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How to Organize Your Spices
I’ve learned that the process you use to organize the smallest things in your life, like your spices, is a metaphor for how you organize YOUR LIFE. American poet Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886) famously said, “If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.” Let’s look at the…
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Is “Organizing” Therapeutic for You?
The Huffington Post published an article the other day about why cleaning and organizing is therapeutic in stressful times. Although there is some controversy about equating organizing with cleaning, the topic spurs some thought. For some individuals, not cleaning nor organizing is a therapeutic task. For some, the task of organizing is additional stress!! Regarding…
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What’s Your Style? Setting Up Organizing Systems.
“I put it somewhere.” But, can you find it? Finding It Are you setting up organizing systems for piles of papers, collections, or supplies? Some may suggest that cookie cutter systems suffice, but not everyone thinks the same. To be successful at finding “it” in the future depends on several factors. There’s a better…
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Minimalism and Organizing
Will you fill it with stuff, select minimalism as an approach, or something in between? There’s no right or wrong way, just your way. It’s YOUR life, not someone else’s. Fill your canvas with what makes YOU happy. Now, compare this canvas with your actual life today. Are you burdened with past possessions, or…
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Why You Can’t Get Organized: When Organization is a Phobia
Is it “can’t” or “won’t” when it comes to summarizing the reasons people fail to organize their stuff? And does it apply to you? “Can’t” implies inability. “Won’t” is the lack of initiative or desire. The five main reasons fall into BOTH camps: Can’t AND Won’t. CAN’T – Don’t know how Mindy (fictitious name) tells…
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Why People Hold Onto Stuff
“Y is a crooked letter.” This was my grandfather’s standard response to the basic question of childhood “Why, Grandpa?”. My interpretation of that expression is that the answer is complicated. And, when it comes to human behavior, it almost always is. Why do people hold onto stuff? The answer is complicated because there are so…
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The Right Strategy for Paring Down
“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” – – A. A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh Before you tackle your next organizing project, will you plan and strategize? What motivates and inspires you? I have helped 600+ individuals to successfully…
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Twenty Five (25)
When you think of 25, what comes to your mind? Twenty five is: also known as quarter of a century the number of cents in a quarter the atomic number of Manganese the number typically reserved for the best slugger in Baseball the name of Breckenridge Brewery American Porter Style Beer the name of George…