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Change with Attitude

I have heard several potential clients say that they are hopeless, or that they will never be able to do it. I want you to know that if you can drive a car, you can get and stay organized.  But it won’t happen if you continue the defeatist attitude. Simplifying your environment, and by extension…

Adaptable Systems

I have always been a one project at a time, then on to the next kind of girl. It’s a good system and keeps me from becoming overwhelmed. This year I decided to create some new programs and ways of delivering my message of simplicity. Ideas came quickly and overwhelm followed. Luckily, I’m an expert…

I Don’t Have Time Too

Most of us have said it at one point or another, “I don’t have the time too….” Usually when we are feeling the most overwhelmed by the quantity of items vying for our time. It is the first excuse most people give me. “I don’t have the time to get organized.” Your thinking is wrong….

What to do with Boxes & Cords

Almost every home and office I work in has a problem with boxes and cords. They take up a huge amount of room and are just never used again. It seems like it should be easy for people to let go. And yet. When does this fear of getting rid of boxes first set in?…

Routines Create Habits

The busier I get the more I crave routine. People tend to think of routine as regimented and boring, but I see it as freeing. It just simplifies things. Creating routines allows us to quickly tackle tasks that have to get done without draining our energy. Routines enable us to easily delegate and know we…

Simplicity Tip #10

How many phone numbers and email addresses do you have? Do they all feed into one place? How do people know how to actually reach you? I have a business card from someone I met at a networking event that has 4 phone numbers, a fax number, a web site, and 2 email addresses. That…

Are You Addicted to Office Supplies?

Do you find yourself buying school supplies every fall, even though you graduated years ago? Some other indications that you might have an office supply addiction are: More than one pencil cup on your desk. A stash of paperclips too cute to use. Pretty binders purchased to hold papers you never look at. Note pads…

Simplicity Tip #8

Keep a list of quick tasks. You know, those little things that can be overlooked for a while but eventually need to get done, and take less than 5 minutes to complete. I have found it easy to get some of them done when I am either in need of a change of pace in…

The Silver Lining…

The signs are all there. It’s time to simplify. Maybe you have had to cut back on going out and purchases lately, hopefully not. In any case, the current climate provides the perfect opportunity to reevaluate your stuff and determine what is truly important. To eliminate the clutter and focus on creating the life you…

Indecision

Indecision – Is It In Your Way? How many times do you put something down or aside to decide about later? Do you ever decide? Now wait a minute, you actually make 5 decisions every time you do that. You decide you can’t decide now. You decide it’s important enough to keep. You decide it’s…