Have you ever stopped and looked at your keyring and wondered what all the keys you have belong to? Maybe you aren’t one that collects keys, but for some reason, I am. I actually have a container that had been filled with loose push pins, nails, picture hooks, assorted tools–the ones you get when you […]

Procrastination is a killer when it comes to moving forward with our lives, to getting things done personally and professionally and it debilitates us from living fully and creatively. I recently posted on Facebook that procrastination is the perception of fear projected into the future around some imagined thought that prevents us from taking action […]

We’ve been hearing in recent years we need to simplify our lives, get off the hamster wheel, slow down, leave the rat race, return to nature, escape corporate America and find time to be with family and friends.While our lives have certainly become busier, filled with more stimulation, increased work load, debt and responsibilities, we […]

Time is a precious commodity that we can’t get more of. Once it’s gone, that’s it. We can’t get it back. Being careful and mindful of how we use our time is key and scheduling our day is just such a way. Planning my day is a practice that I’ve struggled to instill and I […]

Photographs, memorabilia, a favorite sweater or a class ring, all hold memories that fill us with pleasant thoughts and feelings. Things we’ve held onto, items that have been given to us or things we’ve inherited are memory holders as well as potential clutter. Too often they become things that burden us rather than uplift us. […]

When dealing with an overwhelming array of clutter and mess, clarity is key. We may find clarity is the farthest thing from our organizing toolbox. Yet through our willingness and commitment to follow through with a plan of action, we can gain the order we desire. Clarity is the state of being clear, of being […]

While organizers help clients deal with the physical things in their lives, we also help them with the emotional and mental clutter that goes along with it. I would estimate that organizing is about 70% mental/emotional and 30% physical. Helping clients move past the emotional and mental barriers is the key area for organizers. Helping […]

Too often when I am working with clients, they have no idea what’s hiding under their bed, in their closet, in the filing cabinet or their garages. Pulling things out and seeing what’s hiding is the first step to breaking free from the bonds of clutter and confusion. Clutter doesn’t have to be a way […]

When we are faced with a mound of paper, mail, a cluttered desk, a kitchen table piled with books, letters, clothes and assorted things, we find our minds fog over and we can’t think clearly. We may find we are alone in a sea of  stuff that we try to push aside each day and […]

While we can meet new people, replace our cars, sell our homes and trade up, buy new clothes, artwork or furniture, we can never buy more time. Once this moment, this hour, this day is gone, it’s gone for good. We can never get it back. Time is the one precious commodity we can never […]