Life Organized Podcast

What are doom piles? Just a fun, new, trendy term for clutter. So yes, we are back to talking about clutter again.  Because it just. Keeps. Coming. Clutter can be tricky, and so today I’m giving you 5 new ways to fight the clutter. Ready to kick the clutter? Dispel the doom? Let’s do this. Links:  Clutter Busters ----more---- Are things starting to click for you? Starting to see a way out of the m...

Aren’t bad mornings just the worst? You wake up tired. The kids are late to school. Everyone is grumpy and you instantly feel behind. We need a plan for those kinds of mornings, and in today’s episode that is exactly what I give you. We’ll give these kinds of mornings a name, and then we’ll figure out exactly what you need to do to turn the ship around. Bad mornings don’t need to turn into bad day...

Remember in the summer as a kid you couldn’t wait to start wearing shorts? Or go swimming for the first time? If you are like 60-70% of the adult women in recent studies, you aren’t feeling so excited about showing all that skin anymore. I’m not a health coach and I’m certainly not implying you should have to DO anything to get ready for summer… …but living an organized life means you are committe...

Research shows that over 50% of people struggle with their paper. They have too much loose paper in their home, and can’t find important papers when they need them. So if you struggle with this too, you’re not alone. That’s why I am helping you organize your paper in this episode. I’ll share two simple tools to get that paper under control: How you can organize paper the way your computer organize...

Have you ever thought about how much of what we do every day or every week is so repetitive? And Isn’t it such a bummer that most of what we have to repeat just isn’t that fun? I mean, it’s not like we need sunshine and roses every moment of the day…but if we feel like a rain cloud is following us around most of the time, it can get kind of hard to keep doing all the things day after day. We procr...

Have you ever thought about how much of what we do every day or every week is so repetitive? And Isn’t it such a bummer that most of what we have to repeat just isn’t that fun? I mean, it’s not like we need sunshine and roses every moment of the day…but if we feel like a rain cloud is following us around most of the time, it can get kind of hard to keep doing all the things day after day. We procr...

How can your stop family members from being packrats. Often, people don’t want to part with their things, even if it's time to move on from them. This can be pretty frustrating if you're trying to keep order in your home. In this episode I share two simple tools — plus one bonus tip — for finding a a solution that works for everyone. LINKS: Get Organized Bootcamp Life Organized Membership Also, co...

It may surprise you to know that menu planning is one of the top things my clients want help with. There is something about sitting down at night to a family meal that helps them feel like they are on top of their lives. Research shows there are a whole lot of other important things happening as well. From academics and stronger family relationships to mental, social, physical and behavior health,...

I had an interesting experience on the treadmill a few weeks ago. I couldn’t realize why my runs were so hard – until I noticed that the incline setting was stuck. Even though the treadmill said I was running at no incline, the machine was stuck at level 10. This made me think about more than just running. Sometimes we don’t recognize that we are trying to keep up with everything even though in li...

All right, ready to learn about a quick organizing habit that is mindless and easy to implement – but powerful in preventing the buildup of clutter? It’s a little tool called FIFO and stands for First In, First Out. Today we’ll talk about how FIFO is your new mantra each time you bring something new into the house, because it leads you to automatically select something to get OUT of the house.  Th...

Ready for another great metaphor? Today I’ll compare pursuing your goals to sailing on a ship – and if that ship is leaky, you’re not going to be making it very far with those goals. A disorganized life is a lot like a leaky ship – and until we seal up all the places disorganization is leaking into our lives, we will never really have the bandwidth to pursue the things that are really important to...

I am confessing something kind of embarrassing in this episode. Historically, I have STRUGGLED with decorating. (That is not an understatement. Just ask my husband) But this December I attempted to update my holiday decorations and found unexpected success. As I reflected about this, I realized that what had helped me can actually help you this year as you consider setting your New Year’s resoluti...

