Making my home better, one day at a time
I find myself moving really slowly through this portion of the process. I’m figuring our how to rearrange my living room and it’s harder than I expected. The bump I’ve hit is my difficulty imagining the room any way other than how I have it now. While working through this exercise on how to reorganize …
Oh man, this is where things start to get real. I took Julie Morgenstern’s quiz of yes and no questions about organization and found I answered “yes” to 10 of the 21. There are definitely some psychological issues at play here. I’ve debated how deeply into my psyche I want to delve in this public …
Tonight I started to think more deeply about my clutter and why it’s so hard for me to get organized and stay that way. I had a feeling I’d be in store for some introspection as I started thinking about not only the “Technical Errors,” as Julie Morgenstern calls them, but about the deeper underlying …
I’m trying to get to the root of my organizational disaster, and I picked up a copy of Organizing from the Inside Out to help me work through what’s holding me back. I’m going to blog my way through the book. It’s not as trendy as some of the other organizational books out there, but …
My boss is a former professional organizer. As a result, she occasionally comes in and helps me organize my space. As you can see in this photo, it needs it. Her guiding hand makes this overwhelming process feel possible. I joked with her that I should have her come over and help me with my …
I find that I have constantly shifting priorities, and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone. One day, cleaning my home is my biggest priority. The next day, getting reading done for work might be number one. I feel like I have a hard time getting the balance right. It’s easy to say yes to family …
Hi guys! Sorry about my disappearing act! I got behind in my January Cure posts and let that negative momentum drag me down. The good news is that my home is still pretty tidy, and I prioritize tasks like dish washing and sweeping. Those are the traits that things like the January Cure instills in …
Hey guys, it's a weird weekend at my home, messy, home. I'm attending a conference in town for much of the weekend, and that's leaving me less time than I'd like to tackle a project, but since I'm home for bits and pieces throughout the weekend, it's not impossible for me to get something accomplished. …
I made a dent in my pile of stuff, but still have a way to go. I'm pleased to see the pile get smaller, but am also a little frustrated that it's not all gone yet. Let's start with my successes and then delve into my not-yet-successes. I took a box of books into the …
Hello, everybody! This weekend I'm working on one of my infamous piles o' stuff scattered around my living room. This particular pile of stuff is made up of things I'm getting rid of, but haven't bothered to take to their new respective homes. Some of it is stuff to recycle, donate, or sell. There is …
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