organizing Tips for a Stress-Free Move Selling your home and moving to a new one can feel overwhelming, but having a moving
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Parents creating an organized co-parenting plan after divorce to support their children.

5 Tips for Organized Co-Parenting

Co-parenting after divorce can be challenging, especially when parents are navigating new routines, financial responsibilities, and emotional changes. Creating organized systems for communication, schedules, expenses, and
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Woman planning her day using the DEAR time management method to stay organized and productive.

4 Steps to Reclaiming Your Time

The DEAR Method: How to Make Time to Get Organized Many people say, “I know what I need to do, I just don’t have the time.”
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Couple feeling stressed by household clutter while discussing how to organize their home together.

Is Clutter Killing Your Sex Life?

How Clutter Affects Relationships and Emotional Well-Being Clutter doesn’t just affect your home, it can affect your relationships, emotional well-being, and overall quality of life. Many
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Video: Easy is Okay

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Cure the Procrastination Plague!

How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Organized   If you’ve ever delayed organizing your home, avoided a difficult task, or felt overwhelmed by an endless to-do
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Tips for An Organized Move

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10 Color-Coding Ideas to Organize Your Home

Photo by AGSIA DESIGN GROUP – 10 Color-Coding Ideas to Organize Your Home   Looking for a simple way to stay organized? Color coding is one
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Procrastinate No More

Check out my March 2017 audio for the Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life radio show.
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How to Simplify Your Life with Organizing Systems That Work

How to Simplify Your Life with Organizing Systems That Work   Life doesn’t have to feel complicated all the time. Many people feel overwhelmed because they
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Happiness Is A Choice

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Why Am I So Disorganized?

Why Am I So Disorganized? Understanding the Challenges Behind Clutter   Many people ask, “Why am I so disorganized?” If you struggle with clutter, unfinished tasks,
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The 10 Commandments of Organizing

The 10 Commandments of Organizing: Professional Tips to Create Order and Reduce Clutter   Feeling overwhelmed by clutter and unsure where to begin? You’re not alone.
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