Posts Tagged ‘organization’
Keeping the Backbeat at Honest Biscuits
Continuing Casual Uncluttering’s adventures on Monday July 13, 2020 at Honest Biscuits.
Read MoreAssistive Technology and Getting Organized
No, I don’t mean robots, although yes, I want a Rosie – and my gratitude for Matt Novak’s delightful November 13, 2012 article Recapping ‘The Jetsons’: Episode 08 – Rosey’s Boyfriend for Smithsonian magazine, do follow the link. “Assistive technology” is anything which, while it hasn’t been explicitly designed to help a differently-abled person, might…
Read MoreInstitute for Challenging Disorganization Level 1 Certificate of Study in Interpersonal Intelligence
I just earned the Institute for Challenging Disorganization‘s Level 1 Certificate of Study in Interpersonal Intelligence. Happy Holidays to me! This is #4 so far.
Read More5 Reasons Why Letting Go is Good for the Soul
This is the third article I’ve written for Jeff Moore’s fantastic website EveryDayPowerBlog. It was fun writing, but the best part is the video that Jeff found for the end. I’m reprinting the article with Jeff’s permission, but PLEASE go online for the film. It’s fascinating. 5 Reasons Why Letting Go is Good for the Soul…
Read MoreSLOW DOWN AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH – BREAK THE STRESS
I had a job starting at 1:00PM, Tuesday 6/27/2017. Big job, several hours. And no address, no last name for the client, no phone number or email address. This person is stressed from moving to a new home: I’m being hired to help unpack. The request came through an online brokerage which doesn’t give contact…
Read MorePeter Walsh – Organizer and Marriage Counselor
I was a Clean Sweep fan. I admit it. Peter Walsh was part organizer, part marriage counselor, and all no-nonsense. I like two of his books, and these are the reviews. “It’s All Too Much” This book is NOT just a copy of the “It’s All Too Much Workbook.” Mr. Walsh, with humor and compassion,…
Read MoreThe 3rd best time management tool ever
And I think I invented the third best time management tool ever, but if I’m wrong someone please let me know. It’s the Wish List calendar. I keep a calendar just for events I’d like to do: scheduled just like appointments for the doctor, the car in the shop, the children’s soccer games except Wish List appointments aren’t…
Read MoreFree the Weekend: 5 Household Chores You Can Totally Skip
Free the Weekend: 5 Household Chores You Can Totally Skip is soooo totally speaking my language. Angela Colley, an entertaining and informative blogger for Realtor.com, got me to open up for this piece. But sorry, I didn’t actually say you can skip chores.
Read MoreInstitute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD) = Organizers +
Members of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) are good. Very good. I’m one of them, I know. But participants in the Institute for Challenging Disorganization‘s (ICD) programming are skilled for clients with more demanding needs: clients with brain injuries, ADD, hoarding disorder and the like. ICD-certified Professional Organizers are VERY VERY VERY highly trained. Just the prerequisites…
Read MoreTHE SECOND BEST TIME MANAGEMENT TOOL EVER
My March 14, 2017 post taught you the best time management technique ever. The second best time management technique ever is a little more complicated. I hope the visual helps. Whenever I have a task which has a time frame which is limited by something outside my control, like store hours, a deadline when…
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