I often get questions from my clients about the role that style and artistic license play in organization of the office or home! They might say, “But, Sue, I understand that I need to de-clutter and containerize. But, where is the beauty in all of this? I must have beauty and style, or it’s …
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Praise is a Weapon
Psalm 8:2 says that God has ordained or established praise to silence your enemy. Have you ever been bombarded with negative thoughts? “I’ll never succeed”, or “I’ll never get out of debt”. “Things will never turn around for me”. “My husband will never change”. Yada, yada, yada. Let me tell you, those thoughts are not …
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For Heaven Sake, Organize Before You Remodel or Move
For Heaven Sake, Organize Before You Remodel or Move How many of you have ever remodeled your kitchen, home office, or bedroom? How many have thought about remodeling or moving your professional office due to lack of space? Hundreds of people have, and guess what they don’t consider before they remodel or move? Organizing the …
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Creating a Paperless Office
“Creating a paperless office can be a difficult challenge when the electronic directory is not organized…” So says K. J. McCorry in his excellent article linked here. Organizing your computer documents Are you like the average worker that loses over two hours looking for lost or misplaced articles and emails? I encourage you to …
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One Minute Maintenance
Word count: 304 Read time: 1-2 min Here’s a paradigm my clients find hard to believe: after you have organized your office or home, it only takes one minute for every hour you spend — in that room — to maintain the order. That’s right, implement a one-minute maintenance plan and you will never be …
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Spring Canyon in Buena Vista, CO
I just spoke in Buena Vista, Colorado, at Spring Canyon, a Christian military retreat camp this past week. What a wonderful experience. Many families come each week for R&R and to listen to speakers from all over the country. I spoke twice to the families. Then I went to observe the maintenance area …
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Give your kids what they really want: your time, energy and focus
At one time or another, we’ve all heard these sentiments: “When I was growing up, I had so little that I never want my kids to experience the poverty that I went through.” As I’ve worked with families all over this country organizing their homes, almost everywhere I have gone I have seen moms and …
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Spring cleaned and stress free!
Spring is bashfully making her appearance. Flowers are decking themselves out in their colorful spring finery, and trees are starting to bud. Spring winds are blowing away the cobwebs of winter, and nature is waking up after months of slumber. Ironically, besides being the first full month of spring, April, which is just a few …
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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 …
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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.
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