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Top 10 Organizing Tips

Getting your act together is never an easy thing to do, but these organizing tips will help you take control of your clutter – and your life. 1. Your Mind Does Reflect Your Environment You’ve probably heard the saying that a clean desk reflects a clean mind. And you’ve probably heard most people say that’s ridiculous. They claim it doesn’t matter how cluttered their desk or their home...

Tackling a Tough Room

I wrote this while I was pregnant with Galen: One of my biggest goals has been to get the house organized before the baby comes. I used it as an example in an article on how to set goals because it was something I’ve been working with actively. I’m really pleased to say that most of my organizing is done and I have worked steadily on my goal! Breaking it into small, bite-sized chunks really helped...

Bite Sized Organizing

Organizing is often one of the biggest goals of the modern mother. Unless you’re living in a one-room situation you probably have lots of stuff (and hey, even if you are living in a lovely yurt, you probably still have stuff). I talked before about how important it is to outline your goals completely and concretely so they’re actually achievable – review how to set goals. I also gave an example...

Organize Your Life

Personal growth is a wonderful thing, but face it – it’s really hard to focus on your personal development or your business success unless you organize your life. Life has a tendency to be overwhelming. This is especially true if you’re trying to balance your home, your family, and your business. It’s close to impossible to enjoy life if you’re not organized. Basic organization...

Motherhood and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Wondering what motherhood has to do with the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics? A lot. This law says that heat doesn’t go from a colder body to a warmer body – it can only flow in one direction, and that natural process is irreversible. The rest of the law states that all natural things move toward increasing entropy. What does that mean? It means that according to the law all ordered things move towards...
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