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August 26, 2022

Decluttering Energy Vampires

Getting your house organized and keeping it that way requires that you be incredibly discerning about who you spend your time with, what you spend your time doing, and what thoughts you allow to occupy your mind. You may have heard the term “energy vampires”. These are people who prey […]
July 28, 2022

Factors Associated with Disorganization, Part 2

Last week I wrote a post about a bunch of different reasons people are disorganized. Neurologically-based conditions, environmental factors, lack of skills, personal choices, communication problems, complicated systems (or lack of systems), addictive tendencies, mental health issues, and transitions, are only about half of the reasons why people are disorganized. […]
July 21, 2022

Factors Associated with Disorganization, Part 1

Disorganization comes in many different forms and is caused by many different factors. When you can determine why you are disorganized, you can take steps to break your pattern. In this post, I’ll list a variety of reasons why people are disorganized. Read this post to see if you can […]
July 8, 2022

Learning To Be Productive

For people with ADHD or other neurodivergence, being productive (while staying organized) can be really difficult. Many people can be productive while also making a huge, seemingly unrecoverable mess. But if you want to learn how to be productive without the rest of your life falling apart, you’re going to […]
June 16, 2022

Soothing Your Nervous System

The summer is the time of year when we have long days, lots of optimism, and the fire-energy support from the universe to get a lot accomplished. Many people are making plans to move, or have other huge projects that they want to put into gear. While this is a […]
June 3, 2022

ADHD and Self-Criticism

ADHD and Self-Criticism are closely linked. Whether you’re a very high-achieving professional or someone who enjoys your time at the couch like it’s your career, people with ADHD are notoriously hard on themselves! Many people with ADHD are also perfectionists who have had a lifetime of unmet self-expectations. They use […]
May 26, 2022

Productivity for ADHD Class

Do you want to be more productive? Many people with ADHD struggle with productivity for a variety of reasons. People with ADHD generally have a difficult time focusing, or can hyper-focus on something, making it hard to get anything else done. ADHD’ers often have trouble prioritizing and planning, and so […]
April 22, 2022

Earth Day- Use What You Have, A Post About Brain Health

Do you often lose things in your house? Or do you buy too much of something because you forgot you already had it? In celebration of Earth Day, I chose to do a post to inspire you to try to use what you already have rather than going out to […]
April 8, 2022

What Is ADHD?

Do you have ADHD? Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with ADHD from a clinician, or maybe you’re self-diagnosed. People with ADHD often have trouble keeping their homes organized. In this post, I’ll talk about what ADHD is, and why having it can make it so much harder to keep your home […]