Kid Stuff

I’ve been working more often with children again, something I’ve done with great delight since early in my career. It often comes about that I work with children in the course of partnering with the parents: first the parents, then the youngster(s). My youngest one-on-one client ever was five. My record number of children on-site…

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I don’t post about pretty boxes

Decoupaged travel trunk

I don’t post about pretty boxes. I don’t. Did early in my career, haven’t in years. Why? I do not think pretty boxes are the important part of the organizing work. Can those be a reward for the tremendous effort involved in this kind of partnership? OH YEA. Can those be a tool to further…

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I love to cook and I love this cookbook

Squid. My favorite cookbook of all time, and I can’t give you the name – I’ll explain later, has a recipe for squid. And it starts, paraphrased, “Everybody starts a recipe for squid with ‘Clean the squid.’ But nobody tells you how to clean the squid. Soooooo here’s how you clean a squid.” Chris Hanson…

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Me & the Bolt Cutters

Bolt cutters 3′ tall. Weight 15lbs. I’m 5′ tall. I was swinging that thing around like it was a hotdog I was trying to keep from my son’s unruly dog, Bacon. And now I explain.   I own a garden cart for work. Big basic black workhorse, carries 175lbs. Client taught me about mine two…

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The Diderot Effect

I learned about The Diderot Effect while reading James Clear‘s book Atomic Habits to earn my Institute for Challenging Disorganization Level II Time Management and Productivity Specialist Certificate. Denis Diderot, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, was a French philosopher in the 1700s who explored a huge range of social, political and scientific issues of his…

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First Time for Everything

Boy Bundled in Jacket

First time I’ve ever forgotten to check a potential client’s address before I hit the road for a walk-through, my initial assessment where I determine if I’m a good fit for the project and the client decides as well. I guess I can fly to Alaska. All joking aside, it’s absolutely possible to create a…

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Art As A Pathway To Self – Rebecca Tolk

Art As A Pathway To Self, Rebecca Tolk‘s 2021 Playful Creative Summit conversation with David Chislett, appealed to me on many levels. The dialogue was free-flowing. Tolk notes, for example, that she spends a good part of her time on inartistic efforts, such as her marketing, which can have a dispiriting effect on her creativity.…

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