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Many people, who know me, would find it hard to believe that I would love to curl up in my bed with a good book or piddle around in my home all day.

I have a reputation for moving, going, doing, working, and getting things done.  From the outside, that is all very admirable, but take a look at the inside of my brain and my thoughts and how I reframe and keep going, in spite of how I feel.

Me:  I am exhausted.
New thought:  If you get up and get moving, you will have more energy.

Me:  I have so much to do.
New thought: What is the next thing you need to do?

Me:  I just can’t do this anymore
New thought: Remember why you are doing what you are doing.  You can’t achieve the results you want if you stop now.

Me:  This is just too hard
New thought: It’s hard, but it is not impossible. You have a 100% success rate at making it through the hard times.

Me:  I don’t feel like doing this
New thought:  You don’t feel like doing this, but you made a commitment to yourself and you will honor yourself by keeping that commitment.

Me:  I am overwhelmed with stuff to do for clients and what I need to get done at home.
New thought:  Braindump all you have to do on a list and pick out your next best step.

I will admit, I don’t do this perfectly every day, but I have a very strong WHY that keeps me going.  I have found the more time I spend telling myself all the negative things the more tired and frustrated I get.  The more time I spend in a positive frame of mind and in taking action, the more energy I have and the more I get done.

Motivation is going to wane.

Passion is going to wane.

You are going to have to be the driver of yourself.

You are going to have to be the one that takes hold of your thoughts.

You are going to have to be the one that keeps moving in spite of how you feel.

Nike had it right:  Just do it.

 

One of the places many of us ignore and avoid is the attic.  The attic is typically the place where things have been thrown that we have been unable to make a decision about, so it is best to put it in the attic, otherwise known as purgatory, where things go to wait for their final destination.

Clients don’t deal with the stuff in their attic because it is too hot, too cold, too hard to get to, too overwhelming, or will require too much time, so they just let it sit.  Things sit in attics deteriorating. People are not even sure what is up in the attic, they just know it is a lot of stuff.   If you are like most people, you know the attic is something you need to deal with, but you continue to put it off, but it still lingers in the back of your mind and weighs on you as you go through the days, weeks and months.

We also have an attic in our mind.  We have put stuff away, too painful to deal with, in the recesses of our mind.   We don’t look at it, examine it, or acknowledge it because it is too overwhelming, will require time and will be hard.

What is lurking in your attic-your physical and emotional attic?

Here is how to begin to deal with what is there and slowly begin to wade through what has been pushed down and pushed away.

1. Go searching.   Go look into your physical attic and your mind attic and see what is lurking there. What do you see?  What do you feel?  What is there?
2. Examine what is there.  Is it valuable?  Is it worth keeping?  Is it helping you live your best life now?  Is it useful?
3. Make decisions.  Make hard decisions.  Decide to let it go or only keep it if you find it is adding to your life, not sucking the life out of you.  Don’t delay any longer.   Give it away.  Trash it.  Recycle it. Do what you have to do to clear the cobwebs and clutter.  Get help if it is too overwhelming or too hard.
4. Breathe.  Feel the freedom.  Embrace the new life you have created.  Enjoy the whitespace you have created in your home and in your life.

Attics can be dark, scary places, but only if we don’t have control over them.  Once we take control, they can become places where beautiful, valuable things live and life can take on a whole new meaning.  What is lurking in your attic?  Go find out.

 

 

2018 is around the corner.  It is the time of year you will see magazine articles about changing habits, losing weight, exercising more, and of course, getting organized.

I am a believer in setting goals, but I am more of a believer in committing to goals.  It is one thing to write down a lot of things you want to do better and differently, but it is entirely different to change your schedule and life to show commitment to those goals.

For example, if you are going to start exercising, when have you carved out time in your schedule to actually do the exercising.  If you are going to get rid of clutter, have you put regular de-cluttering times on your schedule to begin the organizing process?

A resolution is great, but solutions are better.  You know what the problem is, but how are you going to go about solving the problem.  True commitment is the solution.  Doing when you don’t feel like doing.  Going when you don’t feel like going.  Putting your head down and putting one foot in front of the other until you have achieved the goal.

Most of our resolutions and solutions are never one and done.  You will always have to work on your health, habits, and environment.  Recommit daily to be the best version of yourself.  Focus on your “why”.   You will never be sorry you committed to the solutions you set forth for yourself.

If you need some accountability or help, give me a call.  As a life coach and organizer, my goal is for you to find freedom, peace, and solutions!

“Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do, long after the mood you said it in has left you.”  

I have a superpower…….I can see around corners.

I can see what is on the other side of your clutter, your confusion, your resistance, your pride.

I can see where you can be if you will let go of old thinking, stuff, and old habits.

I can see the freedom that sits around the corner if you will just be courageous enough to do the work it takes.

I can see around corners and I know there is nothing new waiting for you if you are not willing to make hard decisions and changes.

Through Life Coaching and Organizing, I can help you see around corners, too.

 

 

Time is odd. Time is finite. Sometimes you can feel time physically. Time is precious. Time is a commodity.

Consider one minute of time.  Just 60 seconds.
To a mother with a sick child, waiting for results, one minute can feel like a lifetime.
To the student taking a test, one minute of time feels like it passes in a flash.

To a school kid, summer is gone in an instant.
To the woman in labor pains, one minute lasts forever!

To a family member waiting on a deployed family member to return, one minute is equal to an eternity.
In those beautiful moments of family fun, time feels like it is rushing past.

Time is a precious gift and I see so many wasting so much of it.

Time is finite, whether the moments for you are rushing past or creeping by on a daily basis, it will end.

My wish is that we would all begin to pay more attention to where our moments, hours, days, weeks, months, and years are going.  One day we will all look back and wish we had taken the gift of time much more seriously.

Regrets are few when life is lived with more awareness and intention – make your time count.

 

Many people are in need of assistance to organize their homes and lives.  There is a way to get this done, no matter where you live, with virtual organizing services.  We work together via phone/email/Facetime or Skype to organize your space the way you have always envisioned.

Virtual organizing works for self-motivated individuals who have a desire to organize their home or office but need accountability, tools, and recommendations by a professional organizer.  We will set up a schedule, weekly or bi-weekly to discuss tasks that need completing, discuss what has worked and hasn’t worked, look at the progress you have made, and time for you to ask any questions you may have.  In between our scheduled appointments, you work on the agreed upon tasks, but if you need to chat between our scheduled appointments, I am an email away!

Virtual organizing is for you if you are:

• Self-motivated, but need accountability
• You are on a budget, but want to get organized
• You are able to send photos of your space via text or email.

Let’s get started to work together to create the organized home you desire.

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