How badly do you want your goal?
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays, December also ushered in the start of the high school basketball season. My son, Collin, is playing on the freshman team this year, but this quick tip isn't [...]
3 Tips for Organizing Holiday Decorations
This morning in my Secrets of Staying Organized online class, a participant asked for guidance in decluttering and organizing her holiday decorations. What a great question, right? If decorating or un-decorating your home for the holidays [...]
3 Ways to Curb Christmas Clutter
I don't know about you, but this time of year there seem to be more opportunities for surface clutter than ever, right when my tolerance ratchets down another notch. Maybe it's the holiday decorations, or the [...]
Organizing for the Holidays: Handy Storage Products to Keep You Organized Year Round
If you’re like us, gift-buying is only part of the shopping we do this time of year. Since the holidays typically involve entertaining, houseguest, or travel, now is a great time to think through anything that [...]
Loosen Your Grip this Holiday Season
Some of my Quick Tips stick with me more than others. One that I find myself thinking about, and reminding myself to put into practice, is one I wrote many years ago. It was about loosening [...]
Black Friday Shopping Tips: Maximize the Savings + Minimize the Clutter
Whether you take part in Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, or quieter shopping days, keep these tips tucked in your back pocket to ensure you maximize the savings and minimize potential clutter after [...]
3 Tips to Overcome Feeling Overwhelmed
This morning, in my online class The Secrets of Staying Organized, I received a question from a participant who was feeling overwhelmed. At one time or another, we've all felt this way—overwhelmed by clutter or by [...]
Your Organizing Efforts Don’t Have to Unravel During the Holidays
The holiday season is a time when it’s easy for our organizing efforts to start to unravel. If you'd rather wake up on New Year's Day with something other than "get organized" at the top of [...]
Are you ready to face your clutter ghosts?
Are you ready to face your clutter ghosts? My coaching client June Silny was. June is an author in the process of putting the finishing touches on her first book. If that isn't enough, she's also [...]
Now is a great time to…
If you’re like a lot of people I know, what I’m about to tell you isn’t going to be well received. But I’m going to chance it anyway because I’d really like you to have a [...]