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My BEST organizing advice…in ONE word
I’ve been working with clients for a good long time. Over the years, patterns emerged with similar story lines and themes that popped up again and again. It’s these patterns that have made it terrifically crystal clear about… • WHAT keeps people from getting after...
Happy (almost) New Year. The Annual Questions!
Well Hello Friends? It's THAT TIME, the annual End of the Year Questions! Yessssss, I do this every year. It's my tradition! I'm on my twenty-first year sending out these questions. Can you believe it? I do hope you enjoy them because I wouldn't keep sending them if I...
Stuffology happens…
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you know we just endured an epic heat wave. It's been a week or so (9 days, whose counting?) but the burn still feels for real. It was rough. I don't like hot weather. You're never ever ever gonna catch me pining for a nice sun...
Spring is Coming
Hey there... It's been a bit. I know. I've been missing you but the truth is, I've been torporing. Not sure if you can conjugate torpor into a verb but I'm rolling with it. I'm really diggin' this new concept and even more, how it seems to spot ON define what I've...
Happy Holidays ? I’m re-gifting this year & this is for you!
YES, it's THAT TIME...my annual End of the Year Questions! But first, can I tell you something? I almost DID NOT send them out this year. Why? Because 2020 has been like no other, must we replay? Most of us would like to just keep on moving on, that rear view mirror...
Energy Vampires. Feeling drained by people around you? Here’s how to cope.
We've all had it happen: you leave a party, a work event or maybe a family gathering and oooof, where's your bed already...NAPTIME! But you're not really tired, exactly. What is it? You felt fine before the event or encounter—but now, it feels like the life has been...
Need more space? Find out where it’s hiding in your home.
If you’ve followed me at all, you already know that a lot of my clutter clearing and organizing advice is very psychology and self-discovery driven. How do you feel about what you have? Why is this or that object important to you? Tell me more about what comes up for...
Computerbattical: up close and personal
A few months ago I was writing words, soooo many words. My inner dialogue sounded a lot like this: "Oh my gah! Sooo much to do, to get out there, especially now with Covid breathing down my back. Is time speeding up? Sure feels like it. Keep up the pace Nicole, carry...
Goodwill closed? What to do with your donations.
I once worked with a client who had a ton of clothes. He hired me to help him go through it all, from socks to slacks. He’d lost a bunch of weight and felt totally overwhelmed with his wardrobe, now new items and old items, all muddled together. We downsized his...
How to deal with the stuff that tugs at your heart
What happens when you’ve got an enormous amount of stuff that you don’t use, barely touch, forget your even have but your emotional attachment to it is for real. Take for example, a wispy little kerchief I run across from time to time. I don’t use kerchiefs (images of...
What I wanted to tell the Rental Agent…but didn’t
The other day I was just minding my own business, out with Daisy and mostly waiting for her to finish sniffing a random plant. It had been well over a minute by now. I noticed a woman sitting in a lawn chair out in front of the home across the street. The front door...
All the STUFF! Tackling Clutter during Corona
A friend FaceTimed me the other day and man, she didn’t look quite right. “Hey there, you okay…?” I asked. The dam broke. “IT’S JUST ALL THE STUFF!” she wailed. She went on to describe what I know many of us are feeling right now—our homes just won’t stay tidy and...
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