Entries by Ellen

Get Organized for Unexpected Air Travel Delays

    Who hasn’t been delayed at the airport? It’s like travel by stage coach now with unexpected weather and mechanical delays.  Recently with Tropical Storm Imenda, I spent 12 hours in the airport.  (It was not nearly as scary as those on the road and I was happily near a bathroom.) Even before this […]

Hassle free Holidays for Families with ADHD

    Holidays are merry times for families.  For moms, dads, and family members with ADHD, there can be glitches with planning, timing, and finishing up in time for family time together. When it comes to family events, executive function limitations interfere with holidays in the ways we celebrate, the gifts we share and the […]

Successful Team Building for your Micro or Small Business

    Solopreneurs and small business owners are challenged with getting everything and anything done.  Their productivity hinges on their strengths. We can’t be good at everything!  Having a team approach to productivity makes for success.   It’s a big daunting how to start building your team.  What’s most critical is defining what your team […]

Activate Your Organizing when You have ADHD

  Those with ADHD often feel that they know what to do, it’s more a matter of getting started.  That’s the tricky part with executive function challenges.  It’s about activating.  When you learn there are professional organizers and productivity consultants, you open up a new world to get stuff done.  With ADHD,  you feel there […]

Learning about ADHD, Organizing and Productivity

  October is ADHD Awareness Month.  It’s a time to learn more about neurodiversity, that being that brains work in many different ways.   Every story with ADHD is a different story I work with creative, resourceful, smart people with ADHD. They uses their strengths in different ways given their executive function weaknesses. My clients […]

How Every Day Organizing Helps Emergency Preparedness

  Being organized equals preparedness.  There’s no down side to being a little more prepared in general ways especially important when it comes to emergencies. While it feels uncomfortable to discuss emergencies of any sort, there’s comfort in knowing you have created a plan.  These little steps with connections, paper work and finances, will take […]

Emergency Preparedness: Lessons Learned

  A little under 2 years ago, Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast.  Our community Kingwood, Texas suffered great losses. From loss comes lessons! It’s where we learn that we can help others too.  Here are several lessons learned on emergency preparedness that help you.   Protecting your home and finances Most of our community […]