But wait a minute. It is really not “finished”. It needs a maintenance plan. Just like laundry or dirty dishes are not “done” forever, neither is your finished project. When you finish working on any organizational project you need a plan to keep it organized. Let’s look at some examples: If you have finished setting up your filing system and everything is now filed neatly away. You need to have a plan in place to keep those files working. When paper comes in, it should go in

I have a system in my home and one I share with my clients that keeps that clutter under control. The system is called the Zone Plan. This is how it works: You divide your home into 10 zones. My zones include the office, the living room, the kitchen, the laundry room, the master bedroom, the baths, the guest bedroom, the attic, the storage shed, and the entry hall and storage closets. Each month, except for July and December, you work in one of these zones. The intention is t

One of the first things I do when I set up my calendar is divide my home into 10 zones. Every month except July and December, I work on one zone in my home. The goal is that by the end of the year I have touched everything I own and have let go of things I no longer need or love. I have also organized the items I have decided to keep. This has worked so well for me over the years that a couple of years back I set up a Zone Plan Teleclass to lead others through the process. I

In May I started The Zone Plan: A Method for Organizing Your Home. This coaching program is about setting your vision, developing a plan, and implementing that plan so that your home truly becomes a place you love. The coaching program explores 10 months of two open line calls a month (recorded for your convenience), one personal closed call to each member, motivating content and exercises, a pdf copy of my workbook From Vision To Victory: A Workbook For Finding a Simple Path