Do The Most Important Thing FIRST

Do The Most Important Thing FIRST

Every day, do the most important thing first! I don’t recall where I learned this productivity tip, but it is quite effective for me. I admit I don’t always follow it, but when I’ve been procrastinating around a major or unpleasant task, it helps me to push through the inertia. Often I find that the […]

Five Tips for Minimizing ADHD-Related Conflict in Relationships

Five Tips for Minimizing ADHD-Related Conflict in Relationships

In my 12+ years as a professional organizer, I have come across many couples and families in conflict over clutter, failing organizing systems and productivity concerns when one person has ADHD and the other(s) do not. I often get called in to “fix” the person with ADHD and it takes a lot of empathy, support, […]

Organizing smorgasbord – great client ideas

Organizing smorgasbord – great client ideas

I know that many people think professional organizers have all the organizing answers, and although we usually do have some great ideas, I am always impressed with our clients and friends, who often find innovative solutions of their own. Here are some ideas that they have implemented: Laminating kids’ art to use as bookmarks. One […]

My Family Photo Organizing Project

My Family Photo Organizing Project

Last year, my mother and I consolidated all of the family photos into one huge pile so that we could find some pictures to use for my dad’s 70th birthday.  I wanted to put together a slideshow, and was delighted with the results from local media conversion service, Everpresent!  My dad loved it, and it’s great […]

Ten Steps for Staging your Home to Live

Ten Steps for Staging your Home to Live

Realtors often suggest hiring a professional stager to showcase your home when you put it on the market. This generally attracts more prospective buyers and will often get your home sold faster and for more money. Staging to sell includes depersonalizing living spaces so that the buyer can envision themselves living there vs.the homeowner. But […]

5 Step Strategy for Meal Planning + Grocery Shopping

5 Step Strategy for Meal Planning + Grocery Shopping

What’s for Dinner? Dinnertime comes every day, so how is it that we get caught off guard so often? Having a strategy is important because the alternatives like fast food restaurants or frozen meals aren’t always the healthiest of choices. Just like you plan for other activities at home and at work, we need to […]