Every once in a while I like to share a favorite with you, be it an organizing product or something that makes life simpler. Today I want to share my Leopard Print File Bench, which makes organizing my files simpler and my living room more fun and functional! My office is in the living room of my home. I chose to have my office there because I can easily see what’s going on elsewhere in the house … Read More
I’ve read a lot of books about organizing and related topics over the years and am often asked to recommend books I’ve found especially helpful or insightful, so I thought I would share my five favorite organizing related books with you. These books are listed in no particular order and I have given a brief explanation of why I they are on this list. Organizing from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your … Read More
Last time I shared my cluttered desk with you, along with the reasons it ended up being so cluttered. Today I want to share the steps for getting it back to ready. These aren’t the only possible steps that might help someone get their desk back to ready, but they are the steps I used and hopefully they might give you some ideas for steps you may want to take… I cleared everything off my desk – I … Read More
Marilyn Paul introduced me to the concept of “getting to ready” in her book, It’s Hard to Make a Difference When you Can’t Find Your Keys. In her book, she describes being organized as: “a dynamic between a state of readiness for action and taking action. It is the rhythm of taking action, creating the natural disorder that comes with taking action, restoring order with helpful habits and useful systems, and thus returning to readiness for action.” … Read More
Today I want to share an iPad app designed for non-linear thinkers. Non-Linear Thinkers Like many folks with ADHD, my thought process tends to be more relational than linear in nature. A colleague of mine calls those of us who think relationally Global Creatives. This is a blessing and somewhat of a curse: a blessing in that I’m brimming with ideas on all sorts of topics, a curse in that it’s super challenging to get my brain … Read More