More Than Organized

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Is Time Getting Away From You?

It happens to people all the time. They get to the end of the day and think, “I worked hard all day and didn’t get anything done.” What has really happened is they have been distracted by bright shiny objects, people and things that keep us from working on what will helpus achieve our goals….

Criteria for Decisions

In order to make good decisions you need to have criteria in place. The questions you subconsciously use to make a decision. Do you know what yours are?   The criteria for most of your daily decisions is deep in there, and a result of years of practice, trial, error and reinforcement.   Unfortunately, when…

Ridiculous Memory

I have been working with my Antidote to Overwhelm clients on developing routines and habits. At the same time I heard reference to improving memory with a technique called ridiculous association. This is a technique I learned as a kid and didn’t even realize it was an actual method until a couple of weeks ago….

Resistance

I looked up the definition of Streamline last week. You know, to see if there was a hidden meaning to exploit in my marketing efforts. According to Webster’s Streamline means: 1) made with contours to reduce resistance to motion; 2) simplified; 3) modernized. I am intrigued by the notion of resistance and how to move…

A Better Project Approach

When most people start a new project, they start pulling all the pieces of paper that they think will help them onto the desk. The intention is that if the information is in front of them they will work on it. The trouble with this method is that routine tasks get buried and overlooked. A…

I was on the radio

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Teri Q Sayre for the 1050 Show. We had a great conversation about why simplifying your life is so much better than just organizing it. Anyway, I thought you might like to hear it too. Click the arrow to go to the 1050 Show page. Access the…

Laundry Piles Up

Laundry piles up. It gets started but rarely finished. It is one of those things that only seems unimportant. In fact it’s one of the most stressful things in any home. Think about it, remember when you couldn’t find those pants? What if laundry was easier to get all the way done? By setting up…

Stuff Creeps In

Sometimes it is obvious, the papers on the kitchen counter or the clothes draped over the treadmill. Other times the clutter is well hidden, the batteries stored in several places or the unwatched videos in the craft room cabinet. Things pile up and stuff creeps in. It is easy to ignore it or dismiss it…

Learning How

While it’s true that I was born with the desire to seek out order, I was not born with the knowledge of how to create it. I had to learn, read about and study the subject. Then practice it and incorporate new ideas along the way. Many of my clients have admitted that they just…

Quality vs. Quantity

I have been thinking a lot about simplicity lately, both for myself and for my clients. Having practiced voluntary simplicity for about 15 years I was surprised to realize recently how complicated parts of my life have become. It was a good reminder that staying organized is a constant editing process and as things in…