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So I’m getting a lot of reading done. That adaptability thing again. Taunton’s Home Storage Idea Book, written by Joanne Kellar Bouknight in 2003 is worth every second of effort to find on Amazon and worth every penny to buy. She’s FUNNY, creative, practical. I found myself wishing I could review this book just by…
It was marvelous fortune that I met C. Melita Webb when she consulted me for organizing help. She has taught me a great deal about courage, and what it means to aspire to graceful, compassionate dignity for oneself and others. I am not a Christian, but I think Ms. Webb’s ideals are universal to all faiths and I…
This is the second course of study I’ve now completed with the Institute for Challenging Disorganization. I hope that this list will give people a glimpse of the rich nuances involved in getting and keeping people organized, with or without challenges. Heck, I’m using some of this stuff on myself – nobody is up for tedium all…
I disliked Ms. Kondo’s first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. I’m warmer to Spark Joy: an illustrated master class on the art of organizing and tidying up. It’s significantly gentler: Ms. Kondo has softened her “my way or else” invocations, acknowledging that people can use other approaches to their…
Brooks Palmer is a stand-up comedian who regularly performs in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, so I was surprised, even disappointed, that Palmer didn’t write Clutterbusting with humor. Once I got over that twist, I found compassion, wisdom, and the most absurdly creative exercises that I have ever read to help ANYONE loosen ties…
If any of my friends with babies anywhere in their lives would like some help… (insert smile here) Another Closetbox article to which I was delighted to add my two cents. “Creating the ultimate baby nursery closet” Creating the ultimate baby nursery closet Leslie Hughes • September 5, 2017 BABY STORAGE CLOSETS Prepping for a baby…
I found this post by an Organizing colleague, Shanna Perino, as an entry for a blogging community called Activerain. I’m reblogging it here and everywhere else I can reach with her permission because I think her insights are brilliant, courageous and smart. “Organizing and Cleaning – The Misconception of Talent vs. Learned Skills Yesterday, I was working…
I LOVE MY JOB! Not just for the satisfaction of using my strengths to help people. The perks are great too. What do you do when you can’t find a place to plug in a computer? Pick blueberries at Mountainview Blueberry Farm. And driving past this actually caused me to stop, reverse myself and make…
The Level 1 Foundation Certificate of Study in Chronic Disorganization is the absolute baseline course of study to allow me to pursue certification by the Institute for Challenging Disorganization as a Certified Professional Organizer specializing in chronic disorganization (CPO-CD). I earned this Level 1 “diploma” on 8/25/2017. Chronic Disorganization is “characterized by disorganization that…
Amy Mullen, Realtor, CPA, CDPE, MBA, has given me permission to reblog this. I think it’s wonderful, the exact kind of tiny detail “I wish I knew then what I know now” piece that is invaluable. “First-time homeowners often make these 9 common — and avoidable — mistakes. Don’t be one of them. You haven’t felt…
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I'm giving myself permission to refuse to write every day - too much pressure!!! I'd never enjoy writing again, and I'd bet my audience would start making comparisons between me and a mosquito. I'm told I have a good sense of humor - I know I enjoy finding ways to laugh and to get other people to laugh. Don't take any of it too seriously, except of course the serious stuff. And, after all, everything is about our stuff.
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