More Than Organized

Posts Tagged ‘systems’

Is Your Clutter a Communication Issue?

If it feels like your family is not on your side when trying to create an organized home, you may want to look at your own behavior in the situation. Have you asked your family for help? Have you expressed to them why getting organized is important to you? Have you explained why you moved…

Incorporate Your Holidays

Has your home office become a dumping ground for all items that need to be cleared from the dining table, kitchen counter and entry hall floor? Especially during the holiday season it is easy to fall into the “I’ll just set it here for later” and “hide the gift” syndrome. After the celebrating you are…

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….

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…

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…

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…

Routines Make Things Easier

Whenever I learn something new I know I will be figuring out how to make it easier the next time. I think in terms of systems and routines from the beginning. The same applies to getting organized and simplifying any area of your office or home. Here is what I do: Determine the steps. Research…