This is one of those episodes you are going to want to download, so you can re-listen when you get really busy… …because during really busy times, like the holidays or the last few weeks of school before summer vacation, or when you are planning a big event or work project, or even when there are a lot of little everyday things that start to add up– it’s easy to start feeling overwhelmed, frustrat...

We work for weeks to create this special holiday for our families, hoping that with all the planning and shopping and wrapping and cooking and decorating we can enjoy a truly memorable day.  But more often than not, we spend the day putting together toys, cleaning up all the wrapping paper and packaging, cooking those favorite Christmas foods in the kitchen, managing to the unexpected… …Or else we...

When you think of an organizing podcast, you probably think of exactly what you’ll hear in today’s episode. Today I am giving you the cliff notes version of organizing any enclosed space, like a pantry, closet, drawer or cabinet. My organizing system takes each letter in the word CREATE to guide you through the process of organizing an enclosed space. Following all of these steps – in order – will...

Ever notice how during the summer or the holidays, everything seems to unravel? The house is a mess. You aren’t getting anything done. Your own personal needs are on the back burner. …and you start to feel a teensy bit overwhelmed. Or resentful. Or out of balance. This used to be a big problem for me.  My husband actually pointed out that I had breakdowns at predictable times each year.  Well, whe...

How many times have you forgotten to…     Start the crockpot?     Make that phone call?     Add something to the calendar?     Order that thing you needed from Amazon?     Pick up something you needed while you were at the store? And what kind of problems did that cause? Isn’t it the worst when simple tasks turn into roaring fires – all because you forgot to take action on them?  The key is to cat...

It sounds cliché, but I’ll say it anyway….can you believe the holidays are here again?! Black Friday is around the corner, so it’s time to start thinking about those gift lists. But maybe before we start filling up our shopping carts this year, we might want to pause and ask ourselves a few critical questions, like: "Where will we put this?" "Will they REALLY use this?" "And what could we give ins...

I bet you can finish this sentence: “If you can’t do something right…” "Don’t do it at all." Mmm….I strongly disagree. This is one of the most toxic mindsets I see.  Perfectionism likes to parade around as something inspirational and helpful, but if you look behind the curtains it’s all about fear — fear that you might not do it right, fear that it might not look just right, and fear that you just...

Ok, so you’re ready to give routines a try. Let’s make sure you set one up the right way so you can have success! In this episode:​ Time Habit Hook Sample routines Regular tasks don’t ever need to cause stress How routines work in my life Tools Mentioned:​ Your P.A.T.H to a routine Pick a specific task Assign the steps Time Habit Hook

If you don’t love routines, you probably think routines kill all the fun.  Who wants to stick around home and clean and do laundry when there are so many better things to do? Even if you are routine-resistant, you may be surprised to learn how much of your life already consists of routines – and why your brain actually craves them.  Think routines keep you trapped? Think again.  Routines don’t res...

Ok, time to roll up our sleeves and get to work! Ready to seriously declutter your home? In this episode I will teach you a realistic, sustainable approach that gives you a way to declutter on the regular – without having to take time off work, no babysitter required — and zero expensive containers!   In This Episode: External clutter creates internal clutter What Clutter Busters isn’t What Clutte...

Let’s talk about the reality that there is literally not enough time in the day to do all that you need to get done. And how you wish you could clone yourself a dozen times so for once you could actually reach the end of your to do list. This is a time management issue, and one I can’t wait to talk to you about. Because with the perfect analogy I can help you look at time in a whole new way – and...

Remember that Adam Sandler movie from years ago called “Click?” Where he found a universal remote that could fast forward through all the hard parts of life, so he could skip the messy middle and just get to show up at the end when everything was easy again? It would be so great to get your hands on a remote like that to fast forward through all the work and just have everything be organized right...

We’ve all been there before… You want to take control of things, get organized, and move on with your life – but there is so much to do, you don’t know where to start. The good news is that there is a perfect place to start, and in this episode, I tell you all about it. But first, you have to understand how your brain has been getting in the way. Let me just say, from this day forward you will ref...