It’s the week after Thanksgiving. I am sure I’m not the only one that had their fill (and then some) over the past few days. Whether you knew you were doing it and your internal monologue was cautioning you to put the second piece of pie down, or it just snuck up on you (maybe […]
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Is decluttering hard for you? Do you look at a pile-o-stuff and freeze, like a deer in the headlights, not knowing how to start? Even if you jumped in blind, do you find yourself mentally exhausted after a seemingly short period of time? There’s a good reason. What you are experiencing is called Decision Fatigue.
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Do you ever feel like you are constantly spinning your wheels? Does it sometimes feel like your “to-do” list is never “to-done”? Is there never enough time? Do you sometimes think everyone else “adults” better than you? There is a major difference between Routines and Schedules. Routines are a set of tasks; for example, your
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Client names have been changed to protect their confidentiality. *ring ring* *ring ring* *ring ring* “Hello?”, my client answers, in a breathless tone, with a hastiness that leads me to visualize her jumping over dirty dishes and needy children to get to her phone. “Hi Barbara, It’s Katie, with Katie Can Help Organizing. Is this
Due to COVID-19, the world has been on lockdown for weeks, and will likely remain that way for many more. Most of us are at home with more time on our hands to do things that our rat-race of a “normal” life usually inhibits. I’m seeing countless Facebook posts about decluttering during this time, and
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The Covid-19 panic wants you to think there isn’t enough. I am here to tell you there is.
Since 2014, I have heard many of the same complaints about keeping life in order. A notable one comes from parents at their wit’s end trying to maintain some sense of order and calm when it comes to the papers their little darlings bring home from school. In preschool, you get art. Lots and LOTS
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Imagine you are cleaning up the kitchen after a long day. You do a quick sweep of the house for dirty dishes to finish loading into the dishwasher, a task you do nightly. You retrieve two half-filled glasses from the kitchen table, one from the family room, one from each kid’s room, one from your
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I’m not a big “resolutions” girl, but I do find New Years to be a great time to refocus myself, clarify my goals, and map out steps to reach those goals. One of my goals for the coming year, as is the goal for many, is to spend at least 4 hours working out each
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