In my business, I have to spend a lot of time listening…….and not talking. Whew, for this magpie that is a difficult thing to do and sometimes I just don’t do it as well as I should. However, listening is one of the most important things you can do, day in and day out. What […]
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I have a new love/hate relationship in my life……..my FITBIT. My son and his girlfriend gave me a FITBIT for Christmas. I had been looking at them and thinking it would be a really good thing for me to have and lo and behold I unwrap my Christmas present and there it was, in all
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I hear it all the time from clients or prospective clients: I have ADHD or my kids have ADHD or my husband has ADHD. I, myself, am convinced I have ADHD and I am a professional organizer! Granted, I am one of 7 children, growing up in the 60’s when those acronyms meant nothing. I
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The other day it hit me…..a lot of the things I do are based on basic math principles. Here are several examples: If you want to weigh less you have to eat less junk food and exercise/move more. If you want to have less clutter, you have to bring in less and get rid
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I was recently traveling on I-95 going South. I had to exit off I-95 and merge onto I-20. I saw the signs for I-20, felt like I was paying attention but all of a sudden, something didn’t feel right and my gut instinct was telling me I had missed I-20. I don’t have a GPS
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My job, as an organizer and a life coach, is to help people simplify and de-clutter physically, mentally and spiritually. Here are some of the consistent messages I give to my clients. 1. Buy purposefully. 2. Shop at home first. 3. Be willing to let go.4. Do what you already know to do.5. Just say
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Webster’s definition of reinvention is: to make major changes or improvements to (something)to present (something) in a different or new way I realize that all of life is about reinventing myself….defining and redefining who I am based on life experiences, inner revelations and maturity. I have reinvented myself many times……a child moving into Junior
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When we look at our daily life. the quote, in the photo above, says a lot and can strike a chord in many of us, Can you list the things that you say you don’t have time to do? ExercisingEating RightSpending time with our friends, family or spouseGetting organizedI am not judging or condemning anyone because
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(photo courtesy of stuartmiles/freedigitalphotos.net)Life was meant to live in balance. Is your life balanced? If you assess your life in these areas, how satisfied are you in each area of your life:1. Work2. Health – Physical and Emotional3.
The word discontent has been rattling around in my brain recently. I am not sure why but I try very hard to pay attention when anything is rattling around in my brain! Dictionary.com defines discontent as not content; dissatisfied; a restless desire or craving for something one does not have. At first glance, the word
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