With Time to Spare

Organize to Make Life Easier

Sue McMillin

Organizing Consultant & Speaker

719-352-5535
sue@withtimetospare.com

You are here: Home / Archives for Life Lessons

by

Five things you might not know about….

PLANNERS! “Those who fail to plan, plan to fail” Winston Churchill • Perhaps the most fundamental technique in planning our days and weeks is to have a planner which could be a loose-leaf notebook to help you keep track of all your errands, appointments, and things to buy.  If you are not paper-based, your iPad …
Read More

by

The Little-Known Secret to Managing Your Life ~ Part 2

Part 2 ~My Take on the Verse~ 2 Peter 1:3-8 says that God has given us everything we need for life and godliness through His promises. As we participate in His divine nature (His character) and appropriate His character into our spirits, these characteristics will enhance our productivity and effectiveness. WOW! Now that is an …
Read More

by

The Little-Known Secret to Managing Your Life

The Little-Known Secret to Managing Your Life: What the Bible Has to Say about Life Management Part I How many Time Management classes have you taken during the course of your life? As a Professional Organizer since 1982, I have attended about 20 such classes, and they pretty much all say the same thing. They …
Read More

by

Got the winter doldrums?

January and February are often thought of as “doldrums” months. But as Pulitzer-prize winning author Phyllis McGinley humorously quips, “A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.” Why not maximize your down time with some organizing and de-cluttering.  Why not pick out a long-forgotten cluttered closet or messy cabinet and meet it head-on. Take the …
Read More

by

Family Traditions and Thanksgiving

Here we are, just a few days away from Thanksgiving 2020! Where did this year go? As you have no doubt experienced, time is quickly draining out of the hourglass marked 2020.   And for many of us, this year has been fraught with all kinds of challenges, from Covid 19, to loss of freedoms, businesses, …
Read More

by

Time ~ The Fourth Dimension ~ Part 2

Time ~ The Fourth Dimension ~ Part 2 In part 1 of this series, I gave you three indicators of effective time management. Now, let’s turn our attention to three concepts about time:  Concerning a mistaken belief that some people have “Why are so many people disorganized? Good question! If order and organization are so …
Read More

by

Danger ahead, behind and on every side

An old proverb says, “Bad company corrupts good morals.” Check out this post from 2012 and refresh yourself on the 9 MOST DASTARDLY OPPONENTS to getting and staying organized. Normally I’d say, “Enjoy!”,  but “Watch out!” seems far more appropo.

by

Update and eliminate, or you will accumulate!

In this post we look at an oft repeated truism in my seminars which is “Update and eliminate, or you will accumulate!” This saying resonates with my audiences because we see that when we don’t eliminate clutter, clutter builds up into endlessly growing stacks and piles until it crowds a room and blocks out light and air! In the office.  My …
Read More

Order out of Chaos

Recent Posts

Quick Reads