We all live by a set of beliefs that inform how we see ourselves, see others, and function in the world. These beliefs may be helpful, contradictory, conscious or unconscious, but they turn into rules we live by: people are good (or bad), life is a struggle (or I won’t have to deal with than . . . → Read More: What Are the Rules You Live By?
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 Leave a comment  Posted on February 24th, 2012 in Divorce, Mindfulness, Organizing, Self Care  becoming more conscious, decluttering our minds, rules you live by I don’t have $20,000 to replace my kitchen cabinets but I wanted a spice drawer. I want a lot of things actually. And I’ve been finding a way to get many of them, including a spice drawer for less than $15. Can I tell you how people’s eyes light up when I tell . . . → Read More: One Drawer at a Time One comment Posted on January 23rd, 2012 in Organizing kitchen organizing, organizing on a budget, organizing tips, spice drawer So you’ve gone through your house and decided what to get rid of. Now you need to actually get it out of your possession before you start picking through and bringing things back in the house. At some point, all of the families whose homes I help organize ask me the same question: Where can . . . → Read More: Where to Give in Austin Leave a comment Posted on September 26th, 2011 in Organizing donation in austin, getting rid of your possesions, organizing your home, where to donate in austin As you may have noticed from the infrequency of my posts, I haven’t had a whole lot of time this summer. Maybe you’ve just started reading in the last couple of months and don’t remember when I used to write almost every day. My writing less is both a good and a bad thing. I . . . → Read More: What Looks Like Progress 3 comments Posted on September 16th, 2011 in Emotional Self Care, Mindfulness, Organizing just for today, living in the present, Mindfulness, summer setbacks I figured out what I wanted to be when I grow up through sheer luck. God knows all the researching and planning didn’t help me a bit. I kept things that logically followed my education, getting jobs in my field, and not liking them. Then, last fall, a friend from my divorce recovery workshop emailed . . . → Read More: I Want to Be One comment Posted on May 19th, 2011 in Organizing career planning, follow your bliss, professional organizer Ever since last November when a friend was looking for someone to help her organize her papers, I’ve been helping other friends get organized. I clear chaos (usually of the clutter and paper variety). Creating order and systems is a great way of managing anxiety. I’ve been using it as a strategy to manage my . . . → Read More: Clear Your Clutter Leave a comment Posted on May 11th, 2011 in Divorce, Emotional Self Care, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Organizing, Self Care, Spiritual clear your clutter with feng shui, clearing clutter, feng shui, karen kingston, managing anxiety, organizing I am looking at my coffee table, free of water rings and crayon. Who knew such a thing could bring joy? April has turned into the month of the house. I didn’t intend this. My happiness project goals/monthly resolutions were supposed to be tracking with the book and my happiness project group. But March didn’t . . . → Read More: House Work One comment Posted on April 13th, 2011 in Organizing, Single Parenting decluttering, garage sales, organizing, redecorating, spring cleaning How do you get your kid to clean up his room? I’ve had conversations with a few friends recently because our kids are hitting an age where they can sing, “Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere. Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share.” That doesn’t actually mean they’re doing their share. Why not? At . . . → Read More: Filling in the Blanks 3 comments Posted on March 31st, 2011 in Organizing, Parenting, Tips combating loneliness, do what I say not what I do, managing anxiety, Parenting, teaching kids to clean Another resolution for this month is to catch up and keep up with paperwork. I’ve actually been helping a couple of friends of mine organize their papers recently. My sense of accomplishment (and theirs) is immense when watching massive piles and jumped files turn into color-coded and labeled files and containers, along with bags of . . . → Read More: Buried in Paper 2 comments Posted on January 14th, 2011 in Organizing, Parenting, Resolutions handling paperwork, new year's resolutions, organizing ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg I finally found a book that understands why I want to deviate from a schedule the minute I’ve created it. Instead of some complicated system that makes me feel even less organized, ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life offers practical advice that’s straightforward to implement . . . → Read More: Read: ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life 2 comments Posted on August 14th, 2009 in Organizing, Read This add-friendly ways to organize your life, book recommendations, book reviews, judith kolberg |
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