Kid Stuff – Updated YAY!!!! Two More Books since 3/15/2023

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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Breathing Room: Open Your Heart by Decluttering Your Home

Breathing Room: Open Your Heart by Decluttering Your Home is a self-help book written by Lauren Rosenfeld, a life coach who focuses on spirituality, and Dr. Melva Green, a psychiatrist on the TV show Hoarders. I watch Hoarders for white noise while I work, I dislike Hoarders, I have a guilty pleasure/loathe it relationship with…

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Wait, Are You Sure???????

“Wait, Are You Sure??????” The words didn’t come out of my mouth, but they were clear in my head, loud, strong, urgent and mournful. My son was doing a pass clearing his room, and the most prominent item in his “Donate” box was the set of huge, solid, magnificent wooden blocks that were the first…

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Women with Attention Deficit Disorder Sari Solden

Women with Attention Deficit Disorder by Sari Solden had a powerful influence on me years before I became an Organizer, after a close friend asked me to read it so I could better understand her world. And now I can share a more informed opinion of the masterpiece.   Women with Attention Deficit Disorder, Sari…

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SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life Julie Morgenstern

I’m pleased to say that I’m launching webinars to share my training, experience and values about organizing and its worth with as many people as possible. SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Julie Morgenstern, is one of the works which most profoundly informs my work as an Organizer, and helped me develop my webinars.…

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Casual Uncluttering launching webinars

I’m pleased to say that I’m launching webinars to share my training, experience and joy about organizing and its value with as many people as possible.  Judith Kolberg’s book Conquering Chronic Disorganization, is one of my inspirations for my presentation. This little bit of a video, my reaction to her masterwork, is a home-grown effort.…

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Clutter, contemplation, and a camera

Clutter, contemplation, and a camera I took the above video with my phone, at Brightwater Park in Woodinville, posted first to Facebook the day I was inspired, August 1. And the quality is AWFUL, which has prompted me to buy a real camera – scary. But, once I’ve learned it, I hope to give myself…

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Unstuff Your Life! Andrew J. Mellen

Andrew J. Mellen, once-upon-a-time VirgoMan and now “simply” “The Most Organized Man in America,” began in the organizing profession in 1996.  He’s another of our giants – a little more literally, since he stands at 6′ 1″ – alongside such luminaries as Judith Kolberg and Julie Morgenstern. Luminary is appropriate in another sense – Mellen…

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