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February 15, 2024

How Your Chinese Zodiac Animal Influences Your Organizing Style

One of the things I love about people is how different everyone is. I love noticing how everyone has their own strengths, values, and shortcomings. When I was studying Feng Shui several years ago, I got introduced to The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes, by Theodora Lau and Laura Lau. For […]

February 3, 2024

Parenting Tips For Clutter

I help a lot of parents and kids get organized, but since I don’t have my own (human!) kids, I don’t feel qualified to give parenting advice. So, I sent the inquiry out to my fellow organizers to see what their tips are for parents who are struggling with their […]

January 27, 2024

Hypnotherapy For An Organized Home

I have been utilizing hypnotherapy for the past 15 years to help me with a variety of ADHD related issues, and it’s been incredibly effective. I’ve been referring my clients to the wonderful hypnotherapists that I’ve worked with. I recently completed Paul McKenna’s Hypnotherapy Certification through Mind Valley. This intensive […]

January 20, 2024

Don’t Say This to Someone With ADHD

People with ADHD have been told to “just try harder” for most of their life. In fact, people with ADHD often have to work twice as hard as someone without ADHD, for half the result. The level of internal dialog going on in their mind to “work harder”, “stop being […]

January 13, 2024

Are You a Slave To Your Stuff??

Do you constantly feel like you have something you “should” be decluttering/organizing? Do you stress out trying to maintain all your inventory? Do you feel isolated and never want to have guests over? Are you experiencing marital/familial conflict due to your possessions? Are you incurring added expenses for storage (either […]

January 5, 2024

80+ Micro Decluttering Ideas

January is here and you’re probably feeling the urge to declutter. All around you, people are excited to purge. You’re seeing the lines at Goodwill being longer than normal. You’re hearing people talk about the cool new bins they’re getting to store their stuff. But what if you are super […]

December 30, 2023

The Spruce: How Do You Know It’s Time To Clean?

I recently contributed to an article in The Spruce. Check it out here: How Do You Know It’s Time to Clean Your Home? These Are All the Warning Signs Dec. 28th, 2023, By Sarah Lyon Posted By Jean Prominski, Certified Professional Organizer Follow me […]

December 28, 2023

Organizing for ADHD Part 2

In my last post about ADHD, I talked about some health tips that I’ve found helpful to manage ADHD. Many people with ADHD also have a lot of difficulty with getting things organized and then keeping them organized. Being disorganized can exacerbate feelings of overwhelm and low self-esteem, feelings that […]

December 21, 2023

Winter Solstice 2023

Happy Winter Solstice! This is one of my very favorite holidays, because today is the start of the energetic new year. It’s also the day to bring in the light! If you want to have a more organized home for this upcoming year, the Solstice is the most power packed […]