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Aug 20
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Productive Things To Do While You Wait

By How to Organize Your Life Blog

We’ve all experienced those moments of waiting. It can be truly frustrating to think that you’re spending this valuable time twiddling your thumbs. You may be waiting in line, waiting for an appointment, or waiting for a friend to arrive. It’s easy to let this time slip away, lost in the void of anticipation. But fear not! There are plenty of productive things to do while you wait. Here’s a list of things to make the most out of those waiting moments: 1. Read a Book  Keep a book handy in your bag or on your phone (eBooks or audiobooks)….

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Jul 30
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How to Leverage Your Good Habits and Routines Amid Changing Circumstances

By How to Organize Your Life Blog

Have you noticed there’s a lot of talk going on about habits and routines? Jonda Beattie posted a blog about the benefits of habits and routines. I have been writing about incorporating household routines into daily planning as well as evening routines. My August newsletter is all about routines and in a couple of weeks Jonda and I are teaching a class on Falling Back Into Routines. That’s a lot of talk on a particular topic. There’s a reason for this. When you have good habits and routines, you can use them to support you when your circumstances change. This…

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Jul 09
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Teach Your Children How To Use Free Time

By How to Organize Your Life Blog

Do you ever think to yourself that you are bored, that you have nothing to do and no way to pass the time? I didn’t think so. We all have so many things to do. Things we want to do and things we don’t want to do. I even have things to do to keep me busy so I can avoid the things I’m supposed to do, how about you? When adults have free time available to them, they know how to fill it. How much free time do you need? Cassie Holmes in her book, Happier Hour, states that…

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Jul 02
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The Best Reason To Create An Evening Routine

By How to Organize Your Life Blog

Often when we think of an evening routine, we think about preparing to go to sleep. This is not what I’m talking about today. The routine I’m talking about is the one you create to tidy up the loose ends of your day. When does your day end? For some of us, since we work at home, our day can go on well into the evening. We continue working, doing just one more thing, and then we wonder why our minds don’t settle and allow us to relax. One solution to this problem is to create an evening routine. There…

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Jun 11
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How To Stop Enabling A Hoarder Without Losing Your Cool

By Hoarding

First, I want to acknowledge that a person with a hoarding disorder is not defined by their disorder. People who hoard are much more than their collection of stuff. My use of the word “hoarder” in this piece is contrary to how I like to express myself. But I know that this is a term people search for and I want someone looking for information I am going to share to be able to find it. It’s important if you find yourself in this situation to know how to stop enabling a hoarder. There is a big difference between someone…

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Jun 04
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Struggling With Chronic Disorganization? These 3 Tips Will Help Get You Motivated

By How to Organize Your Life Blog

If you dream of getting organized but picture it as an unachievable goal, I am here to tell you it is possible to get organized even if you struggle with chronic disorganization. How do you know if you are chronically disorganized?  The Institute for Challenging Disorganization assigns these three defining features to chronic disorganization: (from https://challengingdisorganization.org) As a professional organizer certified in chronic disorganization, I specialize in working with people for whom getting organized is a struggle. I often hear clients say I have tried so many times to get this room, this closet, this house organized and have never…

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Jan 15
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organized clutter in Diane's office

Why Organized Clutter Is A Step In The Right Direction

By Control Clutter

Most professional organizers probably agree that clutter is the result of postponed decision making. So, this thought begs two questions in my mind and, I bet, also in your mind regarding the title of this post. The first question is, what is organized clutter? The second question is, why would a professional organizer think that organized clutter is a step in the right direction? Let’s define organized clutter I did a little research on the term ”organized clutter” and found this article in which professional organizer, Matt Baier, answers the question “Is there such a thing as organized clutter?” One…

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Aug 15
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How To Start Decluttering When You’re Overwhelmed

By Control Clutter

There are two questions potential clients often ask me during our initial free phone consultation. The first question is really more of a statement, and it goes something like this: I’m so overwhelmed by all my clutter I don’t know how to get started. The question is: how to start decluttering when you’re overwhelmed? The second question is: where do I start decluttering? Both are great questions. The second question is the easiest to answer, you start decluttering in the area that bothers you the most. That differs for each and every person. Let’s address the first question, which is…

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Aug 08
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How To Successfully Cope With Unexpected Events & Stay Organized

By Be A Better Version Of You

I know. No one organizes their day considering unexpected events. Honestly, when you organize your day, you are simply hoping your plan works out. None of us knows for sure that nothing will interfere with what we plan. Or at least, no one I know can see into the future. We make our plan based on the information we have at the time. Since the unknown is, just that, unknown how do we successfully cope with unexpected events that occur in our day and stay organized. What is unknown? Let’s think about the common unexpected events. These include lengthy phone…

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Jul 25
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Back to School: A Review of 5 Awesome Products

By How To Organize

It’s time. Can you believe it? Buses here in parts of Georgia are going to start bringing students to and from school again next week. Yes! I said next week. In certain parts of Georgia schools are opening their doors on August 6th. Wow! I’m so excited for the students to go back to school and for the parents, too. Each school district will have a unique list of supplies they want to students to bring to school.  I have put together a list of five awesome products to organize you and your students at home. Continue reading to find…

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