As you can imagine, I hear from all kinds of people about how they are planning for their New Year's goals. I thought I would share a few of these ideas as well as something that I enjoy doing. Lots of people like to create a "Vision Board" of photos that represent their goals and… Read more »
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No More Failed Resolutions
(The following is an abridgement of the January article I wrote for Connections for Women.) It’s another new year and most of us are reflecting upon the changes we would like to make in our lives. New Year’s Resolutions are classically full of hope and ambition and quickly fizzle out… but why? How do you… Read more »
Family Circle Magazine: 55 Ways to Clear the Clutter
January 01, 2009 Click here to read the article (scanned into PDF format). “Our team of organizing experts offer their top tidying tips, tools and affordable finds guaranteed to help you bring order to your home once and for all.” Need help getting organized? Here are 3 ways we can help: Get our… Read more »
Press Release: Amazon Partners with Clutter Diet (Resulted in #8 bestseller in Kindle nonfiction!)
December 31, 2008 NOTE: This press release was picked up by USA Today and Entrepreneur.com and upon the release, The Clutter Diet Blog became the #1 bestselling blog overall in the Kindle blog list, above the New York Times and Huffington Post, and the new Clutter Diet book went up to #17 on the Kindle… Read more »
Clutter Diet Book is Now Available Exclusively on the Amazon Kindle!
I am so excited! Because of my blog's popularity with the Kindle readers (thanks, everyone!) Amazon and I have partnered to make my new book immediately available starting today, 12/31/08, on the Kindle e-book reader device. Read the full press release here. The Kindle has an exclusive on my book until the print version is ready… Read more »
Organizing as an Artistic Medium
I was recently working on some organizing projects in a writer’s home, and before we started I explained to her that the process would be a creative endeavor. I do not know all of the answers right when we start… I have to wade into the project and get my hands in the “stuff” before… Read more »
Two Voting Favors- Please Help!
Dear Readers, I would love to win at least one of these two awards. I really think that 2009 is "The Year" for the Clutter Diet program (which is a gigantic, separate thing apart from this blog, if you haven't checked it out). I have worked really hard on this for 3 full years… It would be… Read more »
How Will You Spend Your “Leap Second?”
Evidently we are getting an extra second of time in 2008, due to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service. A "Leap Second," if you will. I confess I am not glued to scientific journals and announcements– I only know this because Stephen Colbert talked about it on his show this week (click here… Read more »
Lorie’s Favorite Things 2008
I would never presume to think of myself as like The Great Oprah, but I do have some Favorite Things of my own that I would love to share in this holiday season! People do ask me often for gift ideas, so I wanted to put some thoughts together here. Audible.com Gift Subscriptions: People who… Read more »
I’m Walking While I Type This…
OK, as an update to my last post, I HAVE figured out how to retrofit my existing treadmill to hold my laptop! I have been working on it much of the afternoon, walking at 2 mph (the maximum safe speed for work-walking–hey, is that a new word??). This photo was taken right now while I am writing… Read more »
