Category Archives: Organizing Thoughts

When You're In the Organizing Zone

Your children run wild. The rest of your house gets trashed. You’re lucky if you have a ten year old that likes to cook for everyone and a twelve year old that will change wet diapers when you ask him … Continue reading

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My New Year Starts Today

Cleaning It Up I’m feeling a little bit better so it’s time to catch up on the last two months of sickness and travel and holidays.  I started in my pantry yesterday.  It’s amazing the difference just five minutes of … Continue reading

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Learn To Fail

I read a lot. When I get hooked on a particular subject I’ll come home from the library with stacks of books and read all of them before going back for more. I usually cover the entire section in the … Continue reading

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Live Your Life

I can’t stop myself. I have to get on the subject of television. How much is your family watching? The more television you watch the more advertisers will convince you, you can’t live without it. Now it isn’t enough to … Continue reading

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Modern Times Continued

I’ve read articles in design magazines about people building homes that don’t even have kitchens. Well, there’s a kitchen but not the way we thing of a kitchen. It’s not a place where you could cook a meal. There is … Continue reading

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Modern Times

I have fantasies about our new home. I dream about how easy it is going to be to keep clean. I put a lot of thought into the design but is there any such thing as easier? We have modern … Continue reading

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No More Excuses

I keep thinking that someday I’ll get my house clean and it will stay clean. Some day it will be clean “enough”. Some day I will be thin enough. I was going to add “rich enough” but I’m not someone … Continue reading

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Priorities

I taught an organizing class last week. I haven’t done one for a long time and it was really fun. I talked about priorities. Do you say your priorities are A, B, C but yet you spend your time doing … Continue reading

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Get The Picture

Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? A couple weeks ago I spoke about getting organized and making goals for the New Year. My idea was not to make any new resolutions. You’ve probably got plenty on your list already … Continue reading

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The Homeless Pant Legs

I haven’t been doing very good with my organizing for the last while and things are getting out of control. Little piles are appearing everywhere and I don’t want to deal with them! I think tomorrow I’m going to start … Continue reading

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