How to Chose an Organizer Organization has gotten a big boost over the past several years. Books from Mari Kondo and The Home Edit, as well as TikTok and Instagram influencers, have brought an immense amount of visibility to the field, but it has been around for decades. I actually worked for a client last…

There are a number of complex issues that contribute to clutter. Excessive buying/acquiring (because how many times do you feel the need to keep something “because it was free?”), sentimental attachments, time mangement, hyposensitivity to visual surroundings, and various levels of neurospiciness are only a few of those contributing factors, but I’m not really going…

I am a pretty sarcastic, dark person sometimes (not when I’m coaching, obviously, and only with organization clients when it’s clear they value that kind of humor as well). One of my frequent responses to friends, family, and coworkers? “That sounds like a trauma response.” I’m usually kidding, because I’m not a therapist and don’t…

I personally don’t think so, but if you look at TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest you may think otherwise. Organizational product is EXPENSIVE, espcially when you consider the current preferred aesthetic and the volume you would need to match up to the perfectly organized, fully decanted, fridge full of nothing but produce and fancy beverages in…

To start off super clear, I am not talking about the kinds of needs you might find at the base of Maslow’s hierarchy. The needs of humans are many and varied, but the base for everyone is safe food, clean water, and security. If those needs are not being met (and by security I mean…

My last blog post covered a really simple set of actions you can do to help beat back the overwhelm that so many of us suffer from. If you use that method, especially with the type of time blocking I talked about last week, I truly believe you can make a huge difference in both…

I’m going to keep this simple, because you’re already overwhelmed. Step 1: Get a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Step 2: Write down everything in your head. Format doesn’t matter, although most people do a list. Write down what’s on your mind, what you need to do, what you feel, what you…

It’s not as uncommon as you think My clients are always surprised to find out that I have an ADHD diagnosis. I used to be surprised by their surprise, because it seemed like a perfect job for someone with shifting attention who likes challenge an novelty. Apparently the perception that people with ADHD are always…

One of these days I would love to do a really in depth dive into time blocking**- why I do it, why it works, how to do it successfully, all in one post (or maybe a video). But until I have time to do that, I’m going to post about it anyway, only in smaller…

When Decluttering Your Home Decluttering is difficult to do alone. That is nearly a universal truth, at least in my humble experience. But who do you turn to when you want to NOT do something alone? The answer is often family, but family relationships can be particularly fraught. I was recently reading one of my…