I knew from working with this client before in other areas of her home that she definitely suffers from the “out of sight, out of mind” syndrome. She is afraid that if she puts something away in a file, she might as well just trash it because she will never think of it again. So she has stacks of papers on the coffee table, on her desk, on her office table, and randomly elsewhere. The clutter bothers her and the fact that when she finds something (ex. papers about her father’

This morning another client wanted to change his appointment for an organizing session. This happens fairly frequently with clients and often the reason is illness, exhaustion, or overwhelm. I’d like to explore how not just reducing clutter and organizing your space but also developing some good time management techniques could actually improve your health. Here are some practices that help a person stay healthy. Healthy eating Getting enough sleep Exercise Keeping mentally a

How does virtual organizing work? First there is a free phone consultation to determine if virtual organizing would work in this given situation Once it is determined that it is a good fit, a questionnaire is filled out to help solidify intentions and goals for the sessions If appropriate, pictures of the target area are sent A vision of what the area will look like and how you will feel in this area is explored A brainstorm list is put together of all tasks that need comple

One of the services I offer is virtual organizing. Many people are not sure how this works and if it would work for them. Let’s explore those topics now. How does virtual organizing work? First we have a free phone consultation to explore if this would work If we decide it will work, you fill out a questionnaire that helps solidify your intentions and goals for the sessions If appropriate, you send pictures of the areas we target You develop your vision of what the area will

I have a client who last week lamented to me, “I never reach done!” I heard what she was saying. She usually has multiple projects going – some of them ongoing – and she really hasn’t benchmarked a place where she can say, “done!” I show up at her home and we talk about what she wants to accomplish on that session. I get a grocery list of maybe 6 – 8 items (and often items are added as we go). Some items are small and can be knocked out easily. Some items are very important l

You look around your space and you know you have too much “stuff.” But it all seems important to you. After all, you either bought it or it was a gift. How do you go about making the decision of what goes and what stays? Look at your motivation. Why are you considering getting rid of this “stuff” at this time at all? Are you moving? Do you want to entertain? Do you want clear open floor space? Are you just tired of all this stuff? Your motivation will help you with making dec

The Urgent/Important Matrix Important & Urgent Go to school and pick up sick child Collate papers for presentation tomorrow Important & Not Urgent Outline presentation due in 3 months Work on budget for next quarter Urgent & Not Important Return due book to library Respond to emails as they come in Not Urgent & Not Important Catch up on Facebook Watch TV The above matrix has been around a long time. I first saw it in Covey’s book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. I