I have written a regular column for the Connections for Women website for years now, and I just wrote this article below for their September edition. I hope you like it. ========================= One of our constant messages to people is to think about your organizing projects comprehensively… don’t just “clean it up” and expect it… Read more »
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Sorry, That’s Just My Policy
I'm sure you've been frustrated before by some store clerk who stood behind a "policy," not giving you what you wanted… something like a 14-day return policy or a receipt-required policy. Your teachers in school probably had a policy for make-up work when you missed class, and your employer has lots of policies about vacation… Read more »
Doing = Having: Why Being Busy Can Mean More Clutter
I was just telling a reporter that many of the people we serve in our Clutter Diet online program are women who are doing too much. They are working full- or part-time outside the home, volunteering at school or at church (or both), rearing children, sometimes homeschooling, caring for aging parents, running a small business… Read more »
Fear Stinks: or Why I Prefer The Statue With More Clothes On
I believe that I am in the "personal change" business, and organizing is my topic. Organizing is a change in itself, and it's also a means to make other, bigger changes. Organizing yourself makes room for new things to come into your life and space. Our biggest enemy in personal change of all kinds is… Read more »
Newspapers are Old News
One of the clutter traps we see often in people's homes is reading material… there is this strange guilt hanging over people's heads about all of the things that they "should" read sometime. The reading material that stacks up the quickest is newspapers. Sorry, Lois Lane– the newspapers have gotta go. Here is what my… Read more »
7 Sticky Tips for Using Velcro in Organizing Projects
Here's another set of tips inspired by our recent Good Housekeeping clutter makeover contest winner's projects. (See before & afters and get an overview of the contest winner's bounty here…garage and home office) We use Velcro® quite a bit in our work as organizers, you'd be surprised! Here's how: Just like we did for our… Read more »
Neat Does NOT Equal Organized!
I had an incident with my wonderful husband Friday, whom I will try to embarrass as little as necessary in this post… let's just say it involved a lost car registration sticker. (I love you, honey!) But it was very time-consuming and annoying for both of us. He is someone who fortunately is very neat… Read more »
Talking Trash: Quick Video Tip!
Here's a quick trash tip from day one of our Good Housekeeping clutter makeover contest winner's garage… read more about this project and see before & after shots here. Click here to watch on YouTube if you can't see the embedded video player, and if you are a Kindle subscriber, scroll down to the bottom… Read more »
Before & After of Good Housekeeping Contest Winner, Part 2
Part TWO of our report on the makeover done for the grand prize winner of the Good Housekeeping contest we had last fall… see Part One here for an overview and before & after photos on the garage portion of the project. Part Two… The Home Office. The winner's office problems had accumulated over time,… Read more »
Before & After of Good Housekeeping Contest Winner, Part 1
Last fall we were pleased to partner with Good Housekeeping magazine to do a big clutter makeover contest! The Container Store pitched in a $1000 shopping spree, and we offered an annual membership to our program, a copy of our book, and two days with me in the winner's home. The grand prize winner is… Read more »
