Coming out of the Closet, Bag & Box…#11
07.27.2010
After 10 sessions we are taking a break so my special client can see how she does on her own. I am still available when she has questions or gets stuck. Sometimes people just need a chance to try it out for awhile. This is her first week solo.
Simply Simply Simply
When I walk into my…
Categorizing SAGE Column June 2010
06.14.2010
Over Categorizing: How Many are Enough?
Believe it or not, people sometimes organize themselves into confusion and overwhelm instead of out of it. The trouble is over-categorizing.
When you over-categorize, you wind up treating everything as very special. So nothing gets rotated out. When you keep like items together, it is much easier to determine when something…
Magic Red Geranium
06.12.2010
My friend Carol Olmstead had this fable in her book Feng Shui Quick Guide for Home and Office. Yes she wrote the book, and I recommend it. Anyway, this story seems quite appropriate and motivational in relation to the sharing going on on this blog. So without further ado…
Have you heard the fable of the…
Coming Out of the Closet Bag & Box…#5
05.15.2010
How a client is beginning…
Four days.
I am both eager and anxious.
It’s been ten days since Miriam was last at my house.
It’s been four days since I was last at my house.
I am eager to get back to work.
I am anxious that it’s all a losing battle.
Has the fledgling order returned to chaos? Will I have…
Coming Out of the Closet, Bag & Box… #4
05.12.2010
Organizing is a choice.
Last week Miriam and I tackled the laundry room. That would be the room in which we do the laundry — and where we keep seven years’ worth of birthday party decorations and party bags and wrapping paper and cat and dog food (and the litter box) and craft materials and puzzles,…
Coming Out of the Closet, Bag & Box #3
05.03.2010
Week #3 as a client navigates the streamlining process.
Reality
Has anyone noticed how late this post is? It’s my fault, of course. Miriam
couldn’t be more patient. I, on the other hand, couldn’t be more of a
procrastinator.
I also couldn’t be more of an optimist, carrying within me the constant
belief that come tomorrow each minute of the day…
Coming Out of the Closet, Bag & Box…#2
04.23.2010
WWMD
Spring. That’s when I make my resolutions. I can smell the lilacs blooming
and I start planning: my garden, my summer, my new diet and work out
routines. I envision my way to exciting career changes, a bountiful income,
improved parenting skills, increased dedication to my husband and friends –
and once the blooms start fading on my lilac,…
Sunday Simplicity Tip #7
04.11.2010
Create a reverse cookbook and keep your pantry and recipe pile to a minimum. It’s easy. Just think of 30-40 meals you and your family actually like to eat. Then determine if you even need a recipe to make the dish. If you do, pick your favorite version of the dish and keep those instructions.
I…
Saturday Simplicity Tip
02.06.2010
I decided to share something, that I actually do, that can simplify your life in a small way. Try them out yourselves and let me know how they work out for you. Ready? Here is the first one.
I don’t use a top sheet on my bed. Just the fitted sheet on the matress and a…
Stress Free Occasions SAGE Column December 2009
01.13.2010
How thoughtful is your gift giving?
Plenty’s been written on managing the purchase, hiding, wrapping and distributing associated with gift giving – whatever holiday or occasion you’re celebrating. These elaborate systems, designed to save you time, usually take days to set up. Don’t even get me started on the space needed to wrap and store stuff.
Having…
