Organizing Tips – General

NO – You Are Not the Worst

17, Jan 2006

The most common question I am asked by my clients is whether they are the most disorganized person I have worked with. The answer is: No – You are not the worst. I belong to a national association, Professional Organizers in Canada and as a member of the BC Chapter,… Read more

Organizing and Streamlining

11, Oct 2005

Organizing and streamlining are similar yet different. When we think about organizing and the words that come to mind are: Sort out Arrange Classify Put in order To streamline, on the other hand, we think about: Create efficiency Restructure Simplify Declutter We complicate our lives with our possessions and the… Read more

Excess vs Access

07, Sep 2005

When do your piles of information and possessions cease to inform and be useful, and instead become an anxious burden? The answer: when you have too much excess and can’t access what you need. Some like to call them piles of organized chaos. Stuff is stuff, I say, whether we… Read more

Procrastination – How to Avoid it

05, Aug 2005

If you don’t already know it and live it… all those piles around you are only piles of delayed actions… you know, the things that you will get around to doing later… BUT, we all know that ‘later’ never seems to get here. To avoid procrastination, follow the tips below…. Read more

15 Minutes a Day Can Really Add Up

20, Jun 2005

Growth is a good thing. However, the growth of clutter can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. By spending as little as 15 minutes a day decluttering, you can conquer the chaos. Often we walk into a room or open a closet door, only to quickly turn around and… Read more