It’s a combination of happy and sad when back to school comes around. We are reluctant to get back to routines and there’s a big to do list to prepare for the upcoming school year. We tend to think of back to school as a long series of complicated, expensive, and arduous tasks that […]
If you google productivity, millions of pages appear. Listed are strategies that give you systems and processes for your productivity based on that author’s experiences. What stands out to me is that while I appreciate each of these approaches and systems, it’s really about reviewing what has worked for me and the hybrid system […]
Travel, a staycation, Sunday Funday are all well known ways to improve your well being. That’s the fun of summer, whether to stay at home and vacation or whether to journey out to create memories with family and friends. There’s research galore that establishes better productivity and creativity as a result of time away. […]
Staying aware of time is one of the foundations of time management. It may be that you have a bit of “time blindness,” where you don’t see or feel time passing. Without this time awareness, you may be losing time and being less productive. Let’s admit it, when time passes we feel less effective […]
Our family photos are treasured keepsakes. We have bins of photos from family, duplicates from grandparents and photos from family friends at cherished events. We have been keeping these cherished memories to have time to work on this tedious, enormous project. Let’s break this paper photo organizing project into management chunks. Plan […]
When asked about what we must take with us in an emergency, we all say our photos! Our photos are our most precious stuff. We have them on our smart phones, cameras, social media online and in print. It’s easy to over snap and not come back. It can be overwhelming after a birthday […]
As NAPO National President, I have had the pleasure of visiting chapters throughout the country. On my visits, it’s a treat to stay with a friend who is in the area. It’s fabulous to see the ways my colleagues organize their homes. Truly it’s fun to see innovation, favorite products, and routines that serve us […]
Whole house organizing is a big project! We all want to have a place for everything and everything in it’s place. It’s essential for us to work in baby steps to accomplish this goal. Many times at the outset of our work together my clients ask how long it will take. Remember that we […]
There’s nothing more motivating than, “company’s coming” when it comes to organzing. There’s many motivations for making a change, getting organized and being more productive. There’s also many obstacles that keep us from getting started. One of those might be ADHD, where procrastination, lack of organizing skills and being overwhelmed keep you from getting […]
It’s summer and we love the lack of routines. There are some days we can stay in pajamas all day and play unlimited. The change of seasons is best when you create new routines that suit the season itself. Summer routines makes the season more fun! Check out these 11 routines that […]
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