Posts Tagged ‘Institute for Challenging Disorganization’
Virtual Organizing Professional v2
I continually aim to keep current on best practices to offer on-site assistance, virtual services and by-phone accountability sessions. I retrained, July 2026, as a virtual organizing specialist: I was proud to originally learn from Sheila Delson, The Virtual Organizer, a master trainer and a founder of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD), and glad…
Read MoreOHMIGOSH my professional society has a mascot
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT SOOOOOOOO MUCH. I belong to the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) and the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD). ICD HAS A MASCOT. Charlie Dependable, a Build-A-Bear teddy bear. Read the whole story. I will always have a fondness for Build-A-Bear. My son’s first gift from…
Read MoreTHANK YOU COSTCO
Costco published Corral the Chaos, a marvelous article about working with Professional Organizers, in its February 2025 Connections magazine for members. THANK YOU COSTCO!!!!! ANOTHER REASON I’M A SATISFIED MEMBER.
Read MoreWhy partner with a Certified Professional Organizer?
I was startled to realize I’ve been a Certified Professional Organizer for over a lucky seven years. What does that mean? Why partner with a Certified Professional Organizer? When I sat for the exam, the requirements were even stricter – 1,500 hours!! I’ve taken continuing education opportunities on everything from ADHD to time management to…
Read MoreInstitute for Challenging Disorganization makes a difference again
My professional society, the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD), provided testimony to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Aging Committee Majority Staff report The Consequences of Clutter: How Hoarding Disorder Affects America’s Older Adults, First Responders, and Their Communities.” I am very proud to be a member of ICD, and I am copying its…
Read MoreReplaced by a bunch of books
I’m gonna be replaced by a bunch of books once I make this recommendation. I collect organizing books the way some people collect cookbooks (Spoiler alert, I also collect cookbooks. That’s a story for another day). One of the most illustrious members EVER of my profession, Valentina Sgro, Really Organized, wrote a fictional series about…
Read MoreThe Organized Mind by Daniel J Levitin
The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin was required reading for my Level II Time Management and Productivity Specialist Certificate from the Institute for Challenging Disorganization. The book is amusing, challenging and ever-so-slightly intimidating. Levitin walks his readers through progressively more challenging elements of our lives: first teaching us how our minds process information, then…
Read MoreDid It Again – Earned another Certificate for Casual Uncluttering
Uh huh, I did it again. Earned a fifth Level II Specialist Certificate from the Institute for Challenging Disorganization. Time Management and Productivity this time. And WOW, the books were AMAZING. Expect to see reviews of all of them in the coming weeks: Daniel Levitin’s The Organized Mind, James Clear’s Atomic Habits, Nir Eyal’s Eyal, Nir Indistractable,…
Read MoreUNBELIEVABLE – NAPO HAS A KNOCKOFF
Absolutely unbelievable. NAPO has a knockoff – there’s a for-profit venture calling itself a society that certifies organizers by requiring its “certified” members to take a 12-module course, an 11-module course, fill out a form and get three testimonials. Certification never expires. Absolutely unbelievable. I don’t dare name it; I can’t afford any lawsuits.…
Read MoreTwo-for-One Book Reviews
The next in my book review series, a two-for-the-price-of-one deal. The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization for Professional Organizers (ICD = Institute for Challenging Disorganization) and Denslow Brown‘s The Processing Modalities Guide. Amazing books for my colleagues. WELCOME TO MY BOOKCASE
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