I was recently inspired by this blog from Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist, where he wrote about ten things you can accomplish by taking small steps. He offers ten brief thoughts on how to make changes in your life in various ways by just taking one small, initial step. It made me consider what ten
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In the organizing and productivity world, there is a lot of advice on what to do and how to do it. Book after book, website after website, article after article, Instagram post after Instagram post, all telling us what to do to be our most productive and organized self. In all of that deluge of
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As we head into the final month of the summer, many of us will be heading out for one last vacation before the headlong rush into fall, back to the schedule, routine, and other activities that come with the quickening pace of autumn. While we look forward to the respite and relaxation of time away
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Recently Peacock TV began streaming a show called “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning”, based on the book of the same title by Margareta Magnusson, published in 2018. Since I had read the book several years ago and loved it, I couldn’t resist checking out the new show. I found the advice in the
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A huge part of getting and staying organized is figuring out what stuff needs to leave your space and your life. Letting things go can be incredibly freeing, but incredibly challenging (we’re not all Elsas!) Making decisions about what to keep and what to let go is tough, but crucial to getting and keeping your
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It’s easy for homes to become disorganized and full of clutter. Whether you have numerous belongings or always seem to accumulate more, it’s easy for it to become unmanageable. If so, consider incorporating structure into your cleaning routine. Creating simple habits will help you avoid the clutter and mess that always seems to accumulate at
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How are those new years’ resolutions going? Still holding strong? Or are you too sore, too hungry, or too frustrated to continue? Or did you just not bother to begin with? The change in the calendar year brings a spirit of renewal to many, but it can be short-lived. If you need some inspiration to
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Do you find that this time of year sparks not joy, but stress and a sense of overwhelming doom? I find that around the beginning of November every year, I get a mild case of panic at the thought of accomplishing everything on my holiday to-do list. Adding all of the extra tasks of shopping,
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I often begin my presentations on time management by asking the attendees, “What’s your legacy? What would you like to be known for, both today and after you’re gone?” It’s a question that’s designed to provoke thought about what our priorities are with regard to how we spend our time and how we display them
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I recently spoke with a friend and client who wondered why I wasn’t active on Instagram for promoting my business. My response was that Instagram is completely based on the visual – pictures and videos – and that my business really wasn’t something that generated a lot of those things. She wondered, since I’m a
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