Posts Tagged ‘declutter’
The C.H.A.O.S. Cure – Marla Cilley speedread
I read The FlyLady Marla Cilley‘s Sink Reflections a looooooong time ago (my review is here). And I enjoyed it. I frequently recommend it, her techniques and her community. I got my hands on her book The C.H.A.O.S. Cure a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it just as much. The C.H.A.O.S. Cure is half…
Read MoreOrganizing 101 The Works Seattle
THIS IS IT Organizing 101 The Works Seattle 3516 Fremont Place North Seattle, WA 98103 Thursday, 5/16/2024 7:00PM My class is sooner than later and you want to get your ticket.
Read MoreHoarding Disorder support option
Dr. Chia-Ying Chou is offering a new Compassionate Mind Training for Hoarding & Cluttering Issues program starting July 22 for people who experience clutter/hoarding challenges. I’ve seen Dr. Chou speak. She is an extremely valuable asset in our community.
Read MoreSimplify your space – Marcia Ramsland
Simplify your space create order & reduce stress Marcia Ramsland’s book annoys me. I unfortunately find it an “Of course you can” book. “Of course you can” books always work on a premise of “this is simple, there’s no reason on Earth why you can’t do this.” They also tend to be one-size-fits-all. So they…
Read MoreThrow Out Fifty Things
I attended a conference on hoarding disorder yesterday, 1/30/2021. Some of the materials reminded me of this book: Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life, authored by Gail Blanke and published in 2009. Ms. Blanke, from her book cover, is “a world-class motivator, a former columnist for Real Simple magazine, and the…
Read MoreMarla Cilley the FlyLady – Sink Reflections
Marla Cilley, the FlyLady, www.FlyLady.net, nurtures a millions-strong online community of people who share organizing tips and tools, motivation, and comradeship. They support and empower each other in countless ways. Cilley is the bedrock of that community, who over the course of her own struggle with chronic disorganization developed a very simple, very gradual, very…
Read MoreBathroom-Busting
I never thought I’d find enough to say to contribute to a second article about bathrooms (“How to Organize Your Bathroom in Seven Simple Steps“) by Paige Smith for SelfStorage.com was the first) but I did. “How to Organize Your Bathroom Fast – Even in 15 Minutes” by Michelle Coy, January 14, 2019 for realtor.com Overwhelmed…
Read MoreStanding on the Shoulders of Sidetracked Home Executives
When Casual Uncluttering LLC was so new I was terrified of making mistakes rather than confident that I would make them, I read organizing books as quickly as I could discover them. Marla Cilley, FlyLady.net, author of Sink Reflections (my review is here) was one of the first Organizers I studied – I wrote that…
Read MoreDiary of an Organizer – Mary Jane Maffini fini
I’ve read the last of Mary Jane Maffini’s Charlotte Adams series: Death Loves a Messy Desk, Closet Confidential, and The Busy Woman’s Guide to Murder. If you enjoy tongue-in-cheek, you will enjoy these. Charlotte Adams is an enduring, endearing nitwit who ought to consider it a wonder she and her friends are still alive after…
Read More#SmallisMighty Casual Uncluttering LLC – tiny!
I’m watching the #SmallisMighty campaign on LinkedIn, in celebration of National Small Business Week. LinkedIn proclaims: “Happy National Small Business Week! All week long, we’ll be celebrating the power of small businesses. What ‘mighty moments’ has your business had? Share your story on LinkedIn with the hashtag hashtag#SmallisMighty and tag anyone who helped along the…
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